Poughkeepsie, NY - The top-seeded Vassar College Field Hockey team will look for its third conference crown on Sunday as the Brewers will host the 2025 Liberty League Championship final against second-seeded Union. The championship clash is set for 2:00 p.m. at Weinberg Field with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.

At A Glance

• Vassar advanced to the Championship final with a 2-1 comeback victory over fourth-seeded William Smith on Friday afternoon behind two second half goals from junior Karina Hoffman.
• Union defeated third-seeded Ithaca, 2-1, in the other semifinal on Friday to earn its first postseason victory since 1988 and advanced to the first Liberty League championship game in program history.
• Vassar enters the Championship as the top seed for the first time since 2018 after posting a 11-6 record in the regular season, including a 5-2 mark against conference rivals.
• Union finished the regular season at 12-7 overall and 5-2 against conference foes to earn the second seed in the conference championship.
• The Brewers ranked third in the conference in goals per game at 2.94 heading into the conference championship.
• Vassar has scored at least three goals in a game eight times to date, including a season-high nine in the season opener against William Paterson.
• Vassar holds the second highest scoring margin in the league, outscoring opponents by 1.76 goals per game over the regular season.

A Look at the Brewers

• Vassar features seven players with double-digit points, led by sophomore Zoe Robinson with 25 points and five-game winning goals.
• Robinson leads the squad in goals with 12 while junior Hoffman now ranks second on the team in goals with nine, points with 22 and is tied with senior Sofia Beseth in assists with four.
• Beseth ranks tied for third on the team in goals with six and is also third in points with 16.
• First year Sophia Jammar has potted six goals on the season to tie Beseth for third and classmate Julia Morris has totaled five goals and three assists for 13 points.
• Sophomore Mackenzie Allen and first year Sierra Chow round out the double-digit point-getters with four goals and three assists each for 11 points on the season.
• Senior Gianna Hoover leads the Vassar backline with four defensive saves on the season along with sophomore Sophie Rosenblum recording a defensive save.
• Junior Grace Wiley has started all 18 games in goal for Vassar and has posted a goals against average of 1.01, save percentage of .750 and has collected six total shutouts on the season.

Scouting the Garnet Chargers

• Union garners eight players with double-digit points, led by Maddie Greco with 37 points and four game-winning goals.
• Greco has recorded 15 goals and seven assists while Ellie Innes has registered eight goals and three assists for 19 points.
• Amy Vitopilova has tallied seven goals and four assists, Megan Dorsey has collected five goals and seven helpers and Katelyn Birnbaum has picked up five goals and six assists.
• Reese Fendelet has garnered eight goals along with Rachel Ostiguy adding six goals and three assists and Maggie Monaghan rounding out the double-digit point getters with five goals and an assist.
• Aislin Devaney leads the team in defensive saves with three and Amelia Stevens has registered two defensive saves.
• Sophie Brady has started 15 of the 18 games in goal as she has posted a goals against average of 1.43 and a save percentage of .747.
• Tess Parker started three games in net with a 1.66 goals against average and a save percentage of .769.

Regular Season Meeting

• Vassar toppled Union, 2-1, on the road in the regular season matchup on October 5.
• Robinson scored the first goal of the contest on an assist from Beseth while Beseth tallied the second goal of the contest to put the Brewers ahead for good.
• Union's goal from Ositguy cut the lead in half early in the fourth quarter.
• Wiley made a season-high eight saves in goal for Vassar in the victory.

League Leaders

• Robinson leads the league in game-winning goals with five and ranks third in the conference in goals with 12 and tied for third in points with 25.
• Hoover ranks second in the conference in defensive saves with four.
• Wiley checks in at number three in the Liberty League in goals against average at 1.01 per game and tied for third in shutouts with four.
• Greco ranks second in the league in goals with 15 and points with 37.
• Dorsey and Greco are tied for the second in the conference in assists with seven.
• Brady ranks fourth in the league in goals against average at 1.43.

Recent History Vs. Union

• Vassar is 15-23 all-time against the Garnet Chargers.
• The Brewers are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings with Union and defeated the Garnet Chargers 2-1 in the team's last meeting in the conference championship First Round in 2023.

Recent Championship History

• Vassar has clinched a berth into the Liberty League Championship for 10 out of the last 11 seasons (no championship in 2020).
• The Brewers have hoisted two championship trophies with the first coming in 2018 followed by a second title in 2021.
• This season marks the first time that Vassar has earned the top seed in the Championship since 2018.
• Vassar upended #9 Rochester, 1-0, to earn its first Liberty League title in 2018.
• VC collected its second conference crown in 2021 when the Brewers toppled Ithaca on the road 1-0 in overtime.

What's At Stake

• The winner of Sunday's Championship final will earn the league's automatic qualifying berth to the NCAA Tournament.