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Box Score

Tufts TUFTS 7-4

Vassar VASSAR 3-5

Tufts TUFTS

7-4

Final

Dec. 30, 2025

Vassar VASSAR

3-5

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Tufts TUFTS	27	21	14	22	84
Vassar VASSAR	9	17	19	23	68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/30/2025

Vassar Toppled By Tufts In 2025 Finale

Regan nets career-high 20 points

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Brunswick, ME – Senior Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) scored a team-high 22 points and junior Maureen Regan (Oak Lawn, IL) netted a career-high 20 points on Tuesday but it was not enough as the Vassar College Women's Basketball team closed out the 2025 portion of the schedule with an 84-68 loss to #RV/-- Tufts in its Coastal Classic finale.

Tuesday's loss drops Vassar to 3-5 overall on the season while the Jumbos improve their standing to 7-4 through 11 contests.

How It Happened

Tufts led throughout on Tuesday after outscoring Vassar 27-9 in the opening 10 minutes.
The Jumbos scored the first 13 points of the contest before Erin Lovett (Norwalk, CT) converted a pair of free-throws at the 4:37 of the mark to get the Brewers on the board.
Tufts responded with 10 of the next 12 points to pull in front 23-4 with 1:16 left in the opening frame.
Lindsey Shoulders (Glen Allen, VA) scored the final three points of the quarter for Vassar, including a layup at the horn, to bring Vassar to within 18 points through 10 minutes.
Shoulders continued a personal 5-0 run for the Brewers to open the second quarter scoring.
A Sophia Ippolito (Cumberland Center, ME) conversion brought Vassar to within 14 points, at 34-20, with a layup with 5:46 left before halftime.
Tufts closed out the half with a 12-6 spurt, capped by an Annie Ryan layup in the closing seconds, to carry a 48-26 lead into the intermission.
Vassar was held to 33.3-percent shooting prior to halftime, including a 2-for-7 effort from three-point range.
Tufts shot an efficient 55.9-percent in the first half, including 8-for-13 in the second quarter, while going 7-for-11 from behind the arc.
Tufts would not allow Vassar closer than 17 points in the third frame with Regan canning a jumper to bring the Brewers to within 62-45 with 10 minutes left to play.
A quick 5-0 run for Vassar, capped by a three-point play from McDermed, sliced the Vassar disadvantage to just 12, at 67-55, with just under eight minutes left to play.
Maddy Steel stopped the run with a three-pointer for Tufts and the Jumbos finished the game with 17 of the final 30 points to grab the final 16-point advantage.
Vassar improved to 43.3-percent shooting in the second half and knocked down a trio of triples.
Tufts cooled to 45.2-percent shooting after halftime and knocked down three more three-pointers.

For The Brewers

McDermed scored a season-high 22 points for Vassar after going 7-for-13 from the floor and 3-for-3 from behind the arc. McDermed hauled in five rebounds on the day, handed out two assists and swiped three steals.
Regan reached 20 points in a game for the first time as a Brewers after going 8-for-17 from the field with a pair of treys. Regan rounded out the day with four rebounds and three thefts.
Shoulders netted 14 points for Vassar and finished off a double-double with 10 rebounds.
Lovett scored eight points off the bench for Vassar and collected five rebounds.

For The Jumbos

Stella Galanes came off the bench to score a game-high 28 points, going 10-for-15 from the floor with four triples. Galanes added an assist and three steals to the winning effort.
Tessa Lozner scored 13 points with Claire Kolkhorst adding 12 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Maddy Steal chipped in 11 points off the bench on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting.
Sarah Corssett led all players with four assists and chipped in six rebounds and six points.

Game Statistics

Vassar finished the game shooting 38.6-percent overall and went 5-for-18 from three-point range.
Tufts converted at 50.8-percent overall and an even 50-percent (10-for-20) from three-point range.
Tufts controlled the paint, outscoring Vassar 40-24 inside.
Vassar collected 12 offensive rebounds in the game and held a slim 15-13 edge in second chance scoring.

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