Poughkeepsie, NY – The third-seeded Vassar College Men's Basketball team opens play in the First Round of the 2025 Liberty League Championship Tuesday evening against sixth-seeded St. Lawrence. Tip-off at AFC Gymnasium is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.
 
Liberty League Championship Schedule

• First Round - Tuesday, February 25
  • Sixth-seed St. Lawrence at Third-seed Vassar - 6:00 p.m.
  • Fifth-seed Hobart at Fourth-seed Union - 7:00 p.m.
• Semifinals - Friday, February 28
  • Winner of 3/6 vs Second-seed Ithaca
  • Winner of 4/5 vs Top-seed RPI
• Final - Sunday, March 2
  • Winner of semifinals at High Seed

At A Glance

• Vassar enters the postseason at 16-9 overall and finished 12-4 against Liberty League rivals, marking the first time in school history that the Brewers won 12 regular season conference games.
• The Brewers rank at the top of the Liberty League in scoring, averaging 76.4 points per game.
• Sophomore Shea Fitzgerald leads the conference in scoring with 19.7 points per contest and ranks in the top-75 nationally. Fitzgerald also ranks fourth in the league in steals with 47 and is eighth in the league in assists with 75. He also ranks at the top of the league and 25th nationally at 88-percent from the free throw line.
• Sophomore Avery Lee is second on the squad with 16.0 points per game and sits fourth in the conference.
• Junior Nathan Denham records 9.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game along with leading the team in steals with 48 and blocks with 24.
• Sophomore Kreekor Karageuzian ranks second in assists with 66 while classmate Sebastian Medina registered 4.4 points and 4.8 rebounds in addition to 27 steals and 15 blocks.
• Vassar is shooting 43.8-percent overall while shooting 33.4-percent from three-point line and 77.3-percent from the free throw line.

Scouting The Saints

• St. Lawrence ranks last in the conference per game in scoring with 62.1 points per game but ranks second in the league in defensive scoring at 58.9 points per contest.
• Adam Dudzinksi leads the team in scoring with 14.2 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Liberty League, and leads the team in rebounding with 6.6 per game.
• Dan Anderson is second on the team in scoring with 11 points per game and leads the team in steals with 37 along with Aidan Macaulay adding 6.9 points per game.
• Andrew Cowan is the team leader in blocks with 36 on the campaign and ranks second in rebounds with 5.6 per game.
• The Saints shoot 40-percent from the field while going 33.4-percent from the three-point line and 67.5-percent from the free throw line.

Regular Season Matchups

• The two squads have split the regular season matchups with each team winning on its home floor.
• In the first matchup on January 10, Vassar fell 80-55 on the road against St. Lawrence.
• Dudzinski led the way with 17 points for the Saints along with 15 points from Troy McPherson.
• Lee tallied 15 points for Vassar while Denham added 10 points and Fitzgerald scored nine points.
• Vassar evened the regular season series with a 66-65 win on February 1.
• Senior Luke Adams led the way with 21 points off the bench while Fitzgerald tallied 18 points.
• Anderson recorded a game-high 26 points off the bench along with Dudzinski chipping in 15 points.

Recent Liberty League Championship History

• Vassar hosts its first Liberty League championship game since the 2021-22 season when they defeated Hobart on a half court buzzer beater.
• The Brewers won its first ever Liberty League crown in 2022 after triumphing over Ithaca and Skidmore in the semifinals and finals.
• Vassar is making their sixth appearance in the Liberty League Championship and has its highest seed since the 2021-22 season.
• VC has made it to the Liberty League Championship final twice in program history.

What's At Stake

• The winner of Tuesday's contest in Poughkeepsie will travel to second-seeded Ithaca to take on the Bombers in the Liberty League semifinals on Friday evening.