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Box Score

Vassar VAS 21-7,15-3 Liberty League

Amherst AMH 20-7,6-4 NESCAC

Vassar VAS

21-7,15-3 Liberty League

Final

Mar. 07, 2025

Amherst AMH

20-7,6-4 NESCAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Vassar VAS	9	8	15	17	49
Amherst AMH	21	11	11	21	64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/7/2025

Vassar Topped By Amherst In First Round Of NCAA Tournament

Trio of Brewers score in double-figures

Northampton, MA – The Vassar College Women's Basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday with a 64-49 loss to Amherst in the First Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Seniors Tova Gelb (Sharon, MA) and Julia Harvey (Delmar, NY) each scored in double-figures in the final game of their careers.

Vassar's season ends at 21-7 while Amherst advances to the Second Round with s 20-7 record.

How It Happened

Vassar struggled from the field over the opening 20 minutes, finishing the first half just 3-for-23 from the field.
Amherst scored the first nine points of the game, before Vassar got on the board with a pair of Harvey free-throws at the 6:45 mark of the first period.
The Brewers pulled to within 9-4 on two Gelb free-throws, before Amherst closed the opening stanza on a 12-5 run.
Maya Cwalina scored eight points over the run for the Mammoths who went 5-for-12 from the floor over the final 5:36 of the quarter.
Vassar got its first field goal of the game, a three-pointer from Harvey, with 64 seconds left in the opening frame.
Amherst carried a 21-9 lead into the second quarter after shooting 42.1-percent from the field in the first quarter.
Vassar finished the opening 10 minutes 1-for-9 from the floor and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Amherst used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to open up a 28-10 advantage with 4:27 left before halftime.
Vassar went without a field goal in the second frame until a Gelb layup with 3:02 left before halftime.
An Erin Lovett (Norwalk, CT) conversion brought Vassar to within 14 points late in the half.
Amherst got triple from Lauren Mendell to pull back in front 31-14, before a pair of Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) free-throws sent the two teams into the intermission with the Mammoths holding a 32-17 lead.
Vassar shot just 13-percent from the floor in the first half and went 1-for-7 from three-point range.
Amherst converted at 44.4-percent and also hit on one of its seven three-point attempts.
Harvey paced the Brewers with six first half points.
Mendell led a balanced scoring attack for the Mammoths before the break with nine points.
Vassar scored 32 points after halftime, including a 15-point third period that saw the Brewers shoot 40-percent from the field.
Vassar pulled to within 10 points twice in the third frame, including on a Tash Thompson (Los Altos Hills, CA) three-pointer with just under a minute left in the frame.
The Brewers would be unable to pull any closer than 10 points in the game and after a three-point play from Gelb early in the fourth quarter, Amherst used a 10-0 run to surge in front 56-35 with 5:32 left to play.
The Mammoths pulled in front by a game-high 22 points on four occasions, before a 7-0 run from the Brewers to close the game and make the score the final 64-49 decision.
Vassar shot 41.4-percent after halftime and knocked down one second half three-pointer.
Amherst shot 42.3-percent in the second half and canned four triples.

For The Brewers

McDermed led the scoring attack with 17 points to go along with five rebounds and four steals.
Harvey totaled 14 points on the strength of 7-for-8 shooting from the free-throw line.
Gelb chipped in 10 points and team-highs with three assists and five steals.
Lovett finished with a team-high nine rebounds for the Brewers.

For The Mammoths

Laura Mendell led the team with 15 points and added nine rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Maya Cwalina totaled 12 points six rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Anna Tranum hauled in eight rebounds and chipped in seven points.
Brielle Renwick came off the bench to finish with seven rebounds and nine points.

Game Statistics

Vassar shot 28.8-percent for the game and went 2-for-11 from three-point range.
Amherst converted at 43.4-percent overall and connected on five three-pointers.
Vassar forced 29 turnovers, but Amherst finished with a 26-19 edge in points off of turnovers.
The Mammoths collected 16 offensive rebounds, leading to a 18-2 edge in second chance scoring.
Amherst outscored Vassar in the paint 32-24.
The Brewers finished with a 12-6 edge in fast break points.

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