Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Field Hockey team opens the 2025 season with a home matchup against William Paterson on August 30 followed by back-to-back road matchup with Scranton on September 3 and preseason #13 Wesleyan on September 6.
 
QUICK GLANCE

• Vassar closed out the 2024 season with a 4-14 overall record and a 1-6 mark against Liberty League opponents.
• The Brewers picked up a conference victory over Skidmore on Senior Day and ended the season with a 1-0 win over #20 New Paltz.
• The Brewers return two-time All-Liberty League selection senior Sofia Beseth, who led the team in goals with six.
• Off the field, Vassar saw two student-athletes named to the CSC Academic All-District along with 13 selected to the NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad.
• Vassar does return 15 of the 18 student-athletes on the roster from 2024, including seven of the top 10 point scorers and the top two shot takers.

STAT LEADERS

• Beseth led the Brewers in goals with six along with points with 13 and scored a team-high two game-winning goals last season.
• Vassar will have to replace Tori Baker who ranked second on the team in points and goals a season ago.
• Junior Karina Hoffman returns after scoring two goals and three assists along with classmate Anna Hazewindus who tied for the team lead in assists with four.
• Vassar also returns sophomores Zoe Robinson and Mackenzie Allen, who each added two goals last season, along with classmates Bailey Mann and Ella Martin recording their first carer goals a season ago.
• Senior Gianna Hoover returns as the leader of the defense as she recorded eight defensive saves and started all 18 games.
• Senior Margo Gramiak and sophomore Sophie Rosenblum also return on defense after both tallied a defensive save a year ago.
• Junior Grace Wiley started all 18 games in goal for Vassar as the junior recorded 112 saves and recorded a save percentage of .704.

CAPTAINS

• Beseth and Hoover will serve as team captains for the 2025 season.

PLETHORA OF NEWCOMERS

• Vassar brings in 10 first years this season with the class consisting of goalkeeper Ellie Rosen, forward Sydney Day, defender Elena Girault, defender Sophie Gono, defender/midfielder Autumn Dowiak, midfielder Audrey Izzo, forward Sierra Chow, midfielder/defender Sydney Yu, midfielder/forward Sophia Jammar and forward/midfielder Julia Morris.

COACHING STAFF

• Annie Fowler returns for her third season at the helm of the Brewers along with assistant coaches Cari Meltzer, Josie Skelley and Cat Hare.

SCHEDULE

• Following the opening three games of the 2025 campaign, Vassar returns to Weinberg Field to take on Montclair State on September 10.
• Vassar returns to the road to clash with Smith on September 13 before heading home to play Kean on September 17.
• Following a road matchup with #15 Bryn Mawr on September 20, the Brewers play three straight at home with Castleton and Roger Williams coming to Poughkeepsie on September 27 and 28.
• VC begins conference play against Liberty League defending champion #20 Ithaca on October 3 before heading on the road for three straight conference games against Union, Skidmore and #25 Rochester.
• The Brewers then return to conference play at home with three straight games against William Smith, St. Lawrence and RPI from October 19-29.
• Vassar will close the season on the road against non-conference foe New Paltz on November 1.
• The Liberty League Championship first round will begin on November 4 followed by the semifinals on November 7 and the conference crown will be awarded on November 9.

LIBERTY LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
Place. School, Points (First-Place Votes)
1. Rochester, 44 (3)
2. Union, 42 (2)
3. Ithaca, 37 (2)
4. William Smith, 31
5. RPI, 26
6. Vassar, 17 (1)
6. Skidmore, 17
8. St. Lawrence, 10