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Winner Vassar VAS (10-1-4, 6-1-2)
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Clarkson CLK (8-7-1, 3-5-1)
Winner
Vassar VAS
(10-1-4, 6-1-2)
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Final
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Clarkson CLK
(8-7-1, 3-5-1)
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Vassar VAS 2 0 2
Clarkson CLK 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Vassar Holds Off Clarkson, Clinches Second Seed In Liberty League Championship

Franklin, Wager nets goals in victory

Potsdam, NY – Sophomore Sonya Franklin (Saxstons River, VT) and senior Cecelia Wager (Brookline, MA) scored first half goals in a 2-1 Liberty League road win at Clarkson Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season. With the win, Vassar secures the second seed and a First Round bye in next week's Liberty League Championship.
 
Vassar enters the conference championship at 10-1-4 overall on the season and finishes conference play 6-1-2. Clarkson concludes its season at 8-7-1 overall and 3-5-1 against league rivals.
 
How It Happened
  • Vassar broke through in the early going on Saturday when Franklin finished off a feed from Gianna Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) at the 8:32 mark of the contest to give the Brewers an early one-goal advantage.
  • Vassar's lead doubled in the 28th minute when Wager tallied what proved to be the game winning goal, on an assist from Alice Crowley (St. Louis, MO), at the 27:30 mark.
  • Vassar controlled the first half with a 13-1 advantage in shots.
  • The Brewers took the only five corner kicks in the opening 45 minutes.
  • Coming out of halftime, Clarkson wasted little time slicing its deficit in half, getting a goal from Emily LeBlanc just 19 seconds after the second half kick-off.
  • Clarkson would manage just three more shots after the goal, with Laura Shea (Swarthmore, PA) turning aside the only shot on frame from the Golden Knights.
  • Vassar finished the second half with a 7-4 advantage in shots.
  • Second half corner kicks also went to the Brewers by a 5-1 count.
  • Clarkson goalkeeper, Emma Fleming, made a trio of second half saves to keep the Golden Knights within a single shot.
 
For The Brewers
  • Franklin potted her first goal of the season to open the scoring in the game.
  • Wager found the back of the net for the second time as a senior and notched her first game winning goal of the year.
  • Panarelli picked up her team leading sixth assist of the season and pushes her season point total to 20.
  • Crowley assisted on her fourth goal of the year and leads the team with 22 points.
  • Crowley led the team with seven shots on Saturday, including three shots on goal.
  • Franklin and Panarelli each totaled three shots in the game.
  • Shea made a single save in her fourth shutout of the season and moves her save percentage to .867 and her goals against average to 0.30.
 
For The Golden Knights
  • LeBlanc scored her second goal of the season and led the team with two shots.
  • Fleming made five saves in the loss for Clarkson.
 
Game Statistics
  • Vassar held a convincing 20-5 advantage in shots in the game, including an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Corner kicks went to Vassar by a wide 10-1 margin.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar will host the winner of the Union and St. Lawrence First Round game on Friday in the Semifinal Round at a time to be announced.
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