Troy, NY – Seniors Mauricio Mejia (Miami, FL) and Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) have been recognized with Liberty League Weekly Awards after leading Vassar to wins in its final two regular season games. Mejia picks up his first career Offensive Performer of the Week Award while Raphan claims his first Defensive Performer of the Week Award of the season and the fourth of his career.
 
Mejia scored the game winning goal in both of Vassar's games last week, helping the Brewers lock up the second seed and a First Round bye in the upcoming Liberty League Championship. Mejia opened the scoring for the Brewers with what proved to be the deciding goal in the 24^th minute of a 2-0 win against RPI on Wednesday.
 
Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale, Mejia potted the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Clarkson that secured the bye for the Brewers. The goal was Mejia's fourth of the season, ranking him second on the team with four tallies and nine points.
 
Raphan produced a pair of clean sheets in the final two regular season games of the season. Raphan turned aside four shots in a 2-0 win against RPI on Wednesday and shutout Clarkson on Saturday with five saves, including a stop on a penalty kick in the 10^th minute of the contest.
 
With last week's performance, Raphan has made 58 saves through the regular season, recorded four shutouts and is working to a .753 save percentage and a 1.19 goals against average. Among the Liberty League leaders, Raphan ranks fifth in the conference in total shutouts.

Unbeaten in its last seven games, Vassar enters the Liberty League Championship with a 6-5-6 overall record. The Brewers will host the winner of the Ithaca and RPI semifinal on Friday at a time to be announced.