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2026 WSOC Liberty League Champs
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Winner Vassar VAS (11-1-5, 6-1-2)
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William Smith WSC (14-4-0, 9-0-0)
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Vassar VAS
(11-1-5, 6-1-2)
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William Smith WSC
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William Smith WSC 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Brewers Topple #11 William Smith; Win Second Straight Liberty League Title

Crowley, Panarelli score; Wager named MOP

Geneva, NY – The #15 Vassar College Women's Soccer team won its second straight Liberty League Championship Sunday afternoon with a 2-1 road win at #11 William Smith. Alice Crowley (St. Louis, MO) and Gianna Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) scored first half goals and senior defender Cecelia Wager (Brookline, MA) was named the Championship's Most Outstanding Player.
 
Sunday's win pushes Vassar to 11-1-5 overall on the season with William Smith slipping to 14-4-0.
 
How It Happened
  • Vassar wasted little time getting on the board Sunday afternoon when Crowley deposited a pass from Lucy Hart (Portland, ME) at the 6:16 mark of the contest.
  • William Smith came back with the equalizer just under 10 minutes later when Kristin Middaugh tallied at 16:07 to knot the score at a goal apiece.
  • Panarelli potted what proved to be the game winning goal when she finished off a feed from Elena Valle (Rocky Hill, CT) at 21:14 to close out the scoring in the game.
  • Vassar doubled up William Smith in shots prior to halftime 10-5.
  • Neither side took a corner kick in the opening 45 minutes.
  • Junior Laura Shea (Swarthmore, PA) finished the opening stanza with a trio of stops for the Brewers in goal.
  • The second half would feature just eight total shots with neither team able to find the back of the net.
  • Shea made one more stop to preserve the one goal lead and keep the Brewers in front for good.
  • Vassar finished the second half with a 5-3 advantage in shots and the Brewers took two of the three second half corner kicks.
 
For The Brewers
  • Crowley scored her team leading 10th goal of the campaign and pushed her team lead in points to 24.
  • Panarelli tallied her team leading fourth game winning goal on Sunday and stands with eight goals and 22 points on the season.
  • Hart picked up her second helper of the season on the game's opening goal.
  • Valle helped on her fifth goal of the season and pushed her season point total to 17 with an assist on the game winning goal.
  • Panarelli led the team with five shots in the game, putting four on target.
  • Shea earned the win in goal with four saves.
 
For The Herons
  • Middaugh scored her team leading eighth goal of the season for William Smith.
  • Aleena Solano recorded her fourth assist of the season for the Herons.
  • Antonia Goerke suffered the loss in goal with four saves.
 
Game Statistics
  • Vassar outshot William Smith 18-8 overall and 7-5 in shots on goal.
  • The Brewers held a slim 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
  • Fouls in the tilt went against William Smith 11-7.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar learns its opponent for the NCAA Tournament on Monday at 11:30 a.m.
  • William Smith will also learn its National Tournament opponent on Monday.
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