Poughkeepsie, NY - The third-seeded Vassar College Women's Volleyball team will begin the 2026 Liberty League Championship on Tuesday when the Brewers play host to sixth-seeded Skidmore at Kenyon Hall. The first round clash is set for 6:00 p.m. in Poughkeepsie with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.

At A Glance

• Vassar and Skidmore will meet in the First Round for the third time in the last four seasons.
• The Brewers enter the postseason at 13-12 overall and 6-2 in league play, just the second time since 2016 that Vassar has won six conference matches in a season.
• The Thoroughbreds begin the postseason 13-11 on the season and 3-5 in conference action.

A Look at the Brewers

• Senior Holland Kaplan leads the way with 270 kills, 183 digs and 20 aces on the season while junior Erin Lovett has notched 195 kills and 63 total blocks.
• Senior Maura McAusland has recorded 160 kills, 19 aces, 128 digs and 21 total blocks along with junior Eleanor Gegen posting 125 kills and 23 total blocks.
• Senior Francesca Medrano has registered 690 assists, 37 aces, 239 digs and 38 total blocks while first year Riley Huang leads the team in digs with 304 and aces with 44.
• First year Gina O'Connell has added 106 kills and leads the team in blocks with 72 while sophomore Elena Feuer is second in blocks with 69.

Scouting the Thoroughbreds

• Chloe Heitman leads the team in kills with 260 along with 37 aces, 173 digs and 24 blocks while Katy O'Connell has 135 kills and a team-high 69 blocks.
• Natalie Pedersen has posted 246 kills, 18 aces and 21 blocks while Cece Kilroy has 152 kills, 45 aces and 129 digs.
• Marlowe McIntyre leads in digs with 307 while Catriona Hoelperl leads the team in assists with 813 and aces with 51.

Regular Season Meeting

• Vassar defeated Skidmore in four sets on October 31st (25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 27-25) in Poughkeepsie.
• Gegen notched a career-high 15 kills while Lovett added 12 kills and two blocks.
• Huang lifted 22 digs and added four aces while Medrano totaled 42 assists, four aces, three blocks and 10 digs.
• Pedersen tallied a team-high 12 winners while O'Connell recorded 10 kills and six blocks.
• Hoelperl finished with a match-high 37 assists and 15 digs.

League Leaders

• Kaplan is fourth in the conference in kills per set and sixth in overall kills.
• Medrano ranks third in the league in assists per set while Huang is seventh in aces per set and fifth in digs per set.
• G. O'Connell is sixth in the conference in blocks per set while Kaplan is fifth in points per set and McAusland is sixth in points per set.
• Heitman and Pedersen each rank in the top-10 in kills per set.
• Hoelperl leads the league in assists per set (8.65) and is fourth in the league in aces per set.
• K. O'Connell is top-10 in the conference in blocks per set and McIntyre is seventh in digs per set.

Recent History Vs. Skidmore

• Vassar is 29-21 all-time against the Thoroughbreds since 2000 with the Brewers winning eight matches in a row from 2005-2007.
• Since 2015, Vassar holds a slim 8-7 advantage with Vassar taking the most recent matchup this season.

Recent Championship History

• Vassar returns to the postseason for the second straight season and takes on Skidmore for th second straight season.
• This marks the 20th appearance in the Liberty League Championship.
• The Brewers have won eight outright conference titles (2000-2007) and were named Co-Champions in 2009.

What's At Stake

• The winner of Tuesday's First Round matchup will take on the second-seeded William Smith on Friday in a semifinal matchup beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Ithaca.