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Box Score

Vassar VAS 10-10,9-4 Liberty League

Bard BRD 3-17,1-12 Liberty League

Vassar VAS

10-10,9-4 Liberty League

Final

Feb. 06, 2026

Bard BRD

3-17,1-12 Liberty League

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Vassar VAS	23	17	6	17	63
Bard BRD	3	11	13	14	41

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/6/2026

Brewers Lead Wire-To-Wire In Road Victory At Bard

McDermed, Ippolito net double-figures

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History

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Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – Senior Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) scored a game-high and matched her season-high with 23 points and junior Sophia Ippolito (Cumberland Center, ME) chipped in 11 tallies as the Vassar College Women's Basketball team cruised to a 63-41 road win at Bard Friday evening.

Vassar improves to 10-10 overall and 9-4 in conference play with the victory, while Bard falls to 3-17 overall and 1-12 against league rivals.

How It Happened

Vassar never trailed in the game and outscored Bard 23-3 in the opening 10 minutes.
The Brewers scored the first eight points of the game, getting three-pointers from Maddie Ahearn (Bethlehem, PA) and McDermed to spark the run.
Following a Jessica Martin jumper at the 7:06 mark of the opening period, Vassar used a 13-0 run, covering nearly five minutes, to surge in front 21-2 on a pair of McDermed free-throws.
Vassar spread its lead to 23-3 on two Ippolito conversions from the free-throw line to close out the first quarter scoring.
Bard's second field goal of the game did not come until the 8:38 mark of the second frame.
Vassar maintained a lead of at least 16 points throughout the second frame and grabbed a 40-14 halftime lead when McDermed canned her fifth three-pointer of the half in the waning seconds of the second frame.
The Brewers shot a blistering 58.3-percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes and an even hotter 63.6-percent from three-point range.
McDermed went 5-for-5 from behind the arc prior to halftime and led all scorers with 19 points.
Bard was held to 21.4-percent shooting prior to halftime and went 1-for-12 from behind the arc.
Vassar would not allow Bard closer than 19 points throughout the second half and grabbed a 44-19 lead on a McDermed bucket with 4:23 left in the third frame.
An Elodie Ware (Columbus, OH) bucket with 6:24 left in the game gave the Brewers a 58-32 lead and a pair of Ava Gurley (Austin, TX) free-throws in the final minute moved the Brewers in front by the final 63-41 decision.
Vassar slipped to 22.6-percent shooting after halftime and went 2-for-8 from behind the arc.
Ware paced the Brewers with seven second half points.
Bard improved to 31.8-percent shooting in the second half and knocked down four three-pointers.

For The Brewers

McDermed scored 23 points in a game for the second time this season, finishing an efficient night 7-for-13 from the floor and 5-for-6 from three-point range. McDermed added a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with two assists, a block and a steal.
Ippolito reached double-figures for the fourth time this season with 11 points on a 4-for-7 effort from the floor. Ippolito finished the win with two assists and a pair of steals.
Ahearn tallied nine points, connecting on a trio of three-pointers, and handed out two assists.
Ware scored nine points, collected four rebounds and led the team with three assists.
Lindsey Shoulders (Glen Allen, VA) came off the bench to chip in five points and six rebounds.

For The Raptors

Shirley Dong scored 10 points, swiped three steals and helped on a pair of buckets.
Erin Tobes added 10 points, seven rebounds and five steals.
Lexi Miller led the team with nine rebounds.

Game Statistics

Vassar finished the game shooting 38.2-percent overall and went 9-for-19 from three-point range.
Bard was limited to a 26-percent conversion rate, including a 5-for-27 mark from three-point range.
Vassar finished the night with a 17-10 advantage in points off of turnovers.
Paint points went to the Brewers by a 22-12 margin.

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