Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team stopped an eight-game slide Wednesday evening with an impressive 16-1 Liberty League road win at Bard. 14 Brewers recorded a point in the game, led by five from
Karina Gyllenhaal (Beverley, MA), and First Year
Kate Connelly (Owings Mills, MD) forced five turnovers.
Vassar improves to 6-8 overall on the season and 1-8 in conference play with the Raptors sliding to 1-12 overall and 0-9 against Liberty League foes.
How It Happened
- Vassar opened a 2-0 lead in the first quarter with Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL) scoring what proved to be the game winning goal at the 7:16 mark of the opening stanza.
- The Brewers went on to erupt for nine goals in the second frame to carry a commanding 11-1 lead into the intermission.
- Vassar scored the first seven goals of the second period with Gyllenhaal assisting on three straight markers.
- After Bard got on the board with 3:35 left before the break, Ally Bettencourt (Peabody, MA) and Megan Sweeney (Orlando, FL) tallied in the final 3:08 of the half to close out the scoring in the opening 30 minutes.
- Vassar closed the first half with a 29-4 advantage in shots and won eight of the 11 draw controls.
- Vassar blanked Bard after halftime, outscoring the Raptors 5-0, including 4-0 in the third stanza.
- Amanda Hahn (LaGrange, IL) totaled a goal and an assist in the third frame for the Brewers.
- Annabelle Tracy (Warwick, RI) scored the only goal of the fourth frame, finishing off a pass from Billings with just under 13 minutes left to play.
- Vassar held a slim 8-7 advantage in shots after the break and a 4-2 edge in second half draw controls.
For The Brewers
- Gyllenhaal assisted on five goals against Bard to lead Vassar with five points in the game.
- Billings scored twice and assisted on a goal to go along with five draw controls, two groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers.
- Bettencourt and Walker finished with a goal and two assists with Walker winning four draws.
- Palleschi closed the night with two points and three groundballs.
- DiLiberto and Tracy each scored twice with DiLiberto winning two draws and finishing with three groundballs.
- Siena Wong (Scotts Valley, CA) added a goal and an assist with two groundballs and a forced miscue.
- Connelly closed the victory with five forced turnovers and added five groundballs and a goal.
- Norah Flinn (Cranston, RI) caused four turnovers for the Brewers and secured four groundballs.
- Hahn finished the night with three caused turnovers and two points
- Maddie Busam (Summit, NJ) earned the win in goal with two saves in just under 23 minutes.
- Cassidy Schuchat (Hopewell Junction, NY) made a single stop in 22:08 worth of work.
- First Year Jules Landicho (Mountainside, NJ) turned aside four shots in the final period.
For The Raptors
- Rian Sullivan scored Bard's lone goal and collected a groundball.
- Morgan Kottka assisted on the goal and closed the evening with two groundballs, two caused turnovers and two draw controls.
- Eva Hersey forced three turnovers and secured two groundballs.
- Lexie Blackburn suffered the loss in goal with 12 saves in the game.
Game Statistics
- Vassar outshot Bard 37-11.
- The Brewers doubled up Bard in draw controls, 12-6.
- Groundballs went to the Brewers, 27-12.
- Vassar was an efficient 14-for-15 in clears.
- Bard closed the night 7-for-12 in clears.
What's Next
- Vassar closes out the regular season Saturday against Clarkson.
- Bard hosts St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon.
