Vassar College Athletics

Union, NJ - The Vassar College Field Hockey team used two second half goals and earned its third shutout victory of the season as the Brewers defeated Kean, 2-0, in non-conference road action on Wednesday afternoon. Vassar's record improves to 3-2 on the season while the Cougars drop to 3-1 overall.

How It Happened

• The first half finished scoreless as Kean held a 10-6 advantage in shots and 6-4 edge in penalty corners over the opening 30 minutes.
• Sophomore Sydney Yu and classmate Julia Morris each fired a shot on target that was stopped by Kean goalkeeper Danielle Maresca while first year goalkeeper Kendra Pitts made three saves on three different Kean shots on target.
• Vassar struck first in the third period as the Brewers earned a corner, leading to a goal from sophomore Sophia Jammar off an assist from classmate Audrey Izzo to take a 1-0 lead.
• VC added its second goal just under three minutes into the fourth quarter on sophomore Mackenzie Allen's team-leading third goal of the season.
• Pitts made three saves in the final five minutes to earn her second shutout of the season.

For The Brewers

• Jammar scored her first goal of the season, including her first game-winner, along with Allen posting her team-leading third goal of the season.
• Izzo notched her second assist of the campaign while senior Karina Hoffman led the team in shots with four.
• Pitts collected her second shutout victory of the season and made a season-high seven saves in net.

For The Cougars

• Conroy fired a game-high six shots, including three on goal, while Ali Stoner and Sophia Candeloro each tallied four shots.
• Maresca took the loss in goal and made five saves.

Game Statistics

• Shots finished even at 20 on the game and both teams recorded seven shots on target.
• Kean finished the game with a 9-7 edge in penalty corners.

Up Next

• Vassar will play host to #9 Stevens on Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m.
• Kean finishes its three-game homestand against Misericordia on Friday.