Vassar College Athletics

2023-24 Vassar Athletics Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award Winner
2023 NFHCA Second Team All-American
2023 NFHCA All-Region First Team
2023 NFHCA Senior Team
2023 All-Liberty League First Team
2023 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2023 Betty Richey Performer of the Year Award Finalist
2022 CSC At-Large Academic All-District
2022 NFHCA All-Region First Team
2022 All-Liberty League First Team
2022 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2021 NFHCA All-Region First Team
2021 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
2021 All-Liberty League First Team
2021 Liberty League All-Academic Team
2020 NFHCA Division III Scholar of Distinction

2023: NFHCA Second Team All-American....NFHCA All-Region First Team....NFHCA Senior Team....All-Liberty League First Team...Started all 18 games....Led team in assists with six...Third on the team in points with 12....Recorded game-winning goals against Ramapo (9/14) and Skidmore (10/15)...Second on the team in shots with 40 and shots on goal with 25.

2022: NFHCA All-Region First Team....All-Liberty League First Team....Started all 18 games....Led the team in points with 23 assists....Second on the team in goals with nine....Recorded team-high five assists...Tallied two game-winning goals...Scored a hat trick against Endicott (9/4) in the Betty Richey Championship game...Led the team in shots with 62 and 29 shots on goal...

2021: NFHCA All-Region First Team… Liberty League Rookie of the Year… All-Liberty League First Team…Played and started all 20 games… Led the team with 27 points (9 goals, 9 assists)… Tied for first in the Liberty League with nine assists… Recorded four game-winning goals, including the game winner against Ithaca in the Liberty League Championship game… Led the team with 77 shots and 46 shots on goal.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19 ...

PRIOR TO VASSAR: Member of the field hockey and track teams at Scripps Ranch High School… Selected co-captain as a senior… Helped the Falcons to City Western League Championship and CIF titles in 2019 and 2020… First team all-region, first team all-league, and first team All-CIF… Serra Tournament MVP… San Diego Union Tribune Player of the Week… 97.3 The Fan High School Athlete of the Week… Named to the Principal Honor in 2017, 2018, and 2019… CIF All-Academic Team in 2018 and 2019.
 
PERSONAL: Parents are Kate and Matt Brigger… Intending to major in biology… “The people at Vassar drew me in from the second I arrived on campus. From the team to the professors to my tour guide, everyone made me feel welcome and like this was the place for me. It also felt like the perfect place to pursue the pre-med track while maintaining a balance between field hockey and a social life.”