POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The #15 Vassar College Women's Soccer team learned it will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend at Gordon Field. The Brewers will take on Hartford Saturday afternoon with #3 Tufts tussling with Husson at 11:00 a.m.
First Round Matchups
#3 Tufts vs. Husson – 11:00 a.m.
#15 Vassar vs. #RV Hartford – 1:30 p.m.
Second Round
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 – 1:00 p.m.
Tickets - CASH ONLY
Adults - $10
Seniors - $5
All Session Passes - $25
Children 12 and under - FREE
Vassar Students WITH ID - FREE
** Gates will open 90 minutes before kick-off of first game each day**
Vassar is coming off its second straight Liberty League Championship following a 2-1 win at #11 William Smith Sunday afternoon. Alice Crowley (St. Louis, MO) opened the scoring in the seventh minute with Gianna Panarelli (Jensen Beach, FL) potting the game winning goal in the 22nd minute. Elena Valle (Rocky Hill, CT) picked up the assist on the game winning tally with Lucy Hart (Portland, ME) helping on the opening goal. Laura Shea (Swarthmore, PA) earned the win in goal for Vassar with four saves.
The Brewers enter the weekend with an 11-1-5 overall record and are unbeaten in their last five outings. Crowley leads the scoring attack with 10 goals and 24 points with Panarelli totaling 22 points on the strength of eight goals and a team-high six assists.
Valle stands with 17 points on six goals and five helpers with Caroline Sheehan (Springfield, IL) totaling 10 points on three goals and four assists. Anna Arban (Temecula, CA), Ava Holman (St. Louis, MO) and Liv Ivie (Agoura Hills, CA) have all amassed seven points to date for the Brewers.
The Vassar defense highlighted by Cecelia Wager (Brookline, MA), the 2026 Liberty League Championship Most Outstanding Performer, and Arban has surrendered just six goals to date. Shea has turned aside 31 shots to date for Vassar in goal and is posting an .861 save percentage and a 0.32 goals against average.
Hartford comes to town sporting a 13-3-1 overall record and is coming off a 3-0 win over Suffolk in the Conference of New England Championship game. Reese Sadler, Taylor Freimuth and Anastasia Nerney supplied the goals in the title tilt with Madelyn Nunnemacher posting a shutout in goal with nine saves.
Freimuth leads the team in scoring with 25 points on the strength of 12 goals and an assist with Kathleen Bush checking in with eight goals and three assists. Nerney holds the team lead in assists with seven and stands with 15 points with Olivia Fuimara and Sadler each scoring four times and assisting on three goals. Angela Chavez has 10 points to date for the Hawks, scoring with two goals and six helpers.
Nunnemacher has started 16 games in goal to date for Hartford and has registered seven shutouts and 65 saves while posting an .855 save percentage and a 0.70 goals against average.
Kick-off for Sunday's Second Round will be 1:00 p.m.