Hamilton
College defeated host Vassar College
2-0 in a Liberty League game
played at Weinberg Field on Oct. 24.
Hamilton
improves to 8-3 overall and 5-1 in
the Liberty League. The loss drops
the Brewers to 2-15, 0-6.
The
Continentals produced all the
offense in the first half. Hamilton
took the rainy and damp conditions
out of the equation less than a
minute into the first half when
Carly Andrascik ‘11 (Clifton
Park, N.Y ./Shenendehowa Central
School District)
scored her third goal of
the season. The goal followed an
initial shot by Colleen
Callaghan ‘11 (Queensbury,
N.Y. /Glens Falls High School)
, and was neatly
tucked past the Vassar goalie and
into the back of the cage.
The
insurance goal came with just under
three minutes to play in the half.
Erin McNally ‘12 (Scotia,
N.Y./ /Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake HS)
converted a penalty corner for a
goal off a feed from
Charlotte Lescroart ‘13 (Princeton,
N.J. /Princeton Day School),
and it provided Hamilton with an
important 2-0 cushion heading into
the second half. The goal was
McNally’s fourth this season.
Hamilton
controlled play, rarely allowing the
Brewers past midfield. On the
few occasions Vassar did move into
the offensive zone, the Continental
defense formed a wall around goalie
Courtney DeMaria ‘10 (Littleton,
Mass./Groton School) and stopped
any movement toward the goal.
Vassar’s best first half threat came
in the 20th minute when the Brewers
collected a bouncing ball through
the middle. However, their
progression toward the goal was
stopped by Hamilton defender
Amy Allen ‘10 (Bright's
Grove, Ontario /The Loomis Chaffee
School).
Hamilton
outshot Vassar 16-4, and also held a
6-5 advantage in penalty corners.
DeMaria finished with two saves for
her third shutout this year and the
eighth of her Hamilton career.
