A rally by the Clarkson University Women’s Lacrosse team midway through the second half came up short as Vassar College pulled away from the Golden Knights to gain a 15-8 win in Liberty League play at Clarkson Field on Friday afternoon.
Trailing 7-3 after 30 minutes, Clarkson cut into the Brewers lead, pulling within two goals at 10-8 with junior Lindsey Grigg’s (Watertown, NY) second straight goal with 11:51 remaining. Vassar, however, answered back with the last five goals to gain its first league victory of the season.
Grigg, who is one goal shy of tying the Clarkson mark of most career goals (84), paced the Knights’ attack with to goals and one assist. Senior Lindsay Roberts (Averill Park, NY) and sophomore Alicia Chace (Cortland, NY) scored two goals each, while junior Lindsay Walker (Syracuse, NY) and sophomore Rachel Kopels (Queensbury, NY) contributed one score apiece.
Christine Castellan led the Brewers’ attack with a game-high seven goals and six groundballs. Ali Fanti tallied three goals and two assists.
Vassar (7-5, 1-4) out shot the Knights 34-29 and held a 31-23 advantage in groundballs. Roberts and Walker recorded five and four groundballs, respectively for the Green and Gold. Junior Erin Duffy (Liverpool, NY), who missed the past three games recovering from an injury, made 11 saves for the Knights. Taylor Herman posted eight stops for the Brewers.
At 4-7 overall and 0-6 in the Liberty League, Clarkson hosts conference rival Rensselaer on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
