Kimberly Loucks (Waterloo, NY) continued her standout sophomore campaign on Friday afternoon with a four-point effort, but unfortunately it was not enough as the Clarkson University Women’s Lacrosse team fell to Vassar 18-8 in Liberty League play at Clarkson Field.

The Golden Knights, who fall to 2-9 overall and 1-6 in the league, will host conference rival Rensselaer on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Vassar (9-2, 3-2) jumped out to a 4-0 lead before the game was 10 minutes old and held a 12-3 lead at the half. The Brewers out scored the Green and Gold 6-5 over the final 30 minutes.

The Knights’ leading scorer, Loucks tallied three goals and one assist. Junior Emily Bojarski (Syracuse, NY) scored twice and set up a goal. Senior Lindsay Walker (Syracuse, NY) and Alicia Chace (Cortland, NY) and sophomore Brittnie Carroll (Dexter, NY) chipped in one goal apiece for Clarkson. Chace also recorded a game-high eight draw controls

Junior Katama Martellucci (Montdare, PA) tallied a game-high seven points, including five goals for Vassar. Junior Christine Eaccarino (Old Saybrook, CT) chipped in four goals and two assists for the Brewers.

Vassar out shot the Knights 25-23, while Clarkson held a slight edge in ground balls 20-19. Senior Meagan Emlaw (Norfolk, NY) posted four saves for Clarkson. Senior Ariel Nelson (Greenlawn, NY) (6) and freshman Nicole Engelhardt (Longhom, PA) (1) combined for seven saves in the Vassar goal.

Vassar plays at St. Lawrence on Saturday.