https://www.vassarathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=wlaxLatest news items for Vassar College Athleticsen-us60https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/baseball-122-brewers-earn-liberty-league-all-academic-team-accolades.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/7/baseball-122-brewers-earn-liberty-league-all-academic-team-accolades.aspxBaseball, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field

Troy, NY – Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 796 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, marking the second-highest total for fall sports since the league began recognizing outstanding academic achievement. The total is surpassed only by the 835 student-athletes who earned a place on the seven All-Academic Teams in the fall of 2021.]]>Liberty League Spring All-Academic Team 2026 Thu, 7 May 2026 11:00:00 EST114663https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/6/general-claim-matthew-vassar-honors-at-annual-awards-ceremony.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/6/general-claim-matthew-vassar-honors-at-annual-awards-ceremony.aspxBaseball, Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Fencing, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Vassar RISE

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – On Wednesday afternoon, the Vassar Athletics Department hosted their Annual Brewer Awards Ceremony at The Chapel on Vassar's campus. Highlighting the event was the Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career Award presented to Augusta Stockman and Gavin van Beveren. Below is a full recap of the awards with the top vote getters.]]>SAAC Award Winners - 2026 Athletic Awards CeremonyWed, 6 May 2026 16:00:00 EST314606https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/5/womens-lacrosse-billings-diliberto-earn-all-liberty-league-recognition.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/5/5/womens-lacrosse-billings-diliberto-earn-all-liberty-league-recognition.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Troy, NY – A pair of Vassar College Women's Lacrosse players were honored with All-Liberty League recognition it was announced Tuesday afternoon. Senior Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL) was named Second Team All-Conference with junior Emilia DiLiberto (Allison Park, PA) earning Third Team All-League honors.]]>2026 WLAX All-Liberty League Tue, 5 May 2026 11:02:00 EST1914661https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-lacrosse-kate-connelly-earns-liberty-league-rookie-of-the-week-honors.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/27/womens-lacrosse-kate-connelly-earns-liberty-league-rookie-of-the-week-honors.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Troy, NY – Vassar College First Year midfielder Kate Connelly (Owings Mills, MD) has been named the Liberty League Rookie of the Week in Women's Lacrosse it was announced Monday afternoon. The weekly award is the first of Connelly's career the second for the Brewers in 2026.]]>Kate Connelly LLROW 4.27Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:24:00 EST1914641https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/25/womens-lacrosse-brewers-rally-past-clarkson-close-season-with-second-straight-victory.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/25/womens-lacrosse-brewers-rally-past-clarkson-close-season-with-second-straight-victory.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team closed out the 2026 season with a 17-13 home win over visiting Clarkson on Saturday. The Brewers, who rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit, saw six players record at least three points led by six from Elizabeth Burgess (Columbus, OH). Senior Maddie Busam (Summit, NJ) earned the win in goal with five saves.]]>Tess Billings Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:13:00 EST1914632https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-snaps-skid-grounds-raptors-on-the-road.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/22/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-snaps-skid-grounds-raptors-on-the-road.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team stopped an eight-game slide Wednesday evening with an impressive 16-1 Liberty League road win at Bard. 14 Brewers recorded a point in the game, led by five from Karina Gyllenhaal (Beverley, MA), and First Year Kate Connelly (Owings Mills, MD) forced five turnovers.]]>Karina Gyllenhaal Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:15:00 EST1914627https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-lacrosse-brewers-battle-at-st-lawrence.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/18/womens-lacrosse-brewers-battle-at-st-lawrence.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Canton, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team continued Liberty League play Saturday afternoon with a hard fought 13-8 loss on the road at St. Lawrence. Sophomore Elizabeth Burgess (Columbus, OH) and Maddie Kaltsas (Minnetrista, MN) led the offensive attack with five points apiece.]]>Elizabeth Burgess Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:17:00 EST1914614https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/11/womens-lacrosse-vassar-battles-union-on-senior-day.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/11/womens-lacrosse-vassar-battles-union-on-senior-day.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team was back in action at home Saturday afternoon and suffered a hard fought 17-14 loss to visiting Union on Senior Day. Prior to opening draw, the Brewers honored Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL), Maddie Busam (Summit, NJ), Phoebe Florance (Oakland, CA), Karina Gyllenhall (Beverley, MA), Sloan Shade (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and Caroline Peacock (Stockton, NJ) for their contributions to the program over the course of their careers.]]>2026 WLAX Senior Day Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:15:00 EST1914585https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/8/womens-lacrosse-brewers-clipped-by-skidmore-15-14.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/8/womens-lacrosse-brewers-clipped-by-skidmore-15-14.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team played a home game for the first time since March 21 Wednesday evening and suffered a tough 15-14 Liberty League defeat to visiting Skidmore. Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL) and Elizabeth Burgess (Columbus, OH) led the offense with four points apiece and senior Maddie Busam (Summit, NJ) made 12 saves in goal.]]>Emilia DiLiberto Wed, 8 Apr 2026 20:53:00 EST1914575https://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-toppled-at-ithaca-billings-nets-100th-career-goal.aspxhttps://vassarathletics.com/news/2026/4/4/womens-lacrosse-womens-lacrosse-toppled-at-ithaca-billings-nets-100th-career-goal.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

Ithaca, NY – The Vassar College Women's Lacrosse team returned to action Saturday afternoon and suffered an 18-6 road loss at Ithaca. Senior Tess Billings (Deerfield, IL) notched her 100th career goal for the Brewers in the contest.]]>Tess BIllings Sat, 4 Apr 2026 19:08:00 EST1914558