Troy, NY – Vassar College junior guard Sierra McDermed (San Antonio, TX) earned her second straight and third overall Liberty League Performer of the Week Award in Women's Basketball it was announced Monday afternoon.
 
McDermed had a big week for the Brewers who went 1-1 in Liberty League play to close out the regular season. McDermed averaged 27.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for Vassar and shot an efficient 48.7-percent (19-for-39) from the field and converted at 81.3-percent (13-for-16) from the free-throw line.
 
On Friday in an 81-62 victory over William Smith, McDermed posted her third 30-point performance of the season with a game-high 32 tallies. McDermed went 11-for-21 from the floor, including a trio of three-pointers, and finished 7-for-8 from the free-throw line. McDermed closed out the victory with 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a pair of steals.
 
In the regular season finale, a tight 78-74 overtime loss to Ithaca on Saturday, McDermed poured in 22 more points and collected eight rebounds to go along with a team-high five assists.
 
At 19-6 overall, Vassar has earned the second seed in the upcoming Liberty League Championship. The Brewers will host a semifinal contest on Friday against the winner of the Skidmore and Union First Round game.