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Recent RecapsBaseball's Glantz Named Honorable Mention All-Liberty LeaguePOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 8, 2008) -- Ari Glantz, a sophomore second basemen from Cambridge, MA., was named Honorable Mention All-Liberty League as announced by the league today. Glantz led the Brewers in hitting with a .372 average and in more than a dozen offensive categories. Women's Tennis Honored With Coach & Player Of The Year HonorsPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 7, 2008) -- Following a year in which the Vassar College women's tennis team achieved a No. 17 national ranking, won its seventh straight Liberty League title, its sixth straight New York State Championship, and qualified once again for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Tournament, the Liberty League recognized the Brewers’ players and coaches with various awards and All-League designations. Men's Tennis Earns Slew Of Liberty League AwardsPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY -- The Vassar men's tennis season came to a close with a loss to No. 12 Trinity College in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament last Saturday, May 3, putting an end to one of the Brewers most successful seasons in school history. Then came post season awards. The Brewers were honored for their efforts with a slew of All-Liberty League awards. Lewis Named Liberty League Performer of the Week
Founders Day Run Brings Out The FunPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 4, 2008) -- Vassar Cross Country and the student organization RunVassar.com sponsored the 21st annual Founder’s Day Fun Run on the traditional campus 3-mile cross country course this past weekend. Men's Women's Track Run Strong At Matthew Vassar OpenPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 5, 2008) -- On Friday evening, May 2, Vassar hosted the first track competition at the new track facility at Prentiss Fields. Named for the college’s founder who is remembered in a weekend of festivities during the last weekend during regular classes each spring, the Matthew Vassar Open brought SUNY New Paltz and a handful of open runners, including members of the Central Park Track Club and the Vassar Alumni Track Club to the new track for an abbreviated meet. Founder’s Day Rugby RecapPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 4, 2008) -- The grey sky and forecast of rain looked certain to put a damper on the 2008 Alumni games at the Farm but in the end the turnout and the quality of rugby raised everyone’s spirits, not to mention the after match festivities. Alumni had come from San Francisco, Colorado, Utah, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Washington D.C., New Jersey, and North Carolina. They covered 3 decades from 1980 to 2007 and numbered over 30 The women for the second straight year played a quality game, albeit with reduced numbers, while the men put on the field an athletic and as ever experienced team. In total 13 tries were scored in the combined games and both were evenly contested. Sunday Baseball Against Union CancelledPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 4, 2008) -- Due to weather conditions in the Albany area, Sunday's season ending baseball doubleheader against Union College has been cancelled. No. 12 Trinity Defeats Men's Tennis In NCAA TournamentMIDDLEBURY, CT (May 3, 2008) -- Vassar's men's tennis team, making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tennis Championships, found no. 12 ranked Trinity (CT) College a formidable opponent, and despite battling heartily, the Brewers fell 5-1 in first round action played at Middlebury College. Women's Tennis Knocked Off By Bowdoin, 5-2, In NCAA PlayAMHERST, MA (May 3, 2008) -- Despite winning two of the three doubles matches, Vassar's women's tennis team lost four singles matches against rallying Bowdoin College, and lost its second round NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship match, 5-2, indoors at Mount Holyoke College. Union Takes Baseball Doubleheader, 9-4, 12-5POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 3, 2008) –- Union College spoiled Senior Day for the Vassar College baseball team, using high-scoring big innings in each game of a Liberty League doubleheader to defeat the Brewers 9-4 and 12-5 at Prentiss Field. The first game saw Union jump out to a 7-0 lead before Vassar made a sixth inning push with four runs to make the game exciting. The second game was a comeback effort for the Dutchmen, who trailed 3-1 after two innings, but tallied 11 runs over the next four innings to earn the victory. Women's Tennis Blanks Bridgewater State In NCAA PlayAMHERST, MA (May 2, 2008) -- The Vassar College women’s tennis team defeated Bridgewater State College this afternoon 5-0 indoors at Mount Holyoke College to advance through the first round of the 2008 NCAA Women’s tennis Tournament. The Brewers will face Bowdoin College in tomorrow’s NCAA Second Round at 2 p.m. at Amherst College. Vassar improves to 16-4 on the season. Castellan, Nelson, Magida, Beauchamp Earn Lax Libery Leauge HonorsPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 1, 2008) – Four of Vassar’s finest lacrosse players, representing the women’s and men’s programs, were honored by the Liberty League in end of the season voting by league coaches. When the ballots were counted, the women’s team had two First-Team selections and a Second-Team selection. The men's team had Honorable Mention All-League selection. On the women’s side, seniors Christine Casteallan and Ariel Nelson were named to the First-Team – Nelson a unanimous choice – and the Second Team selection was sophomore Lindsay Magida. The men's choice as Honorable Mention All-Liberty League was Zach Beauchamp. Penn Named AVCA National DIII Coach of the Year
Vassar Bats Halted In 4-2 Loss To New PaltzPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 30, 2008) -– SUNY New Paltz senior pitcher Zachary Potter (Pine Plains, NY) tossed a complete game, two-hit gem in leading the Hawks to a 4-2 win over Vassar in a non-conference baseball game on Wednesday afternoon at Prentiss Field. Potter went nine full innings, striking out 13 Brewer hitters in winning his seventh game of the season against one defeat. Joss Tennis Gazebo Will Honor Eric Smith '92 On Founder DayPOUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 30, 2008) -- Eric Smith '92, was a four-year member of Vassar’s men’s tennis team, where he held down the prestigious No. 1 singles position. He also earned four letters as a member of Vassar’s squash team. On August 16, 2007, Smith, his wife Christie, his two three year old twin children Allison and Trevor, and David Mayer, his step-father, died tragically in a small plane crash in Alaska on August 16, 2007. His mother Mindy was the only family survivor of this horrible accident. On Founders Day at 11 am, the tennis gazebo at the Joss Tennis Courts will be dedicated in his honor.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 6, 2008) –- Vassar’s women’s lacrosse team will defend its 2007 ECAC Upstate Championship on the home turf of the team the Brewers defeated to capture last year’s title. On Saturday, the Brewers (10-4) will travel to SUNY Brockport as the No. 2 seed to face No. 3 St. John Fisher (10-7) in the second of two semifinal games at 1:30 pm. In opening round play at 11:00 am, Brockport will host the winner of No. 5 Medaille College vs. No. 4 Utica game. That contest will be played on Wednesday in Utica. The final will be played on Sunday at noon. In last season’s memorable season, the Brewers captured the ECAC Upstate Championship with a 10-9 victory over Brockport in a game hosted by SUNY Farmingdale.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 6, 2008) -- Senior Chris Lewis (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) made his last intercollegiate performance his best. And what made it extra meaningful was that this week's Liberty League Performer of the Week showcased his improving talents on campus and on the brand new Vassar track. Lewis continues to improve in the 3000 meter Steeplechase and won the event at the Matthew Vassar Open. In a field of local colleges and club runners, Lewis finished first for the Brewers in a career-best 10:20.0. He defeated his nearest competitor by nearly five seconds.
LEXINGTON, KY (April 30, 2008) –- In a men's volleyball season that has yet to have a closing period, perhaps the latest round of news will be the punctuation mark. Today, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that Vassar Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Jonathan Penn, has been selected as the 2008 AVCA Division III Men’s National Coach of the Year. Just one season after Vassar turned in an 8-15 record and two years removed from a 2-17 mark, Penn led the Brewers to a 26-7 (.787) overall record in 2008. Vassar earned the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association’s (NECVA) automatic bid into the Molten Division III Men’s Invitational Volleyball Championship. 
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