Vassar 29, Hofstra 0

Sunday October 6, 2002
Vassar College Women XV 29 v Hofstra Women "A" 0
Tries: Jasmine Harris (1), Vanessa Morris (1), Amanda Scott (2) and Ai Ito (1).
Cons: Sarah Turbett (1) & Julia Rosen (1).

"Beam me up Scottie" would suggest that Scottie was onboard the Enterprize and certainly Hofstra wished that had been the case, but Vassar's Amanda Scott ran rampant scoring two tries to lead the Brewers to a solid victory over the fledgling Hofstra women's program. It was a joy to watch this group of youngsters take on Hofstra and there were many notable contributions from all. Emily Purdy, playing in front of her father and grandparents made a couple of great tackles that would have done any NFL linebacker proud.

In addition Danielle Bayar was like the Rock of Gibraltar and in the first half she was faced with at least 3 one on one situations which all finished with the same result, a crunching tackle and Vassar's defensive line had held.

The forwards outrucked and outhustled their heavier and larger Hofstra opponents and that enabled the Vassar backs to move the ball or kick it long when necessary. Sarah Turbett and Julia Rosen played a major role in getting the team going forwards and that meant for a much more pleasant day.
Jasmine Harris got back to her old ways, running over people, and scored Vassar's first try and that was swiftly followed by a Vanessa Morris try that the backrow forward deserved as she employed a well known twister move that was successful! At the half it was 10-0.

The front row of Sarah Powelson, Kat Edmundson, and Becca Kirlin got underneath their opposite numbers and drove the scrummage forward. This led to poor quality ball for the Hofstra backs and they were tackled well behind the gain line.

From a scrum centerfield Emma Wellman picked up and fed Amanda Scott who ran with purpose and guile. She was almost caught by the winger and then she slowed and zipped around the fullback. Game, set, and match to Vassar because at 17-0 after the kick there was no way back for Hofstra. Moments later at a deceptively slower pace Scottie did it again this time! The icing on the cake was the ball going down the backline to rookie Ai Ito and she dived over for a final good try. and it was 29-0.

Team: 15 Danielle Bayar 14 Laura Zipfel 13 Mariko Holland 12 Emily Purdy 11 Ai Ito 10 Sarah Turbett 9 Amanda Scott 1 Sarah Powelson 2 Becca Kirlin 3 Kat Edmundson 4 Marissa Barela 5 Genevieve Byrne 6 Miriam Walter 7 Vanessa Morris 8 Emma Wellman Subs: Jasmine Harris for Mariko Holland, Emily Dorman for Jasmine Harris, Julia Rosen for Sarah Turbett.



	New team Hofstra on the right track Sunday October 6, 2002 Vassar College Women XV 29 v Hofstra Women "A" 0 Tries: Jasmine Harris (1), Vanessa Morris (1), Amanda Scott (2) and Ai Ito (1). Cons: Sarah Turbett (1) & Julia Rosen (1). "Beam me up Scottie" would suggest that Scottie was onboard the Enterprize and certainly Hofstra wished that had been the case, but Vassar's Amanda Scott ran rampant scoring two tries to lead the Brewers to a solid victory over the fledgling Hofstra women's program. It was a joy to watch this group of youngsters take on Hofstra and there were many notable contributions from all. Emily Purdy, playing in front of her father and grandparents made a couple of great tackles that would have done any NFL linebacker proud. In addition Danielle Bayar was like the Rock of Gibraltar and in the first half she was faced with at least 3 one on one situations which all finished with the same result, a crunching tackle and Vassar's defensive line had held. The forwards outrucked and outhustled their heavier and larger Hofstra opponents and that enabled the Vassar backs to move the ball or kick it long when necessary. Sarah Turbett and Julia Rosen played a major role in getting the team going forwards and that meant for a much more pleasant day. Jasmine Harris got back to her old ways, running over people, and scored Vassar's first try and that was swiftly followed by a Vanessa Morris try that the backrow forward deserved as she employed a well known twister move that was successful! At the half it was 10-0. The front row of Sarah Powelson, Kat Edmundson, and Becca Kirlin got underneath their opposite numbers and drove the scrummage forward. This led to poor quality ball for the Hofstra backs and they were tackled well behind the gain line. From a scrum centerfield Emma Wellman picked up and fed Amanda Scott who ran with purpose and guile. She was almost caught by the winger and then she slowed and zipped around the fullback. Game, set, and match to Vassar because at 17-0 after the kick there was no way back for Hofstra. Moments later at a deceptively slower pace Scottie did it again this time! The icing on the cake was the ball going down the backline to rookie Ai Ito and she dived over for a final good try. and it was 29-0. Team: 15 Danielle Bayar 14 Laura Zipfel 13 Mariko Holland 12 Emily Purdy 11 Ai Ito 10 Sarah Turbett 9 Amanda Scott 1 Sarah Powelson 2 Becca Kirlin 3 Kat Edmundson 4 Marissa Barela 5 Genevieve Byrne 6 Miriam Walter 7 Vanessa Morris 8 Emma Wellman Subs: Jasmine Harris for Mariko Holland, Emily Dorman for Jasmine Harris, Julia Rosen for Sarah Turbett.