Vassar College (13-5) vs. Hunter College (14-10) October 14, 2009 Keynon Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Dig Pink Night: Breast cancer is the 2009 Schedule most common type of cancer among Date Opponent Time/Results women in this country (other than 9/2/2009 Rutgers-Newark (W) 3-0 skin cancer). Approximately 184,000 9/5/2009 Manhattanville College (W) 3-0 new cases of breast cancer will be 9/9/2009 Russell Sage College (W) 3-0 diagnosed in 2009. Approxi- 9/12/2009 Montclair State University (W) 3-0 mately 10,000 women under the age of 40 will be Union Invitational diagnosed with breast 9/18-19/2009 Sage College (W) 3-0 cancer this year, and about Oswego State (W) 3-0 Skidmore (W) 3-0 1,000 will be between 20- Union (W) 3-1 30 years of age. Women who are physically 9/23/2009 SUNY New Paltz (L) 3-1 inactive throughout life may have an MIT Invitational 9/25-26/2009 Colby College (W) 3-1 Wesleyan University (L) 3-0 Endicott College (L) 3-2 Colby College (W) 3-0
9/30/2009 New York University (L) 3-0 increased risk of breast cancer. The five-year survival rate for women under 40 is 10/7/2009 Stevens Institute (L)3-0 83%. Mammograms are the most effective tool to detect changes in the breast that may be cancerous. Seven Sisters Championships 10/10-11/2009 Elms (W) 3-0 Vassar College Women’s Volleyball has not escaped the reach of this disease – Smith (W) 3-0 several players and coaches have relatives afflicted with breast cancer. We whole- Wellesley (W) 3-0 heartedly participate in the Side-Out Foundation’s DIG PINK event because we believe that research and education can help eradicate breast cancer in our lifetime. 10/14/2009 Hunter College 7:00 p.m.
Great strides have been made in every aspect of medical practice in diagnosis and 10/17/2009 Mount St. Mary College 11:00 a.m. treatment but research toward the cure still faces enormous challenges. Targeted 10/17/2009 Bard College 1:00 p.m. therapies, according to most experts, offer the brightest future for dealing with breast cancer. The concept is a simple one – identify the gene that creates and feeds the Western Connecticut Tournament tumor and attack it with the medication that destroys or inhibits the tumor-produc- 10/23-24/2009 Western Connecticut 5:00 pm ing gene. The specific Vassar “Dig Pink” Web site address can be found at: http:// Wesleyan University 11:30 am www.side-out.org/application/teams/team_page/1757 Babson College 2:00 pm The Side-Out Foundation is not a charity, but an independent, national 501(c)(3) Vassar Invitational entity that raises awareness and funds through the sport of volleyball to aid breast 10/30/2009 Sage College 4:00 p.m. cancer organizations, bringing together these groups to share ideas on support, 10/30/2009 Rochester 6:00 p.m. treatment, and therapies. They have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for 10/31/2009 Fredonia 10:00 a.m. Breast Cancer research nationally through volleyball tournaments, clinics, and 10/31/2009 Stevens 2:00 p.m. rallies. 11/2/2009 Purchase College 7:00 p.m. Vassar College would like to thank the following Dink Pink sponsors: Wrapsody Liberty League Championship Grill, Noshi’s Coney Island, Pizzaria Bacio’s, Modell’s, Pizzaria Uno’s, Crafted 11/6/2009 Liberty League 4:00 p.m. Kup, Thai Spice, Twisted Soul, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Treats By Tess, Kismat 11/7/2009 Liberty League 9:00 a.m. Indian Restaurant, Zorona Restaurant and Hookah Bar and Adams Fair Acre Farms. Vassar College Brewers (13-5)
No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown High School Key Stats 1 Hannah Cassius Fr. S/DS Brooklyn, NY Fiorello H. LaGuardia -- 2 Jasmin Iskandar Sr. DS San Dimas, CA Vivian Webb High 1.73 dpg 3 Sarah Strange Jr. DS Houston, TX Second Baptist School -- 4 Chelsea Mottern Jr. S/DS Bound Brook, NJ Rutgers Preparatory 4.44 dpg 5 Sarah Potts Sr. H Bellevue, WA Newport 2.07 kpg 6 Christine Verdirame Fr. H Chicago, IL University of Chicago 0.40 kpg 7 Chloe McGuire Fr. H Davis, CA Davis Senior 3.26 kpg 8 Brittany Stopa Fr. H Foxboro, MA Foxboro 0.89 kpg 9 Cebe Loomis Fr. H Malibu, CA Malibu 1.10 kpg 10 Amy Bavosa So. H Eastport, NY Eastport Southmanor 3.10 kpg 12 Hillary Koenigs Fr. S Spokane, WA Lewis & Clark 9.59 apg 13 Tess Johnson Sr. H Henderson, NV Green Valley 2.68 kpg 15 Julianna Simon Jr. H Sandy, UT Waterford School 0.87 kpg
Head Coach: Jonathan Penn, (12th Season), UCLA ‘90 Assistant Coach: Antonia Sweet (12th Season), SUNY Geneseo ‘82 Captains: Sarah Potts, Amy Bavosa Athletic Trainer: Jessica Lustbader, Marist ‘07 Pronunciations: Bavosa: buh-VO-suh | Cassius: Cash-iss | Iskandar: Is-can-DAR | Koenigs: Cog-nigs | Mottern: Modern | Verdirame: Verd-uh-ra-me
Next Game: Away vs. Mount St. Mary and Bard on October 17 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.n.
Hunter College Hawks (14-10)
No. Name Cl. Pos. Hometown High School Key Stats 1 Kim Hirten Fr. OH/L Lindenhurst, NY St. John The Baptist Diocesan 1.97 dpg 2 Mary Grace Vergara Jr. L New City, NY Clarkstown South 1.67 dpg 3 Christine Luebcke So. OH Jackson Heights, NY Cardozo 2.15 kpg 4 Mia Alexis De Claro Fr. S/L Westbury, NY Bayside 1.07 apg 5 Mallory Grubler So. OH Bayside, NY Cardozo 2.05 kpg 6 Tracey Igwe Jr. MB Bronx, NY DeWitt Clinton 2.63 kpg 7 Katina Boutis So. S Pilot Mountain, NC Salem Academy 7.49 apg 11 Karolina Koguc Sr. OH Brooklyn, NY New Utrecht 2.03 kpg 14 Karolina Krauze Fr. OPP Middle Village, NY Bayside 0.63 kpg 15 Alisa Jaganjac Fr. OH Astoria, NY W.C. Bryant -- 16 Norrell Edwards Fr. OPP Mount Vernon, NY New Rochelle -- 17 Jenna Pape Fr. MB Baldwin, NY Baldwin 1.58 kpg 18 Rodesha Donaldson So. OH Brooklyn, NY Norman Thomas --
Head Coach: Ray Bello Assistant Coach: Alice Kahrs
Next Game: Home vs. Brooklyn College on October 20 at 6:00 p.m.