POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Nov. 30, 2016) – The Drew University women's basketball team dropped a non-conference contest at Vassar College, 67-48, on Wednesday evening.
 
By the Numbers: The Rangers' record falls to 2-3 after their first road loss of the year. The Brewers up their overall mark to 3-3 with their first home win in three tries.
 
Top Performers
• Junior point guard Michaela Keegan continues to be tasked with generated more offense, and she again impressed in her new role. The Rangers' floor general sank a career-high five field goals on seven attempts, leading to 12 points. She made both of her free throw tries and added two steals.
• Senior forward Sam Lane paced the Rangers with 14 points, while pitching in six rebounds and three steals.
 
Turning Point: Vassar made the first two buckets of the game and quickly built a 10-point lead by the seven-minute mark of the first quarter. Later in the second quarter, the Brewers used an 8-0 run on the strength of two 3-pointers to take a 39-24 lead into halftime.
 
Highlights
• The Rangers' best run came during the bridge from the third to fourth period, when solid free throw shooting by sophomore Hailey Stine and senior Hannah Miller, coupled with a layup by junior Ally Raulf to close out the third, made up an 8-2 run. The Rangers trailed, 53-41, with 9:05 to play in the game.
• Raulf led the Rangers on the boards with seven rebounds, including four on the offensive end.
• For the fourth straight game, Drew lowered its turnover count, committing a season-low nine at Vassar.
 
Stat Sheet
• While playing catchup for most of the contest, the Rangers' ace up the sleeve – the three-point shot – couldn't get going on Wednesday. Drew was 0-of-12 from beyond the arc. Vassar, meanwhile, was accurate from the floor shooting 49 percent overall and 40 percent from three.
• The Brewers also controlled the game down low with a 43-27 advantage on the boards and nine second-chance points.
 
Up Next: The Rangers begin Landmark Conference play on Saturday, Dec. 3 at The Catholic University of America at 2:00 p.m.