POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Vassar College women's basketball team led for nearly 34 minutes and the Brewers knocked off Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 69-51, in the final contest of the 2014-15 campaign for the Brewers. With the loss, the Engineers (13-11; 9-6 Liberty League) fall out of the Liberty League playoff picture with one game to play. RPI must defeat Bard College on Sunday at home (2pm) and have either Union College or Clarkson University lose on Sunday afternoon.

In the first half, the Engineers (13-11, 9-6 Liberty League) led in the early going by as many as six points, 17-11, after a pair of free throws by senior Bailei Tetrault. Vassar responded with a 12-0 run over the next 2:45, fueled by a pair of triples from freshman guard Samarah Cook to pull ahead by six.

Vassar took a two-point lead into the break, 29-27, behind Samarah Cook and fellow freshman Ariella Rosenthal, who both had eight points in the first half. After the break, the Brewers slowly grew its lead up to as much as 18 late in the contest. The Brewers got at least six points for everyone that played, and shot 56.0 percent in the second half (14-25).

Rosenthal finished with a game-best 19 points, grabbing seven rebounds with two assists. Junior Caitlin Drakeley scored 11 points, while Rose Serafini recorded her first career double-double, pulling down a game-best 14 rebounds to go with 10 points and a game-high six blocks. The Brewers shot 44.1 percent (26-59) on the night and made 13-of-15 from the line.

Vassar won the rebounding battle, 44-29, while holding one of the top scoring tandems in the conference in Amanda Lynch and Ashley Clough to just 18 total points. Lynch, a senior who averages 16.0 points per game, had a team-high 13 on Friday, while Clough, who averages 14.9 per game, managed to score five points. Freshman Shaina Iton posted 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for RPI.

The victory helped Vassar finish the season on a four-game winning streak. The Brewers were are 12-13 overall and 7-9 in the Liberty League.