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SOUTH HADLEY, MA (November 20, 2010) – Based on Saturday's 67-58 season-opening victory over Smith College in the Seven Sisters Classic, the Vassar College women's basketball backcourt combination of junior Brittany Parks and freshman Cydni Matsuoka will be hard to keep a secret for long.

In the win, Parks and Matsuoka combined for 50 of Vassar's 67 points and 15 of 21 field goals. Parks scored 28 points, the second highest of her career following a 30-point effort against William Smith her freshman season, and went 11-for-12 from the free throw line. Parks also tracked down nine rebounds, a new career high and dished out six assists. Matsuoka scored 16 of her 22 points in the first half – on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point distance – and made all four of her free throws.

The Brewers (1-0), will face host Mount Holyoke (0-2), a 62-60 loser to Agnes Scott, on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the final game of the Seven Sisters Classic being played at Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium.

Vassar methodically expanded its 36-32 halftime lead, aided by 10-for-11 free throw shooting in the second half and 19-for-22 for the game. Just 1:38 into the second half, the Brewers built a 40-32 lead after a jumper by freshman Hannah Senftleber, who scored 13 points in her collegiate debut.

From that point, momentum swung in Vassar's favor and Smith was only able to get within four points on two occasions, 42-38 following a layup by Devon Quatttrocchi at 16:13 and 44-40 with 15:34 to play after a layup from Sydney Parkmond. Over the next two minutes, the Brewers went on a 9-2 run, getting five points from Senftleber, two off Parks free throws and a bucket from senior guard Carolyn Crampton that created a lead that Smith couldn't cut into.

A Parks layup at the mid-point of the second half put the Brewers ahead 59-46, the first of two 13-point leads Vassar would hold in the game. A pair of free throws by Matsuoka with 5:58 to play provided Vassar with its largest lead at 63-48.

The Vassar team defensive effort limited Smith to 33.3 shooting from the field and just 11.1 percent from 3-point distance.

The Brewers trailed for the first 11 minutes of the first half, down 17-13 at one point, but were able to take a 23-20 lead on a three-pointer by Matsuoka with 9:00 minutes remaining until halftime.

Vassar went ahead 34-30 on two free throws by Senftleber and a couple of free throws by Parks accounted for the 36-32 halftime score.

Parks, Matsuoka and Senftleber accounted for virtually all Vassar's scoring. Sophomore forward Natalie Allen and Crampton each had five rebounds. Smith got 11 points each from Rosa Drummond and Amanda Zakoske. Quattrocchi had six rebounds.