Box Score

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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 12, 2012) – Senior Zander Mrlik scored his second goal of the season to defeat Hobart College 1-0 in Liberty League action Friday evening at Gordon Field.

The game was a must for both Hobart and Vassar with each of their Liberty League wins at two.

The Brewers (8-4-1, 3-1-1) will next host Rochester Institute of Technology tomorrow afternoon in another high-stakes Liberty League matchup. Hobart (7-4, 2-3) will next travel to Annadale-on-Hudson to face Bard College tomorrow as well.

Mrlik got the game-winning goal when freshman Jordan Palmer took back-to-back corner kicks in the 33rd minute of the first half. Palmer's first kick went to Mrlik who headed it and was blocked by a Hobart defender. The second kick went to Hobart's goalkeeper Mike Lucas who punched the ball straight in the air. Junior Juliano Pereira met the ball to tip it towards Mrlik for the game-winning goal in the top right corner of the net.

Hobart's greatest chance to tie the game happened in the 87th minute when Caetano Sanchez sent a shot from the right side of the box towards the right post. Junior goalkeeper Ryan Grimme managed a knock-down save but inadvertently sent the ricochet towards Statesman Alex Kittelberger. Kittelberger's shot nearly found the goal but Grimme grabbed the low shot before it got to the line.

Vassar outshot Hobart 21-14 but both teams places seven of each of their shots on goal.

Grimme had seven saves and Hobart's Lucas managed six.