WALTHAM, MA (November 8, 2012) – The Vassar College men's soccer team will travel to Brandeis University to face Tufts University in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Tournament Saturday.

This is Vassar's second year in a row making the national tournament.

Game Start: 7:30 pm

Cost: Tickets are on sale two hours before the game - $3 for students with an ID, $3 for children and $6 for adults.

Fan Bus: A bus will depart for the 7:30 game at 3:00 pm. Anyone interested in riding the bus will need to meet in front of the ACDC before the departure time.

Live Coverage: Hosts Brandeis will offer Live Stats and Live Audio.

Extra Link: Hosts Brandeis has a page with downloads of tournament rosters and brackets here.

Vassar Notes: The Brewers (12-4-3) recently lost to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Liberty League Championship Final 4-2 on penalty kicks. Freshman Jordan Palmer got the game-tying goal to send it into overtime.

Sophomore Tom Wiechert leads the Brewers with nine goals and three assists for 21 points. Junior Juliano Pereira accounts for another eight goals and two assists on the season. Senior defender Zander Mrlik leads the Brewers in assists with eight.

Junior goalkeeper Ryan Grimme has 61 saves this season with a record of 10-2-3. Grimme has six shutouts this year.

The Brewer defense has only let 17 goals past them this year while the offense has scored 44.

Tufts Notes: The Jumbos (9-3-4) recently lost to Williams College in the NESCAC Semifinals in penalty kicks 4-2. There wasn't a goal scored in the whole 110 minutes of play.

Maxime Hoppenot has scored seven of the Jumbos 26 goals this year. Hoppenot also has three assists to total up 17 points. Gus Santos is second on the team with 13 points off his five goals and three assists.

Goalkeeper Wyatt Zeller has allowed eight goals and has 52 save this season. Zeller has a record of 8-2-4 with seven shutouts.

What to Look For: Both Vassar and Tufts are strong on the defensive side of the ball. Breakaways and one-on-one situations will be sparse in this battle. The best chances for goals to be scored in this game will be off of corner kicks or any other cross pass situation. Vassar should have the advantage on the offensive side of play with forwards Wiechert and Dante Varotsis.

Vassar Head Coach: Andy Jennings is in his 22nd season at Vassar. Jenning was named the Liberty League Coach of the Year, adding to his 2009 Liberty League Coach of the Year title. He led the Brewers to the Liberty League Championship in 2011 after defeating the number one team in the nation in the semifinals. With the win, the team advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1999.

Tufts Head Coach: Josh Shapiro is in his third season as head coach.