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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 22, 2012) – The Vassar College men's soccer team opened its first weekend of Liberty League play with a hard-fought win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on a cloudy Saturday at Gordon Field.

The game remained scoreless until junior Juliano Pereira celebrated his fifth goal of the season when he snapped a hard header for the game-winning goal.

The Brewers, now 6-3 (1-0 Liberty) will travel to Canton, NY to face St. Lawrence University this Friday, September 28 at 4:00 pm. The Engineers are now 4-3-1 (0-1 Liberty) and next will travel to Geneva, NY to face Hobart College on Friday, September 28, at 4:00 pm.
Vassar dominated a physical first half on both offense and defense, holding RPI to just five shots while taking nine of their own, as well as racking up three corners.

The best chance of the half for the Brewers came in the 13th minute, when sophomore midfielder Justin Mitchell sent a well-placed corner to junior forward Pereira, who skillfully turned and volleyed the ball from 12 yards out, forcing the save from RPI keeper Rob Dewald.

The Brewers kept up the pressure in the second half, and finally found the breakthrough they needed in the 59th minute when a perfectly placed corner kick from freshman midfielder Jordan Palmer found Pereira, who headed the ball into the middle right corner of the net.

Vassar narrowly missed doubling their lead in the 74th minute, when Pereira played a long through ball to junior defender Evan Seltzer, who blasted a low shot, forcing the save. However the one goal proved enough as the Brewers took the victory.

Junior goalkeeper Ryan Grimme had two saves in the win, while Dewald had three saves in the loss for the Engineers.

Vassar recorded 18 shots while RPI only managed 10.