Box Score

Game Program

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 23, 2013) – The final score of 10-5 does not do justice to how close the game between the Vassar College men's lacrosse team and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was in which Liberty League opponent, RPI came out as the victors on Saturday afternoon.

Besides RPI putting away three goals in the first quarter and five in the fourth, the matchup remained neck-and-neck in the second and third quarters with both sides scoring a goal in each. Freshman attacker Noah Parson led the Brewers with two goals and one assist.

The Brewers drop to 3-5 and will next travel to Saratoga Springs, NY on Saturday, March 30 for a 1:00 pm start against Liberty League opponent, Skidmore College. The win gives the Engineers a 5-3 record as they will next host Clarkson University in a Liberty League game on Saturday, March 30 at 1:00 pm as well.

RPI's Eric Valero started the scoring effort at 11:00 off an assist by Colin Fortuner. Wes Rudy and Fortuner added unassisted goals for the 3-0 lead. Sophomore attacker Scott Brekne broke the three-goal streak at 2:11 with a goal off a pass from Parson.

After battling back and forth in the second and third quarters to a 5-3 RPI lead, the Engineers placed five more goals up on the scoreboard in the fourth for the go-ahead win.

Vassar capitalized twice on RPI's four penalties while the Engineers couldn't score off the Brewers' one instance of being short-handed.

Brekne won the majority of face-offs for Vassar, winning 10 of 18 while also giving up non in the third quarter. RPI collected the most ground balls, tallying 36 while Vassar managed 27.

Junior goalie Andrew Nicol recorded 14 saves while RPI's James Manchester stopped seven.