POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 21, 2015) – The Vassar men's soccer team (3-2-2) will be back home this Wednesday, September 23 to face Mt. St. Mary College (NY) at Gordon Field. Kickoff is slated for 4:00 pm.       

Game Details
Opponent: vs. Mt. St. Mary (2-5-1)
Links: (Mt. St. Mary Soccer Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Poughkeepsie, NY
Facility: Gordon Field
Date: September 23, 2015
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)   
 
Last Time Out: Senior Jordan Palmer (Woodland Hills, CA/Agoura) netted the game's only goal in the closing minutes, as Vassar earned a 1-0 victory over SUNY-New Paltz on September 19.
 
A Look at the Knights: Despite getting off to a 0-3 start in 2015, Mount Saint Mary has improved over the past weeks holding a 2-2-1 record since September 9. One of the team's losses came to the current No. 21 team in the NSCAA Poll, Plattsburgh State, while the Knights managed wins over Nazareth College and St. Joseph's College – Brooklyn. This will be the second to last non-conference game for the Knights before getting fully immersed in Skyline Conference play.
 
Freshman Michael Blaauboer currently leads the Knights in scoring this season with four points on a goal and two assists. Four other Mt. St. Mary players have also notched a goal so far in 2015. Senior Austin Peluso has gotten the nod to start in goal all six games for the Knights, holding a 2.56 GAA and .667 save percentage.
 
Against MSMC All-Time: Vassar is 19-1-2 all-time vs. Mt. St. Mary, but the series has been much closer in recent years. Last season, the teams played to a double overtime 0-0 draw in Newburgh, NY. The year prior, the Knights handed Vassar its first ever loss in the series with a 3-0 victory on Gordon Field.

League Play Around the Corner: Vassar's game against Mt. St. Mary will be its final non-conference tilt of the season before Liberty League competition, which will start with a game vs. current national No. 8 St. Lawrence University on October 2. Here's a look at the current Liberty League Standings.

Winner Winner: Jordan Palmer scored his second game-winning goal of the season, bringing his career total to six all-time in the burgundy and gray. The six career game-winners puts him in a tie with fellow senior Tom Wiechert (San Clemente, CA/San Clemente) for sixth all-time in Vassar history. 
 
Season Low: The Vassar defense was a force to be reckoned with on Saturday allowing a season-low two shots to New Paltz. It was the least amount of shots allowed from an opponent since the Brewers surrendered two shots to Maritime College on August 29, 2014. 
 
Past Opponents:  The combined record of Vassar's past opponents so far this season is 23-15-3. Five of the teams VC has played hold winning records.
 
Warner Shines: Junior goalkeeper Adam Warner (Tenafly, NJ/Tenafly) turned in one of his finest performances as a Brewer against Oneonta, making seven saves while allowing just a penalty kick goal to the then-No. 3 team in the country. Warner was tested all game from the Red Dragons, and made several tough saves including an outstretched punch-out from a last second header shot.       
 
Two Ties: Vassar has already matched its total for draws from 2014, tying Salve Regina (2-2) and SUNY-Oneonta (1-1) through the first few weeks of the season. Vassar's most ties ever in a season came in 2015, when the team finished with five draws.
 
Bounce Back: Vassar is 7-1-3 over the past two seasons in games directly following a loss.  
 
Spreading the Wealth: Seven different Brewers have recorded a goal so far this this season, including six players who have notched multiple goals. Seniors Tom Wiechert and Jordan Palmer lead the way with four a piece.

Plus-Three: Last season, no single player scored more than three goals for the Brewers. Wiechert and senior Jordan Palmer have already amassed at least three scores each in seven games in 2015, while Cosmo Veneziale, Nick Hess, sophomore Jose Novas (Doral, FL/Gulliver Preparatory) and freshman Tyler Gilmore (Coronado, CA/Coronado) have all tallied two goals so far in 2015.         
 
Moving Up the Record Books: Senior Tom Wiechert moved into a tie for third all-time with Aldis Butler ('05) in career goals at Vassar after recording the 29^th of his career vs. Manhattanville. Wiechert is also fourth in career points, now with 66 in the burgundy and gray. Jordan Palmer made his debut inside the top-10 in all-time assists, notching the 14th and 15th of his career vs. Roger Williams. His 15 assists moves him into a tie for eighth all-time with Alex Freund ('10) and current assistant coach Ross Macklin ('12).
 
Starters x 6: Six Brewers have started in all seven games for Vassar this season including Tom Wiechert, Jordan Palmer, Nick Hess (Troy, NY/Averill Park), Gavin Jennings (Poughkeepsie, NY/Arlington), Hayden Van Brewer (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional) and Ben Glasner (Trumansburg, NY/Charles O Dickerson).
 
Strive for Five: Vassar has now scored five goals in two separate games this season, and has totaled 17 total scores on the year. The last time VC scored five goals in two games in a season was 2012, when the Brewers earned a 5-0 victory over John Jay and a 6-0 decision vs. Bard College.  
 
Scoring Surge to Start: Vassar's 12 goals in its first three games is the most by a Brewer team since the 2003 season, when VC tallied 17 goals in its opening three games. The Brewers downed Medgar Evers 5-1 in its season opener, then went on to top No. 24 Kings Point 2-0 and Mt. St. Mary (NY) 10-0.   
 
Next Up: Vassar will start conference play at home the weekend of October 2-3. The Brewers first host No. 8 St. Lawrence University before playing Clarkson University at Gordon Field the following day.