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Vassar VASSARM (2-2-1, 0-0-0)
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Montclair St. MSU (5-0-1, 0-0-0)
Vassar VASSARM
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Montclair St. MSU
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Vassar VASSARM 1 0 1
Montclair St. MSU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Brewers, #6 Montclair State Play To Draw

Lopes nets first goal of the season

Montclair, NJ – The Vassar College Men's Soccer team took to the road Saturday evening to take on #6 Montclair State and played the Red Hawks to a 1-1 draw. Senior Kyle Lopes (El Dorado Hills, CA) netted his first goal of the season in the contest.
 
Saturday's draw moves Vassar to 2-2-1 overall on the season, while Montclair State stands at 5-0-1.
 
How It Happened
  • Lopes opened the scoring and gave the Brewers a 1-0 advantage late in the first half when he found the back of the net for the first time. Classmate Owen Fauth (Keane, NH) picked up the assist on the goal at the 34:23 mark of the contest.
  • Vassar carried a 1-0 lead into the intermission despite being outshot 10-4 in the opening 45 minutes.
  • The Red Hawks held a 3-2 edge in corner kicks over the course of the first half.
  • Vassar goalkeeper, Vasilis Ganasoulis (Glen Head, NY) turned aside a pair of first half shots to keep Montclair State off the board in the first half.
  • The Red Hawks quickly knotted the score at 1-1 coming out of halftime, getting the equalizer just 1:15 into the second frame.
  • Amer Lukovic found the back of the net for the ninth time in 2023 at 46:15 to close out the scoring in the game.
  • Ganasoulis made two more saves after the intermission, including one just over two minutes after the tying goal to keep the game even.
  • Montclair State keeper Boris Del Valle made a pair of saves in the middle stages of the second half to keep Vassar from taking its second lead of the contest.
  • Montclair State finished the second half with a 10-5 advantage in shots.
  • The Red Hawks dominated corner kicks after halftime, 5-1.
 
For The Brewers
  • Making his second straight start, Ganasoulis made four saves for the Brewers to earn the draw.
  • Lopes became the seventh different Brewers to score a goal in 2023 and moved his season point total to four.
  • Fauth picked up his first assist of the season and stands second on the team in points with seven.
  • Duncan Keker (Oakland, CA) led the team with three shots, including one on goal.
  • Jared Fiske (Livingston, NJ) unleased two shots, putting one on target.
  • Fauth and Charlie Rodhouse (Carmel Valley, CA) each finished with a shot on goal.
 
For The Red Hawks
  • Lukovic was the lone Montclair State player with a point on his ninth tally. He led the team with six shots, including three on target.
  • Andrew Shelton recorded three shots, putting two on goal.
  • Del Valle finished the night with four saves in goal for the Red Hawks.
 
Match Statistics '
  • Montclair State finished with a 20-9 advantage in overall shots, while shots on goal were even at 5-5.
  • Corner kicks went the Montclair State, 8-3.
  • Fouls in the contest went against the Red Hawks, 10-9.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar travels to Drew on Wednesday night.
  • Montclair State plays host to Alvernia on Wednesday.
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