Poughkeepsie, NY – Senior
Jared Fiske (Livingston, NJ) scored twice and assisted on a third goal and sophomore
Arden Tobolski (Chapel Hill, NC) assisted on three goals as the Vassar College Men's Soccer teamed remained unbeaten at home on Wednesday with a 4-1 Liberty League victory over Bard.
Vassar improves to 5-2-2 overall, including 4-0-1 at Gordon Field, and 1-0-1 in conference play with Wednesday's win, while Bard slips to 7-3 overall and 0-2 in Liberty League action. The victory also moves Vassar to 25-0-1 against the Raptors since the start of the 1994 season.
How It Happened
- Vassar raced out to a 3-0 advantage inside the first 26 minutes of Wednesday's contest, scoring all three goals in just over 10 minutes.
- Fiske opened the scoring with his first of the game, finishing off Tobolski's initial assist of the game at the 15:13 mark.
- The lead grew to 2-0 when Fiske was on the end of passes from Tobolski and Otis Wildman (Tampa, FL) and blasted home his second of the game at 20:42.
- Just under five minutes after making it 2-0, First Year Zapp Hotz (Ridgewood, NY) tucked a centering pass from Tobolski inside the right post at 25:17 to give the Brewers a commanding three goal advantage.
- The Raptors would slice into their disadvantage and close out the scoring in the first half when Pablo Ortega buried a pass from Pape Davidson with 92 seconds left before halftime.
- Vassar carried a 3-1 lead into the break after outshooting Bard 8-2 in the opening stanza while adding a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
- The lone goal of the second half came in the 72nd minute when First Year Isaac Taegar (Metuchen, NJ) took a pass up the middle from Fiske and scored inside the left post at 71:36 to give the Brewers the final 4-1 advantage.
- Vassar continued to control play after halftime, holding another 8-2 edge in shots.
- Second half corner kicks went to the Brewers by a 5-2 count.
For The Brewers
- Fiske pushed his team lead in goals to eight and improved his season point total to 19 following Wednesday's five-point effort.
- Tobolski surged his team lead in assists to nine and points to 21 after helping on the Brewers' first three tallies.
- Hotz scored for the second time in 2025 and stands with six points on the season.
- Taegar also notched his second goal of the season and joins Hotz with six points through the season's first nine contests.
- Wildman picked up his first assist of the season and moves his season point total to three.
- Fiske and Hotz led the Brewers with three shots apiece in the win.
- Junior Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) earned the win in goal with a single save in the game.
For The Raptors
- Ortega found the back of the net for the first time in 2025.
- Davidson picked up first assist and first point of the season.
- Julian Landau made the start in goal for Bard an made two first half saves.
- Jake Sudit came on to play the second half in goal, turning aside a pair of shots.
Game Statistics
- Vassar outshot Bard 16-4 overall in the game and 8-2 in shots on frame.
- Corner kicks went to the Brewers by a 7-3 margin.
- Fouls in the contest went against Bard 14-10.
What's Next
- Vassar remains home for a Liberty League tilt with RIT on Saturday.
- Bard heads to the North Country to take on St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon.
