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Arden Tobolski (Chapel Hill, NC) assisted on two goals, setting the program's single season assist record with 13, and the Vassar College Men's Soccer team featured three different goals scorers in a pivotal 3-1 Liberty League road victory at RPI Wednesday night.
With Wednesday's victory, Vassar improves to 9-4-3 overall and 5-1-2 against conference rivals, surging into second-place in the conference standings, just a point off the conference lead, and in position to earn a First Round bye in the upcoming Liberty League Championship. RPI slips to 4-7-5 overall and 1-4-3 in league action.
How It Happened
- Vassar broke through with the opening goal of the game late in the first half off a corner kick.
- Tobolski started the corner and Bevan Howard (Brooklyn, NY) played the ball to Alejandro Martinez (Lake Mary, FL) who potted his second goal of the season at 32:03 to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.
- Vassar held the halftime lead despite being outshot 6-4 by the Engineers over the opening 45 minutes.
- First half corner kicks were even at 2-2.
- Patrick Gale (San Antonio, TX) held RPI off the board prior to halftime with four first half saves.
- Vassar went on to double its advantage in the 76th minute when First Year Isaac Taegar (Metuchen, NJ) scored what proved to be the game winning goal.
- After an initial save, Diego Pastor-Valverde (Durham, NC) played a ball to Jared Fiske (Livingston, NJ) inside the box who found Taegar on the right wing. Taegar scored into a yawning goal at 75:44 to give the Brewers a two-goal cushion.
- RPI battled back to within a shot with nine minutes left to play when Joshua Jarden found the back of the net off a combination from Sam Shmukler and Owen Filler.
- Vassar would put the game away in the final minute when Tobolski sent Fiske in alone and Fiske finished off a three-point night with 38 seconds left to play.
- RPI held the second half advantage in shots 8-5.
- The Engineers took six of the seven second half corner kicks.
- Gale made a single second half save for the Brewers.
For The Brewers
- Tobolski set the single season assist mark with his 12th and 13th helpers of the season, breaking the previous standard of 11 set by Hayden Van Brewer in 2016.
- Tobolski pushed his season point total to 35, which is tied for the second highest single season point total, and has 65 career points, tied for sixth all-time in just his sophomore season.
- Fiske closed a three-point night with a goal and a helper, moving his season point total to 31 and his career mark to 66 which is good for fifth all-time at Vassar.
- Martinez found the back of the net for the second time in 2025.
- Taegar registered his third goal of the season and scored his first career game winning goal.
- Pastor-Valverde picked up his fourth assist and eighth point of the campaign.
- Howard recorded his first career point after helping on Vassar's opening goal.
- Gale earned fourth win of the season in goal after turning aside five shots on Wednesday.
For The Engineers
- Jarden potted his second goal of the season for the Engineers.
- Shmukler assisted on his first goal of the year.
- Filler picked up his second helper of the season.
- Antonio Spina suffered the loss with two saves in the game.
Game Statistics
- RPI outshot Vassar 14-9 overall and 6-5 in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks went to the Engineers 8-3.
- Fouls in the contest were even at 5-5.
What's Next
- Vassar closes out the regular season on Saturday at Clarkson.
- RPI heads to #21 Hobart to round out the regular season on Saturday.
