Poughkeepsie, NY – A trio of Brewers scored first half goals, including the first career tally and eventual game winning goal from First Year
Alejandro Martinez (Lake Mary, FL) in a 3-2 Liberty League victory over RIT Saturday afternoon.
Saturday's win marked the sixth time Vassar has scored at least three goals in a game and moves the Brewers to 6-2-2 overall, including 5-0-1 at home, and 2-0-1 in conference play. RIT falls to 4-4-2 overall and 0-2-2 in Liberty League play.
How It Happened
- Vassar struck three times before halftime, netting the first two goals in a span of 5:08.
- Jared Fiske (Livingston, NJ) opened the scoring in the 21st minute after Gavin Johnson (Cincinnati, OH) found Zapp Hotz (Ridgewood, NY) at the back post who centered to Fiske at 20:49.
- The Brewers doubled their lead when Fiske found Arden Tobolski (Chapel Hill, NC) near the top of the box and Tobolski deposited a shot at 25:57.
- Vassar expanded its lead to three goals and carried a 3-0 lead into the intermission when Martinez intercepted a pass and carried the ball to the box and scored for the first time at the 42:34 mark of the contest.
- The Brewers dominated the opening 45 minutes, holding a 10-1 advantage in shots and a 3-1 edge in corner kicks.
- Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) held the Tigers off the board with one save.
- RIT netminder, Kristian Dobbek, finished the opening stanza with four stops.
- RIT mounted a second half comeback that featured two goals just over six minutes apart.
- Idriss Diallo opened the RIT account off an assist from Gabriel Zaninetti in the 54th minute to cut the Vassar lead to 3-1.
- At 59:26, Chris Lee collected a loose ball in the box and tallied to bring the Tigers to within a goal with just over a half hour left in the tilt.
- Ater the second goal, RIT would manage just three shots the rest of the way without putting an attempt on target.
- RIT finished the second half with a 5-3 advantage in shots and took four of the five corner kicks awarded.
- Dobbek made one more save in the second frame for the Tigers.
For The Brewers
- Fiske scored his team leading ninth goal of the season and added his fourth assist to push his season point total to 22.
- Tobolski found the back of the net for the seventh time and holds the team lead in points through 10 games with 23.
- Martinez scored the game winning goal, his first career marker.
- Johnson notched his second assist of the campaign on the opening goal.
- Hotz ranks third on the team with seven points after posting his third helper of the year.
- Fiske and Tobolski led the team with three shots apiece in the game.
- Raphan earned the win in goal with the one first half save.
For The Tigers
- Diallo scored his team leading fourth goal of the season for the Tigers.
- Lee found the back of the net for the second time in 2025.
- Zaninetti assisted on his third goal of the season.
- Dobbek suffered the loss in goal with five saves.
Game Statistics
- Vassar closed the day with a 13-6 advantage in shots, including an 8-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks went to the Tigers by a 5-4 margin.
What's Next
- Vassar hits the road on Wednesday to take on league foe Union.
- RIT travels to cross-town rival Rochester Wednesday night.
