Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Men's Soccer team will begin defense of its 2024 Liberty League Title on Tuesday when it plays host to sixth seeded St. Lawerence. Kick-off at Gordon Field is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. with Live Stats and Video available for those unable to attend.
At A Glance
- Vassar and St. Lawrence will meet in Tuesday's First Round after squaring-off in last season's Championship Final in Poughkeepsie.
- The two teams played to a scoreless draw with the Brewers claiming the crown 4-3 on penalty kicks.
- Vassar enters Tuesday's tilt as the third seed in the championship bracket after posting a 9-5-3 record in the regular season, including a 5-2-2 mark against conference rivals.
- The Brewers are averaging a Liberty League best 2.06 goals per game heading into the conference championship.
- Vassar has scored at least three goals in a game eight times to date, including a season-high five in the season opener against Western Connecticut.
- The Brewers have recorded 40 assists to date in 2025, 17 more than the next highest total in the conference.
- Vassar holds the third highest scoring margin in the league, outscoring opponents by 0.59 goals per game.
A Look At The Brewers
- Vassar features two players with better than 30 points on the season, led by 35 from sophomore Arden Tobolski (Chapel Hill, NC).
- Tobolski leads the team and the conference with 13 assists, setting a new single season assist record for the Brewers.
- Tobolski adds 11 goals, including a team-high four game winners.
- Senior Jared Fiske (Livingston, NJ) paces the Brewers with a team and Liberty League best 12 goals and ranks second on the team with seven assists and 31 points.
- Fiske has potted a pair of game winning goals for the Brewers in 2025.
- Diego Pastor-Valverde (Durham, NC) and First Year Zapp Hotz (Ridgewood, NY) have each registered eight points on the strength of two goals and four assists.
- First Year Isaac Taegar (Metuchen, NJ) ranks third on the team wit nine points, scoring three times and helping on three other goals.
- Otis Wildman (Tampa, FL) and Caden Clifton (Oviedo, FL) help anchor the defense with Wildman playing a team-high 1,512 minutes and Clifton checking in with 1,420 minutes played.
- The Brewers have used three goalkeepers during the regular season, with Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) playing nine games, earning four wins and a shutout while making 22 saves.
- Senior Patrick Gale (San Antonio, TX) has started seven games and made a team-high 27 saves, while winning four games and producing a shutout.
Scouting The Saints
- St. Lawrence earns the final spot in the conference championship field after posting a 6-9 overall record and a 4-5 mark in conference play in 2025.
- The Saints are coming off a 1-0 loss to Union on Saturday in the regular season finale.
- St. Lawrence is averaging 1.47 goals per game while allowing 1.80 goals per outing to its opponents.
- Nicholas Petrone and Ryan Campbell pace the offensive attack with five goals apiece, with Petrone leading the team with 13 points.
- Grant Gilmer and Henry Hart share the team lead with four assists each.
- Zack Amato has seen the bulk of action in goal, playing 1,215:00 of a possible 1,350:00 between the pipes.
- Amato has made 44 saves and posted three shutouts while working to a 1.70 goals against average and a .657 save percentage.
Regular Season Meeting
- The Brewers hosted the Saints on October 11 with Vassar posting a 2-0 victory on Gordon Field.
- Tobolski potted the game winning goal in the 16th minute and assisted on Fiske's 10th goal of the season late in the first half.
- Gale made four saves in nearly 61 minutes of work with Quinn Davidson (Mamaroneck, NY) making a pair of saves in the final 29:17.
- St. Lawrence held a 10-8 advantage in shots and a 6-5 edge in shots on goal.
- Corner kicks in the game went to the Brewers, 7-4.
League Leaders
- Fiske enters the conference championship leading the conference in total goals and is second in points and tied for second in total assists.
- Tobolski leads the conference in assists and points, is tied for the league lead in game winning goals and is second in the conference in goals.
- Raphan currently ranks eighth in the conference in saves per game (2.44) and goals against average (1.41) and ninth in save percentage (.647).
- Campbell and Petrone and tied for eighth in the conference in total goals for the Saints.
- Gilmer and Hart are tied for sixth in assists.
- Campbell is tied for second in game winning goals (3).
- Petrone ranks tied for ninth in total points.
- Amato sits sixth in saves per game (3.14), eighth in save percentage and 10th in goals against average.
Recent History Vs. St. Lawrence
- Vassar holds a 10-12-7 record against the Saints since the start of the 2000 season.
- The Brewers are unbeaten in their last five meetings with St. Lawrence, holding a 2-0-3 record, including the 2-0 home win on October 11.
- In 2024, the Brewers and Saints drew 3-3 during the regular season in Canton and 0-0 in the Liberty League Title tilt, a game the Brewers earned the championship on in penalties kicks 4-3.
Recent Championship History
- 2025 marks the ninth straight year there has been a championship that Vassar has qualified (no championship in 2020).
- The Brewers have won three Liberty League Championships, winning the crown in 2011, 2016 and 2024.
- Vassar won the 2024 championship with a 2-1 semifinal win over RIT and the draw with St. Lawrence that went to kicks.
- Vassar's 2016 championship came in a 3-2 victory over Skidmore.
- The 2011 title was secured with a 3-2 win over RIT.
What's At Stake
- The winner of Tuesday's First Round contest will travel to second seed Skidmore on Friday.
