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Vassar Dispatches Montclair State on Field Dedication Day

Poughkeepsie, NY - A large crowd was on hand at Vassar Farm to thank the donors and witness the dedication of the renovated Vassar Rugby Fields. Vassar alum Charlie Williams Class of '80 and longtime Coach Tony Brown were honored with fields being named for them. President Betsy Bradley, Athletic Director Michelle Walsh, members of the advancement office and donors Phil and Ann White were all in attendance. In addition, a large number of alums, faculty, staff,  parents and friends added to the occasion. Following the speeches the Vassar Men's Rugby team did not disappoint and went on a tear scoring 17 tries and kicking 7 conversions to rout Montclair State!

Vassar College Men 99 v 10 Montclair State University
Tries: Kaiden Tocher (3), Ted Twit (4), Eli Schair-Rigoletti (3), Samia Jaman (1), Ken Kabeya (1), Mark Gislason (1), Phil Knowlton (1), Kiran Mullen (1) & Caleb Joyce (2).
Cons: Mark Gislason (7).

The final scoreline was impressive and the effort of the Vassar lads was commendable. On a stunningly beautiful day at Vassar Farm the Brewers were motivated and excited to continue their Conference game winning ways against a Montclair State team that last fall had finished in the same position as Vassar. Both were knocked out at the semifinal stage of the conference championship.

Vassar was without previous starters TJ Usher, Luca Pereira Frears, Marius Kruse and Gabe Slavin but led by Ted Twit and his 4 tries Montclair had little to offer.

Kaiden Tocher at Number 8 opened the Vassar scoring with a simple first try down the right touchline. Twit followed slipping through the center to go over and a third score from feisty scrumhalf Eli Schair-Rigoletti put the Brewers on the road to success.

It was a game where Vassar never quite reached the heights of calm purposeful management but rather looked a bit edgy and there were too many moments of messy or hurried play. Nevertheless there was a lot more shape and direction to the Vassar attack and it led to some good scores. 

Kaiden Tocher collected 3 tries and looked dangerous with ball in hand. Max Czekaj and Gene Waddy proved a handful for the MSU defense and rookie Sam Hoover acquitted himself well in his first game.

Much sterner tests lie ahead for the Brewers and next week the trip to Fairfield University will be a challenge. 

Team: 15 Kiran Mullen 14 Ken Kabeya 13 Sam Hoover 12 Ted Twit 11 Tony Mwangi 10 Mark Gislason 9 Eli Schair-Rigoletti 1 Ben Kaplan 2 Zhongjia Hou 3 Phil Knowlton 4 Max Czekaj 5 Gene Waddy 6 Jojo Goldin 7 Samia Jaman 8 Kaiden TocherSubs: Miles Yum for Zhongjia, McCarthy Barber for Kiran Mullen, Caleb Joyce for Sam Hoover, Sawyer Bivins for Ben Kaplan, Rheese Fine for Ken Kaybeya, Anthony Kolesar for Tony Mwangi, Asher Decherney for Jojo Goldin.

Record: 3-1-0

Next: Saturday September 27th, 2025 Vassar College Men at Fairfield  University KO 1:00 pm
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Players Mentioned

Max Czekaj

Max Czekaj

Senior
Mark Gislason

Mark Gislason

Senior
Zhongjia Hou

Zhongjia Hou

Senior
Samia Jaman

Samia Jaman

Senior
Ken Kabeya

Ken Kabeya

Junior
Phil Knowlton

Phil Knowlton

Junior
Tony Mwangi

Tony Mwangi

Sophomore
Kaiden Tocher

Kaiden Tocher

Senior
Ted Twit

Ted Twit

Sophomore
TJ Usher

TJ Usher

Junior

Players Mentioned

Max Czekaj

Max Czekaj

Senior
Mark Gislason

Mark Gislason

Senior
Zhongjia Hou

Zhongjia Hou

Senior
Samia Jaman

Samia Jaman

Senior
Ken Kabeya

Ken Kabeya

Junior
Phil Knowlton

Phil Knowlton

Junior
Tony Mwangi

Tony Mwangi

Sophomore
Kaiden Tocher

Kaiden Tocher

Senior
Ted Twit

Ted Twit

Sophomore
TJ Usher

TJ Usher

Junior