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Vassar Vassar (3-5-3, 1-1-2)
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St. Lawrence Saints (9-0-2, 4-0-1)
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Battles #5 St. Lawrence To 1-1 Draw

Hotz nets Brewers goal

Canton, NY – The Vassar College Men's Soccer team closed out a challenging three-game road trip Saturday afternoon with a hard fought 1-1 draw at #5 St. Lawrence. Sophomore Zapp Hotz (Ridgewood, NY) provided the goal for the Brewers.
 
With Saturday's draw, Vassar moves to 3-5-3 overall on the season and to 1-1-2 in Liberty League play. The Saints remain unbeaten on the season and stand at 9-0-2 overall through 11 games and 4-0-1 in conference play.
 
How It Happened
  • Vassar grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Hotz deposited his second goal of the season just under 13 minutes into the contest.
  • Classmate Alejandro Martinez (Lake Mary, FL) feed Hotz who found the back of the net at the 12:59 mark of the opening stanza.
  • Vassar closed the first half with an 8-6 advantage in shots and a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
  • Senior goalkeeper, Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY), kept St. Lawrence off the board with four saves prior to the break.
  • The Brewers maintained the one-goal lead until the middle stages of the second frame when St. Lawrence found the equalizer in the 64th minute.
  • Nicholas Petrone finished off a passing play from Baker Diaz and Kenneth Mejia Lopez at the 63:42 mark to knot the game at a goal apiece.
  • Following the St. Lawrence goal, Vassar outshot the Saints 4-1, including attempts from Mauricio Mejia (Miami, FL) and Clement Grossman (Cold Spring, NY) in the final 1:48 that missed the target.
  • The Brewers doubled up the Saints in shots after halftime, 8-4.
  • Second half corner kicks were even at two per side.
  • Raphan made a single second half save for Vassar.
  • St. Lawrence netminder, Zach Amato, made a trio of stops after the break.
 
For The Brewers
  • Hotz scored his second goal of the year for Vassar and moved into second on the team in points with six.
  • Martinez recorded his second helper of the campaign and pushed his team lead in points to 10.
  • Hotz led the team with five shots on Saturday.
  • Mejia unleashed three shots for the Brewers.
  • Grossman and Martinez each rounded out the game with a pair of attempts.
  • Raphan closed the afternoon with five saves in goal for Vassar.
 
For The Saints
  • Petrone netted his sixth goal of the season to account for the Saints' scoring.
  • Diaz and Mejia Lopez each finished with assists.
  • Petrone paced the Saints with four shots, including three shots on goal.
  • Amato finished the day with four saves for the Saints.
 
Game Statistics
  • Vassar outshot St. Lawrence 16-10 overall in the game.
  • St. Lawrence held a slim 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.
  • Corner kicks went to the Brewers by a 6-3 margin.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar returns home to take on Union Wednesday afternoon.
  • The Saints make the trip to Ithaca on Wednesday.
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