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Vassar VASSAR (4-5-6, 2-1-4)
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Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Brewers Push Unbeaten Streak To Five With Draw At Skidmore

Hotz nets third goal of the season

Saratoga Springs, NY – The Vassar College Men's Soccer team moved its unbeaten streak to five games Saturday afternoon following a 1-1 draw on the road at Skidmore. Sophomore Zapp Hotz (Ridgewood, NY) tallied for the third time this year for the Brewers.
 
Following Saturday's result, Vassar stands at 4-5-6 overall on the season and 2-1-4 in Liberty League play with the Thoroughbreds moving to 5-5-6 overall and 2-2-4 in conference competition. The two sides are tied for fourth in the league standings with 10 points apiece.
 
How It Happened
  • Skidmore opened the scoring early on Saturday, moving in front 1-0 in the 15th minute.
  • Nathan Gritzmacher tallied for the first time in 2026 at 14:26 to nose the Thoroughbreds in front.
  • Skidmore outshot Vassar 8-3 in the opening 45 minutes and accounted for the only goal of the first half.
  • Vassar held a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks at the intermission.
  • Senior Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) finished the opening stanza with a single save for the Brewers.
  • Vassar found in the equalizer early on in the second half when Hotz buried the tying goal in the 55th minute.
  • Hotz orralled a loose ball outside the box and drove home his third goal of the year at 54:14 to close out the scoring in the game.
  • Vassar was outshot 10-7 in the second half, but held Skidmore off the board after halftime.
  • Skidmore took the only three corner kicks of the second half.
  • Raphan made four stops in the second frame to keep Skidmore off the board.
For The Brewers
  • Hotz moved into second on the team in goals in 2026 with three and also stands second on the team with eight points.
  • Raphan turned aside five shots on the afternoon and is now working to a .721 save percentage.
  • Eli Torrey (Philadelphia, PA) and Isaac Taegar (Metuchen, NJ) paced Vassar with two shots apiece in the contest.
 
For The Thoroughbreds
  • Gritzmacher notched his first goal of the year for the only scoring for Skidmore.
  • Colin Goodhines led the Thoroughbreds with four shots in the game, putting two on target.
  • Dante Fierro turned aside two shots in goal for Skidmore.
 
Game Statistics
  • Skidmore held an 18-10 advantage in shots on Saturday and doubled up Vassar in shots on goal, 6-3.
  • Corner kicks went to the Thoroughbreds by a 5-3 margin.
  • Fouls in the contest went against Skidmore 13-7.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar welcomes RPI to Gordon Field Wednesday afternoon.
  • Skidmore closes out the regular season at RIT on October 31.
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