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Jackson Allen
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Ithaca ITHACA (10-4-7, 2-2-5)
2
Winner Vassar VASSAR (7-5-6, 4-1-4)
Ithaca ITHACA
(10-4-7, 2-2-5)
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Final
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Vassar VASSAR
(7-5-6, 4-1-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ithaca ITHACA 0 0 0
Vassar VASSAR 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Vassar Blanks Ithaca; Advances To Third Straight Liberty League Title Tilt

Brewers travel to #7 St. Lawrence Sunday afternoon

Poughkeepsie, NY – The Vassar College Men's Soccer team advanced to its third straight Liberty League Championship Final Friday afternoon following a 2-0 victory over Ithaca. Seniors Jackson Allen (Chapel Hill, NC) and Mauricio Mejia (Miami, FL) provided the goals with classmate Jacob Raphan (Oceanside, NY) posting his fifth shutout of the season in goal.
 
Vassar improves to 7-5-6 overall with its third straight victory with Ithaca falling to 10-4-7.
 
How It Happened
  • Allen broke a scoreless tie for Vassar late in the first half, banging home a rebound off the cross bar.
  • Giovanni Dimauro (Petaluma, CA) played a ball into the box that Alejandro Martinez (Lake Mary, FL) headed off the crossbar.
  • Allen buried the rebound off the bar at the 42:32 mark of the contest with what proved to be the game winning goal.
  • Vassar finished the first half with a 5-3 advantage in shots.
  • Corner kicks in the opening frame were even at 1-1.
  • Both Raphan and Ithaca goalkeeper, Brayden Milbrandt, made one first half save.
  • Vassar came out of halftime and doubled its lead in the 53rd minute.
  • Joshua Lee (Bethlehem, PA) played a ball into the center of the box from the right wing that Mejia directed into an open net at 52:55 for the Brewers' insurance tally.
  • Leading by two goals, Raphan stopped his second penalty kick in as many games when he denied Ithaca's Nick Dignazio at the 66:32 mark.
  • Following the penalty attempt, Ithaca went without a shot the remainder of the game.
  • Nearly seven minutes after the penalty, Vassar was denied a third goal following a header from Martinez that was kept out of the net by the Ithaca backline.
  • Vassar closed the second half with a slim 4-3 advantage in shots.
  • Second half corner kicks also went to the Brewers by a slim 3-2 margin.
 
For The Brewers
  • Allen scored for the second time as a senior and picked up his first career game winning goal.
  • Mejia scored his fifth goal of the season and stands second on the team in both markers and points with 11.
  • Martinez picked up his fourth assist of the season and moved his team lead in points to 16.
  • Dimauro notched his first career point with a helper on Friday's game winning goal.
  • Lee assisted on his second goal of the season.
  • Martinez led the team with three shots in the contest.
  • Raphan turned aside two shots, including the penalty, to record his third straight shutout.
 
For The Bombers
  • Milbrandt finished with a single save in goal for the Ithaca.
  • Dignazio led the team with two shots, including one shot on goal.
 
Game Statistics
  • Vassar closed the game outshooting the Bombers 9-6 overall and 4-2 in shots on goal.
  • Corner kicks went to the Brewers by a slim 4-3 count.
  • Fouls in the tilt were whistled 18-15 against the Bombers.
 
What's Next
  • Vassar makes its third straight appearance in the championship final on Sunday when it travels to top-seeded St. Lawrence.
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