Poughkeepsie, NY – Junior
Gavin Arcuri (Westhampton, NY) totaled five points, including the 100
th of his career, and senior
Anderson Eads (Brightwaters, NY) scored what proved to be the game winning goal with 1:06 left in the contest as Vassar battled past Clarkson 10-9 Saturday afternoon. First Year netminder
Jess Geoghagan (Mercer Island, NY) backstopped the Brewers to the win with 20 saves in goal.
Vassar scores its second straight one-goal victory over Clarkson and improves to 5-4 overall on the season and 1-1 in Liberty League play. The Golden Knights slip to 7-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
How It Happened
- Clarkson ran out to a quick 4-0 lead inside the first six minutes of the contest.
- Vassar would get on the board with a Hayden Sofield (Long Beach, NY) marker at the 8:36 of the opening period to stop the Clarkson run.
- The Golden Knights spread their lead to 5-1 on an Ethan Hopkins tally with 5:49 left in the quarter with what proved to be their final goal until early in the second frame.
- Vassar closed the first quarter with goals from Arcuri and Drew Mazzocco (Leesburg, VA) inside the final 3:03 of the quarter to pull to within 5-3 heading to the second frame.
- Vassar and Clarkson each scored once heading into halftime, with Tate Tinker (Lexington, KY) scoring with 7:17 left in the half to pull Vassar to with 6-5 at the break.
- Clarkson outshot Vassar 27-14 in the first half and dominated face-offs 11-2.
- Geoghagan held Vassar to within a goal after making 14 first half stops.
- Vassar stifled Clarkson in the third quarter, allowing just a single goal.
- The Brewers grabbed their first lead of the game with 4:27 left in the period when Tinker potted a feed from Mazzocco to move Vassar in front 7-6.
- Connor Holly knotted the score with just under three minutes left in the period before Tarvis Heller (Lafayette, NJ) buried a goal with 12 seconds left in the frame to send Vassar to the final 15 minutes with an 8-7 advantage.
- Ian Erskine brought Clarkson even at 8-8 early in the fourth quarter before Arcuri and Eads scored back-to-back goals in the final five minutes to push Vassar in front for good in the game.
- Clarkson got a Holly marker in the closing seconds to pull to within a shot, but was unable to find the equalizer.
- Clarkson held a 14-13 advantage in shots after halftime and a 6-4 edge in face-offs.
For The Brewers
- Arcuri reaches the 100-point mark after scoring three times and assisting on two other goals. Arcuri finishes the game with 102 career points and added two groundballs for the Brewers.
- Tinker finished a four-point day with two goals and two assists to go along with three groundballs.
- Eads potted the game winning goal and added an assist in the victory.
- Mazzocco also finished with a goal and a helper for the Brewers.
- Aiden Santoro (Water Mill, NY) caused a pair of turnovers to lead the team.
- Dan Bader (Forestdale, MA) forced a miscue and collected three groundballs.
- Geoghagan reaches double-figures in saves for the fourth time and posts at least 20 stops in a game for the second time with Saturday's 20-save performance.
For The Golden Knights
- Erskine scored three times and finished with four points.
- Hopkins and Holly each scored a pair of goals.
- Robert Fox finished with two assists.
- Steve Getsie forced four turnovers and secured three groundballs.
- Gabe Vassallo went 14-for-19 in face-offs.
- Griffin Emerson suffered the loss in goal with eight saves.
Game Statistics
- Clarkson held a 41-27 advantage in shots.
- The Golden Knights controlled face-offs, 17-6.
- Groundballs went t the visitors 39-28.
- Vassar was a perfect 22-for-22 in clears.
- Clarkson closed the day 17-for-19 in clears.
What's Next
- Vassar heads to RPI on April 1.
- Clarkson visits RIT on April 4.
