Troy, NY – The Vassar College Men's Lacrosse team continued Liberty League play Wednesday evening with a 13-11 road loss at RPI. Five Brewers finished the game with multiple points, led by four points from senior
Anderson Eads (Brightwaters, NY). Senior
Dan Bader (Forestdale, MA) anchored the defensive effort with a trio of caused turnovers.
Wednesday's loss drops Vassar to 5-5 overall on the season and 1-2 against conference rivals with the Engineers improving to 8-5 overall and 1-2 in Liberty League play.
How It Happened
- RPI ran out to a 3-0 lead over the first 6:18 of the contest.
- Vassar got on the board at the 5:16 mark of the opening stanza with a Nate Johnson (Brentwood, TN) goal and climbed to within 3-2 a half minute later when Drew Mazzocco (Leesburg, VA) found the back of the net.
- The Engineers started the second quarter with two straight goals, both coming from Tyler Ruffini, to open a 5-2 advantage with 9:37 left before halftime.
- John Malone (Devon, PA) and Eads struck with back-to-back goals 1:24 part to pull back to within 5-4 with 5:33 left in the second quarter.
- RPI finished the half with Ruffini's third goal of the period, a marker with 17 seconds left, to send the Engineers into the intermission with a 6-4 advantage.
- Vassar outshot RPI 23-11 in the opening 30 minutes and dominated first half face-offs 10-2.
- Wednesday's third quarter featured just three goals, with RPI getting another Ruffini marker and an Andrew Childs tally in the final minute, to carry an 8-5 lead into the final 15 minutes.
- Michael Carroll (Glastonbury, CT) opened the fourth quarter scoring and got Vassar back to within two goals with 13:30 left in regulation.
- RPI spreads its to a game-high five goals, at 11-6, with three straight goals in a span of just under two minutes.
- The Brewers finished the contest with five of the final seven goals, but would not be able to get closer than the final two-goal deficit.
- Gavin Arcuri (Westhampton, NY) and Eads scored consecutive goals to cut the deficit to 11-8 with 6:42 left to play.
- Following two straight goals from the Engineers, Eads, Malone and Arcuri all scored in the final 3:41 to cut the disadvantage down the final 13-11 decision.
- Vassar held the edge in second half shots 21-17 and continued to control the face-off battle with a 13-3 second half advantage.
For The Brewers
- Danny Holt (Rochester, MI) was a dominant 19-for-23 in face-offs on Wednesday and collected 13 groundballs for the Brewers.
- Eli Sherman (San Francisco, CA) went 4-for-5 in face-offs and secured four groundballs.
- Eads rounded out the game with three goals and four points while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover.
- Malone scored three times for Vassar.
- Arcuri, who recorded his 100th career point on Saturday against Clarkson, totaled two goals and an assist to go along with two groundballs.
- Tate Tinker (Lexington, KY) assisted on three goals in the game.
- Mazzocco closed the day with a goal and an assist for Vassar.
- Bader forced a trio of miscues for Vassar and collected four groundballs.
- Carroll added two groundballs and two caused turnovers to his goal.
- Jess Geoghagan (Mercer Island, WA) made six saves in goal for the Brewers.
For The Engineers
- Ruffini scored five times and recorded six points.
- Sean Smith chipped in two goals and an assist to go along with three groundballs.
- Easton Morse scored once and assisted on two goals.
- Ruffini, Ian Weihi and Will Roberson all caused two turnovers and picked up two groundballs.
- Bernie Townsend led the team with three groundballs.
- Jake Lunati earned the win in goal with 13 saves for RPI.
Game Statistics
- Vassar finished the contest with a 44-28 advantage in shots.
- The Brewers controlled face-offs throughout the contest, posting a 23-5 advantage.
- Groundballs went to the Brewers by a wide, 40-23 margin.
- The Brewers were an efficient 12-for-13 in clears.
- RPI went 17-for-23 in clearing chances.
What's Next
- Vassar plays host to #17/16 Skidmore Saturday afternoon.
- RPI hosts St. Lawrence on Saturday.
