Vassar Earns Road Draw At #17 Hobart

GENEVA – The Vassar College Men’s Soccer team took to the road Saturday afternoon and earned a hard fought 1-1 draw at #17 Hobart. Senior Jared Fiske scored his team leading 11th goal with sophomore Arden Tobolski recording his team leading 11th assist.

Saturday’s result moves Vassar to 7-3-3 overall and 3-1-2 in the Liberty League with Hobart remaining unbeaten at 10-0-3 overall and 5-0-2 in conference play.

Vassar struck first on Saturday when Toboski found Fiske at the 32:30 mark of the contest to send Vassar into the intermission with a 1-0 lead.

Despite trailing by a goal at halftime, Hobart held an 8-7 advantage in shots at the break and a 2-1 edge in corner kicks. Vassar goalkeeper, Patrick Gale made one first half save to keep the Statesmen off the board.

Hobart netminder, Tommy Chyzowych, turned aside a single Vassar shot heading into halftime.

Vassar maintained the advantage until the final 20 minutes when the Statesman found the equalizer with just under 18 minutes left to play.

Brady Leitner brought Hobart even at a goal apiece when he was on the end of a Quinn Phillips feed at 72:16.

Tobolski got off two shots in the final five minutes, including an attempt in the closing seconds that went out to the left. Hobart finished the second frame with a commanding 16-3 advantage in shots and took the only three corner kicks of the frame.

Although the Statesmen got off 16 attempts, they only put three shots on frame with Gale making a pair of saves in the second half.

Chyzowych kept Vassar off the board after halftime with a single save.

For The Brewers
Fiske found the back of the net for the team leading 11th time and moves his point total to 26 on the season.

Tobolski pushed his team lead in assists to 11 and points to 26 with Saturday’s assist.

Tobolski led the team with five shots, including two on goal.

Gale made three saves in goal for the Brewers.

For The Statesmen
Leitner potted his team leading eighth goal of the season.

Phillips added his second helper of the year and became the third Hobart player with 10 points on the year.