By: by Joe Guster, Sports Information Director
Live Stats
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2011) – The Maritime men's soccer team will travel up to Dutchess County Friday afternoon to take on the Vassar College Brewers. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Vassar's Prentiss Sports Complex in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Live Stats Available For This Afternoon's Game
If you cannot make the trip Upstate, there will be free live stats provided by Vassar College once kickoff is underway. You can access them by clicking here.
Inside The Series
This year is the second straight season that the two teams have battled each other. In 2010, Vassar came to Reinhart Field and shut out the Privateers, 2-0. Then-goalkeeper, now assistant coach Harris Papson (Flushing, N.Y./Francis Lewis) started and allowed two goals in the first half before being replaced by then-sophomore Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (Commack, N.Y./Commack) who made two saves and allowed no goals in the second half.
A Look At Today's Matchup
Records:
Vassar Record: 4-1-1 (0-0 Liberty)
Maritime Record: 4-1-1 (1-0 Skyline)
Last Three Games
Vassar: 9/10 Neutral vs. Baruch (W, 4-0); 9/9 Away at Manhattanville (L, 2-1 OT); 9/6 Away at Old Westbury (W, 8-0)
Maritime: 9/10 Home vs. City College (T, 1-1 2OT); 9/8 Away at Staten Island (W, 2-1); 9/6 Home vs. Keystone (W, 2-0)
Leading Points:
Vassar: Senior Ross Macklin (M) 12 points; Sophomore Juliano Pereira (D/M) 8 points; Junior Dante Varotsis (F) 6 points; Sophomore Rob Manukyan (M) 6 points
Maritime: Senior Jason Tursi (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge) (5-9, 180, F) 9 points; Junior Ryan Nugent (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (5-6, 150, F) 5 points; Senior David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.)) (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers) (5-7, 135) 5 points; Freshman Oliver Garcia Ortiz (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (North Bergen, N.J./North Bergen) (5-4,140, M) 5 points; Freshman Raphael Tavares (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (Belleville, N.J./Belleville) (5-10, 160,D/M)
Leading Goals:
Vassar: Macklin 4 goals; Pereira 3 goals; Three players tied with 2 goals
Maritime: Tursi 3 goals; Nugent 2 goals; Kittinger 2 goals; Garcia Ortiz 2 goals; Tavares 2 goals
Leading Assists:
Vassar: Macklin 4 assists; Five players tied with 2 assists
Maritime: Tursi 3 assists; 11 players tied with 1 assist
Leading Wins:
Vassar: Sophomore Ryan Grimme (GK) 3 wins; Junior Gary Clauss (GK) 1 win
Maritime: Sophomore John Dunne (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (Southold, N.Y./Southold) (5-11, 190, GK) 3 wins; Junior Michael Vanadia (Commack, N.Y./Commack) (5-11, 180, GK) 1 win
Goals Against Average:
Vassar: Grimme 0.26 GAA; Clauss 0.98 GAA
Maritime: Freshman Patrick Kelleher (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (Floral Park, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) (5-10, 160, GK) 0.00 GAA; Dunne 0.87 GAA; Vanadia 1.33 GAA
Leading Saves:
Vassar: Grimme 15 saves; Clauss 4 saves
Maritime: Vanadia 12 saves; Dunne 10 saves