SKIDMORE MEN'S SOCCER GAME PREVIEW
#3 Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (9-3-5) vs. Vassar College Brewers (9-3-4)
Friday, Nov. 4; 2:30 p.m.; Gordon Field; Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
GAME COVERAGE:
VIDEO
LIVE STATS
MATCHUP:
- Skidmore defeated #6 Hobart on Tuesday at home, 2-0. Kamal Ibrahim and Brady Trenchard scored, and Bobby Stratts recorded a shutout.
- Vassar has been off since Saturday, when it ended the regular season with a 2-1 road victory at Ithaca to secure the #2 seed.
- Skidmore has reached the semifinal round for the second consecutive year.
- The Thoroughbreds are looking to get back to the championship game for the first time since 2016.
- Vassar's last semifinal appearance was in 2017, when the Brewers defeated St. Lawrence before falling to Hobart in the final.
- Vassar has won two Liberty League titles: 2011, 2016.
SERIES:
- Vassar leads the all-time series 13-10-11.
- Each of the last two meetings, including this year's contest in Saratoga Springs, have ended in ties.
- Dating back to 2009, Skidmore is 2-1-4 in Poughkeepsie.
- Vassar defeated Skidmore 3-2 in the 2016 championship game at Vassar; the last time the teams met in postseason play.
SKIDMORE:
- With a goal in Tuesday's First Round victory, Ibrahim tied the Skidmore single season goal record with his 15th of the season.
- Finn Weber and Ethan Kilmnick have both scored three times. Weber also leads the team with three assists.
- Twelve players have scored at least one goal for Skidmore.
- Bobby Stratts earned his third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. He has six on the year. The senior has played in every game for the Thoroughbreds and is 9-3-5 with a 0.82 goals-against average and an .865 save percentage.
- Skidmore brings a goal differential of +18 into the semifinal.
- Skidmore is currently ranked fifth in the DIII Region III Rankings.
VASSAR:
- Owen Fauth is Vassar's leading scorer with 20 points on eight goals and four assists. He leads the team in both categories.
- Duncan Keker has seven goals.
- The duo has accounted for over half of Vassar's scoring.
- Eric Winorowski has started every game for the Brewers in goal. He is 9-3-4 with four shutouts, a 0.83 goals-against average, and a save percentage of .780.
- Vassar has outscored its opponents 29-13.
- Vassar is currently ranked third in the DIII Region III Rankings.
NEXT:
- The winner will advance to the Liberty League Championship game on Sunday. If St. Lawrence wins its semifinal, the game will be in Canton. If RIT defeats St. Lawrence, the title game will be hosted by either Vassar or Skidmore.
