Potsdam, NY – For the second straight day, the Clarkson University Men’s Soccer team battled a potential playoff-bound team to a tie as the Golden Knights and Vassar finished in a 2-2 tie Sunday afternoon in Liberty League action at the Hantz Turf Field.

The Golden Knights moved to 5-7-3 overall and 0-4-2 in Liberty League play, while the Brewers are now 9-5-1 and 3-2-1. Clarkson closes out the regular season next Saturday when it hosts St. Lawrence University.

The Golden Knights came out playing with some pace after a hard-fought tie against Rensselaer on Saturday, and that level of intensity produced a goal in short order. After a switch of the field, Scott Desmond (Enfield, CT) sent a pass from midfield close to the corner, finding Elliott Carter (Ottawa, ONT). Carter then was able to center the ball into the penalty area, finding sophomore David Maiorino (Holbrook, NY). Maiorino was able to settle the ball and shot it into the upper corner from about 15 yards out for his first career goal.

Vassar had several chances on the Clarkson goals, thanks to some strong throw-ins from Zander Mrlik, but the headers that the Brewers took were either too soft or misdirected.

Clarkson picked up a second goal late in the first half after a foul was committed on Matias Pena (Port Washington, NY) just inside the Vassar defensive zone. Sophomore Nate Hazen (Dalton, MA) took the direct kick from more than 30 yards out and hit a laser shot into the top corner for his fourth goal of the season with just over a minute to go in the first period.

Vassar finally got on the scoreboard midway through the second half when a hard shot by Eli London was saved by Clarkson keeper Adam Lamoureux (Falmouth, ME), but the rebound came out to Simon Whitelaw, who kicked to the top of the net for a goal at 63:44.

While it took some time for Vassar to score their first, the Brewers tied the score less than two minutes later. The two teams volleyed the ball back and forth inside the penalty area on several headers when it finally found the head of Alex Freund, who was able to tick it past Lamoureux at 65:30.

After the game remained scoreless for the rest of regulation, neither team could put together many offensive chances in the overtime periods, as the game finished locked up 2-2.

Vassar out shot Clarkson 22-14 and held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks. Lamoureux made eight saves and Jake London stopped eight shots for Vassar.