Bard College Athletics

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's soccer team was in prime position to earn a win but settled for a point against the Skidmore Thoroughbreds on Saturday afternoon at Ferrari Field, 1-1.

After settling into the contest, Bard generated a corner at the 13:52 mark. The Raptors prevented a shot until the 17th minute, a testament to their tenacity early on. Another corner came for Bard at the 20:38 mark, leading to a shot from Henry Skeltis that went out right. Emmett Olson had an attempt a minute and change later, missing left. The pressure mounted with a shot on goal by Frankie Perera-Modica that required a goalkeeper save. At the 33:34 mark, Devon Green had a shot to the bottom center that was saved to keep it 0-0. He followed it up with a shot less than four minutes later but could not score. The game remained tied heading into halftime after a late shot from Mateo Betelu and a save from Jake Sudit. 

Bard took a corner early on in the second half, but nothing came of it. Sudit made a save at the 49:37 mark, leaving the game scoreless. Skidmore looked to have taken the lead at the 57:47 mark, but it was called offside. Betelu took advantage of an opportunity just under two minutes later, sliding to finish a beautiful pass from Skeltis after he had dribbled into the box. Sudit and the Bard defense continued to work, preventing a goal until the final minute. With 40 seconds left, an initial shot deflected out to Skidmore, and the Thoroughbreds stunned the crowd with a game-tying goal.

Sudit finished with three saves, while Jamie Coequyt, Skeltis, Evan Baukol, Olson, and Charalambos Vattis played all 90 minutes.

The Raptors travel to Liberty League foe Union on Wednesday at 7 p.m.