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Emmett Olson
Jalen Smiley, Sports Information Work Study
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Bard BRD (10-5-2, 2-5-2)
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Winner Ithaca ITH (9-3-7, 2-2-5)
Bard BRD
(10-5-2, 2-5-2)
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Final
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Ithaca ITH
(9-3-7, 2-2-5)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Bard BRD 2 0 2
Ithaca ITH 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Noah Poll, assistant sports information director

RECAP: Men’s Soccer Has Playoff Hopes Dashed at Ithaca, 2-3

The Bard College men's soccer team took two first-half leads against the Ithaca Bombers, but the Bombers rallied for a 3-2 win on Saturday afternoon.

Emmett Olson opened the scoring, as he was able to connect with Charlambos Vattis and Henry Skeltis at the 2:22 mark from a long free kick that Vattis sent in the box and was headed by Skeltis right to Olson. Ithaca then responded in the 12th minute, 1-1. Ithaca got a corner at the 15:29 mark, with a shot going out to the top left, and Bard made another strong play. Olson found Mateo Betelu in the 18th minute, bringing the Raptors ahead 2-1. Jake Sudit made two saves at the 21:10 and 30:16 marks, but Ithaca tied it at 2-2 with 14:42 to play in the first half. Betelu had a shot on goal in the 35th minute, but it was saved. The Bombers led in shots, 11-3, and corners, 6-0. 

In the second half, Ithaca started on the front foot with the first seven shots. Fortunately for the Raptors, only one was on target, and Bard recorded a team save at the 48:54 mark to keep the match tied. After a period with no shots, Olson turned on the afterburners and had a shot at the 55:20 mark, only to be saved. Betelu had a similar result around two minutes later in the 58th minute. Betelu continued to find openings, but just missed at the 68:54 mark, hitting the top woodwork. Sudit saved a shot in the 75th minute, but a foul led to a penalty kick goal for the Bombers. Henry Skeltis and Mikhail O'Garro each had shots late in the contest, but Ithaca would hold.

Sudit made four saves. Jamie Coequyt, Skeltis, Olson, and Vattis each played all 90 minutes.

The Raptors season finishes with 10 overall wins including a program-best two in the Liberty League over Union and RIT. Bard's leading goal-scorers were Skeltis and Betelu with six each, Olson had a team-high 16 points off four goals and eight assists, while Jake Sudit finished the season tied with Deven Connelly for the most shutouts in a season since 2006, with seven (five solo). Olson's three assists against Purchase is tied for the most in a game in program history. His 15 career assists ranks third in the Bard record books. 
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