SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The Skidmore College men's soccer team wrapped up a historic regular season with a clutch 1-0 shutout victory over RIT at Wachenheim Field on Saturday afternoon.

Clinching the program's first-ever top-two seed – after receiving some help via a 3-0 Clarkson victory over Vassar – the Thoroughbreds (10-3-3, 6-2-1 Liberty League) came out firing from kickoff and never let up, outshooting the Tigers (6-6-4, 2-4-3 Liberty League) by a substantial 26-to-9 margin before finally breaking through with a Jacob Humienny game-winner in the 78^th minute.

Also locking up the first 10-win season since the 2016 campaign, the program will host its first ever Liberty League semifinals game at Wachenheim Field next Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Tobias Catizone came out the gates firing by placing three shots-on-goal in the first half in the sixth, seventh and 31^st minutes.
• Humienny had a good look of his own in the 23^rd minute that saved by the RIT keeper, while junior Colin Goodhines nearly snuck one past the goalie just before intermission in the 42^nd minute.  
• Senior goalie Will Devall came up big several times throughout the first half, cutting off RIT crosses deep in the box to shut down potential scoring chances.
• At halftime, the Thoroughbreds outshot RIT by a 12-to-5 margin.
• In the opening moments of the second half, Skidmore had consecutive potential go-ahead goals from Goodhines and Catizone turned away by excellent goalkeeping from RIT's Dobbek.
• Devall stepped up with a key save in the 60^th minute to turn away RIT's best scoring chance of the half.
• In the 78^th minute, Humienny dribbled around a pair of Tigers defenders before firing past the RIT goalie from just outside the box to finally give the Thoroughbreds the lead.

STANDOUT THOROUGHBREDS

• Humienny's goal is his third on the season.
• Devall finished with two saves to record his seventh career win and fourth shutout on the year.
• Catizone led the team with a dozen shots, with five placed on goal.
• Goodhines finished with four shots-on-goal.

UP NEXT
The Thoroughbreds now await the Liberty League First Round matchup between third-seeded Vassar and sixth-seeded St. Lawrence set to be played on Tuesday. Skidmore will host the winner of the game in the semifinals on Friday with game time to-be-determined.