POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Senior midfielder Joe Nazzaro (Dracut, Mass.) scored late in the second half to lead Vassar College to a 3-2 victory over Rhode Island College in the final round of the Mid-Hudson Classic men's soccer tournament Sunday afternoon.

Vassar took a 2-0 lead in the first half on goals by junior forward Dan Tucker (Churchville, Penn.) and senior forward Chris Schreiber (Newton, Mass.). Tucker got the Brewers on the board 13 minutes into the game and Schreiber followed with his third goal of the tournament 16 minutes later.

In the second half, RIC freshmen forwards Kyle Teixeira (Warren, R.I.) and Cory Lopes (Somerset, Mass.) tallied goals six minutes apart to knot the game at two, before Nazzaro picked up a loose ball in the Anchormen defensive zone and chipped the ball over sophomore goalie Jason Nelson (Pascoag, R.I.) for the game-winning goal.

Junior Alex Parra (Flushing, N.Y.) made five saves for Vassar, 2-0 overall. Nelson ended with two for the Anchormen, 0-2 overall.

Rhode Island College........... 0 2 - 2
Vassar College..................... 2 1 - 3

SCORING SUMMARY:
VC 1 Dan Tucker (Chris Vaccaro) 12:57
VC 2 Chris Schreiber (unassisted) 29:20
RIC 1 Kyle Teixeira (unassisted) 60:17
RIC 2 Cory Lopes (Kyle Teixeira) 66:13
VC 3 Joe Nazzaro (unassisted) 81:34
Shots: Vassar 10, Rhode Island College 7
Saves: Vassar 5 (Alex Parra), Rhode Island College 2 (Jason Nelson)

RECORDS:
Vassar College 2-0 overall
Rhode Island College 0-2 overall