Vardar enjoyed an incredible start to his season, tallying 11 points on five goals and an assist in leading defending E8 Champion Nazareth to a pair of wins to open the year. On Thursday, Vardar scored a hat-trick in the first 13:17 of the contest and added an assist in a 7-2 win over Allegheny College. On Sunday, he added two more goals in a 5-1 win over Wells.