Box Score
GENEVA, N.Y.—The sixth-ranked Hobart College soccer team defeated Skidmore 2-1 this afternoon on Cozzens Field. The Statesmen continue to be unbeaten, improving to 12-0-1 on the season and 4-0-1 in Liberty League play, while the Thoroughbreds drop to 7-5-2 overall and 1-3-0 in the league.
Hobart got on the board early, just 12 minutes, 59 seconds into the match. Senior midfielder Philipp Schoeniger (Erlangen/Erlangen, Germany) curved a corner kick into the back right corner of the goal to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead.
Just four minutes later, senior defender Matt Schwartz (Lower Merion/Wynnewood, Pa.) knocked in another Hobart tally on a scramble in front of the goal. The Statesmen took the 2-0 lead into the break.
At the 57:08 mark, Schoeniger drew a red card and was ejected, leaving the Statesmen to play a man-down for the remainder of the contest.
Skidmore eventually took advantage of the man-up situation, as senior midfielder
Pat Phelan (Choate Rosemary Hall/Wallingford, Conn.) got loose on a breakaway in the 82nd minute. Senior Hobart goalkeeper Pete Van Dellon (Webster Thomas/Webster, N.Y.) got in front of Phelan's shot, nearly making the save, but the ball deflected off him and into the goal.
The Statesmen out shot their visitors 19-12, and took 10 corner kicks to the Thoroughbred's three.
Van Dellon finished with four saves. Skidmore goalie
Lucas Millington (Chatham Central/Chatham Center, N.Y.) shutout the Statesmen after entering the game in the 18th minute, also collecting four saves.
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Skidmore College.... 0 1 - 1
Hobart College...... 2 0 - 2
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 12:59 HOB Philipp Schoeniger (unassisted) - corner kick
2. 17:01 HOB Matt Schwartz (unassisted) - scramble in front of net
3. 81:26 SKD
Pat Phelan (unassisted) - breakaway, deflected off GK into goal
Shots: Skidmore College 12, Hobart College 19
Saves: Skidmore College 5 (
Lucas Millington 4;
Nick Peterson 1),
Hobart College 4 (Pete Van Dellon 4)
