Hobart College: Meet the Statesmen

http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/brackets/viewable/straight64_dyn/2006/DIII

...Here is a link to the brackets that were released this morning. Our first match is Wednesday November 8th against Hobart College.

In the NCAA's final poll which was released October 31st Hobart ranked 8th in the nation (2nd in the Northeast Region) with a 12-2-2 record. However, a poll conducted by D3kicks.com doesn't have the Statesmen in the Top 25 nor are they receiving any votes.

The NCAA poll traditionally show favor to teams that perform well in region, whereas the D3kicks poll is based simply on 'how good a team is.'

Hobart finished the season up at 12-3-2 after losing to St. Lawrence in the Liberty League Semifinal. Hobart took the 2nd seed in the tournament finishing up with a 5-0-2 league mark. They defeated 1st seed Hamilton in the regular season 2-1 but the Statesmen two ties prevented them from being in the top slot.

Hobart's other two loses came against Rochester and Ithaca (0-2, 0-2). Their ties came against Skidmore and Union (0-0, 0-0). Roster being the only tournament team out of that group.

Hobart's regular season victories over St. Lawrence and Hamilton (1-0 2-ot, 2-1) are the only wins the Statemen have over tournament teams.

The Statesmens offensive attack is led by two sophomores and a junior. Sophomores Dan Riso and Philipp Schoeniger lead the team in goals with 6 and 4 goals respectively. Riso also has 3 assists for Hobart to make him the leading scorer with 15 points from the striker position. Schoeniger is a 6-1 midfielder from Erlangen, Germany. Junior Midfielder Brad Weinberg leads the team in assists with 4.

They use a two-keeper platoon system rotating between sophomores Pete Van Dellon and Phil DaCosta. Van Dellon has seen more action (10 games compared to 7) and has a better GAA (.57 compared to .98). He has also been in net for the Statesmen last four games.

On that note, in their last 5 games the Statesmen are 1-2-2.

Here's a breakdown of the stats:

Goals By Period-------1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hobart 13 13 1 1 28
Etown 11 16 1 1 29

Shots By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hobart 126 149 7 6 288
Etown 115 126 7 4 252

Saves By Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hobart 38 39 1 1 79
Etown 38 35 1 0 74

Corner Kicks By Pd 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hobart 41 46 2 1 90
Etown 43 51 5 0 99

Fouls By Pd 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hobart 142 119 6 5 272
Etown 120 112 5 0 237


Gametime is set for 1:00 pm tomorrow @ Hobart...I encourage everyone to try to make the trip, but if you absolutely can't, the game will be broadcast live on WWEC 88.3 (check the website for live webcasts)...and as always, you can check the blog after the game to get some better details. Cheers!