TROY, N.Y. -- Despite 17 saves from first-year goalkeeper Cory Rosier (Liverpool/Liverpool, N.Y.), the Hobart soccer team lost 2-1 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

First-year Daniel Bobis (Nottingham/Syracuse, N.Y.) assisted on classmate Bryan Bome's (Marcellus/Syracuse, N.Y.) goal in the 60th minute to give the Statesmen a 1-0 lead.

The host Engineers rallied with a pair of scores in a span of just under five minutes to take a 2-1 lead in the 80th minute, and held on for the one-goal victory.

On Sat., Oct. 2, the Statesmen travel to Skidmore for a 2 p.m. start.

Scoring 1 2 Final
Hobart (5-3, 1-1) 0 1 1
Rensselaer 0 2 2

Individual Scoring: Hobart - Bome 1-0, Bobis 0-1. Rensselaer - Southworth 1-1, Karistinos 1-0. Saves: Hobart 17 (Rosier), Rensselaer 10 (Salmin). Shots: Hobart 11, Rensselaer 19. Corner Kicks: Hobart 2, Rensselaer 8.

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