Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart College senior linebacker Justin Hager (Salamanca/Salamanca, N.Y.) broke the single game record for tackles, leading the Statesmen football team to a 21-16 victory at Carnegie Mellon. He posted 21 stops, two more than the previous mark which Hager shared with Jesse Truly '96.

Classmate line backer Jeff Sanders (Camden/Camden, N.Y.) also eclipsed the old standard, finishing with 20 tackles, while senior defensive tackle Ryan Aruck (Canandaigua/Canandaigua, N.Y.) contributed 11 stops. First-year cornerback Drake Woodard (Whitesboro/Marcy, N.Y.) logged three tackles, two interceptions, and a pass break up.

Hobart (2-0) gained 358 yards on the day (122 rushing, 236 passing), while Carnegie Mellon (1-2) picked up 312 yards (210/102).

The Statesmen became the first team to score on the Tartans in the first quarter when senior tight end Matt Duliba (Forestville/Forestville, N.Y.) caught a 6-yard pass from senior quarterback Rich Doyle (Blair Academy/Staten Island, N.Y.) with 3:42 remaining, completing a four-play, 57-yard drive that was set up by the first of Woodard's interceptions.

The pick was the start of either a superb defensive first half or a sloppy offensive first half, depending on one's perspective. CMU and Hobart combined to throw five first half interceptions, three by Doyle (26-14-3, 219 yds, 3 TDs) and two by Tartan Phil Pantalone (14-8-2, 102, 1).

CMU managed to break out of the funk just before halftime, engineering a 14-play, 89-yard drive that ended on a 20-yard pass from Pantalone to Ryan Phillips, 45 seconds before the intermission. The teams went into the locker room tied 7-all.

After both teams punted away their first two possessions of the second half, Hobart put up the only points of the third quarter. Doyle again found Duliba, this time from 5-yards out, to put the Statesmen in front 14-7 with 28 ticks left in the frame.

The Tartans responded with a game-tying drive, capped by a 2-yard dive by fullback Anthony Ruzga early in the fourth quarter.

On the next two drives, the teams traded punts, but Hobart won the field position battle. After three plays that netted just 1 yard to the CMU 11, Carnegie Mellon launched a 38-yard punt that senior Lance Boyington (Greece Arcadia/Rochester, N.Y.) fielded at the CMU 49. Boyington's 15-yard return gave the Statesmen first and 10 from the 34. Doyle connected with Schulz on first down for all 34 yards and a 21-14 lead.

The Tartans responded by moving from their own 36 to the Hobart 5 in 12 plays with just over a minute remaining. Facing fourth down and two Pantalone's pass was broken up by Woodard.

Four plays later, Hobart took an intentional safety with 3 seconds to go rather than risk a blocked punt, accounting for the final points of the day.

Senior running back Anthony Hobaica (Utica Proctor/Utica, N.Y.) rushed for a game-high 111 yards on 18 carries, marking the first time a Statesman has gained 100 yards on the ground since Nov. 11, 2006 (Doug Blakowski '07, 118 yds at Rochester).

Hobart is back in action on Sept. 27, when the Statesmen open conference play against Susquehanna at 1 p.m.