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GENEVA, N.Y.—The No. 21 Hobart College soccer team played 110 minutes to a 1-1 tie with visiting Skidmore College to open Liberty League play at Cozzens Field this afternoon. The Statesmen are now 4-1-2 overall, 0-0-1 in the league and the Thoroughbreds are now 3-3-2 and 0-0-1 in league play.

The first half saw all the scoring. Skidmore had the first opportunity with a penalty kick in the 11th minute, but the shot by senior Doug Yeates went wide left of the goal. Hobart capitalized on a penalty kick of its own 15 minutes, 5 seconds into the game. Junior Lukas Petersen scored to put Hobart up 1-0. It was his second goal of the season.

Just 16 seconds later, Hobart junior goalie Charlie Hale was redcarded and forced to leave the game. He recorded one save in 15:21 of play. Sophomore Stephen Bruening came in to face the Thoroughbreds' second penalty kick opportunity. This time junior Diego Reinero fired a shot into the back of the net to tie up the game. It was his fifth goal of the season.

With 2:38 left in the opening half, Skidmore had a chance to score, but a shot by Reinero was saved by a Hobart defender. In the 78th minute the Statesmen had a chance to take back the lead. Senior Justin Dotzman threw the ball in for the Statesmen. There was a crowd in front of the net, but Dotzman regained the ball and drilled a shot that went just wide of the left post. Hobart also earned a corner kick in the final minute of regulation, but could not come up with the game-winning goal.

In the first overtime period, each team recorded two shots that sailed high of the goal. Senior Matt Kelsey fired both shots for Skidmore. Junior Evan Grey sent a shot just high of the net right at the buzzer.

In the second overtime period, senior Kevin McCarthy received a crossing pass from sophomore Will Abbott and fired a shot that was saved by Skidmore goalie, junior Nick Peterson. He finished with a total of five saves. Skidmore also had a couple opportunities late in the second overtime. In the 107th Yeates sent a shot wide of the goal, and in the final minute Kelsey fired a desperation shot that went way left of the goal.

Bruening played 94:39 in goal for the Statesmen and finished with three saves. Hobart held a 19-11 advantage in shots, and recorded a 7-6 edge in corners.

The Statesmen will return to action tomorrow, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. when they host Union College for another Liberty League match-up.