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GENEVA, N.Y. –Union College defeated the No. 21 Hobart College soccer team 2-0 this afternoon in a Liberty League game played at Cozzens Field. Union scored two goals in the opening 11 minutes, 16 seconds to secure the win.

The Statesmen are now 4-2-2 overall and 0-1-1 in league play. The Dutchmen improve their record to 6-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in the league. With the win, Union tied up the all-time series between the teams, which now stands at 15-15-5.

The Dutchmen got on the scoreboard first in the eighth minute. After a Union throw-in, sophomore Chris Choquette riffled a shot at the goal from 18 yards out. It was his first goal of the season. Then in the 12th minute, a corner kick for Union was taken by junior Kevin Giron. He sent a pass into sophomore Sebastiaan Jansen who sent a header into the back of the net. Jansen leads the Dutchmen with six goals this season.

Early in the second half, the Statesmen had a chance to get on the scoreboard. Sophomore Will Abbott sent a bicycle kick just wide of the goal. With 12:37 left in the game, junior Andres Rios drilled a shot on goal that was saved by Union junior Scott Reddy. Hobart had another chance with 7:19 on the clock when junior Tony Yeboah sent a pass to junior Lukas Petersen whose bicycle kick was saved by Union's junior goalie Adam Margulies.

The Statesmen had two more scoring opportunities late in the second half. With 5:39 left, first-year Eli Vitale took a shot from right in front of the goal that was saved, and with 2:56 remaining, a header by Petersen went just left of the goal.

Margulies finished with three saves in goal for Union. Sophomore Stephen Bruening played all 90 minutes in goal for the Statesmen and had five saves. Hobart held a 15-12 advantage in shots and a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.

The Statesmen will return to action on Sept. 28 when they host Nazareth College for a non-conference game at 4 p.m.