GENEVA, N.Y.—The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute men's soccer team scored two second half goals to defeat Hobart College 2-0 in a Liberty League game played this afternoon on Cozzens Field. It was the Statesmen's first conference loss.
 
Hobart is now 3-4-3 overall and 1-1-1 in Liberty League play. The Engineers improve to 3-5-2 and 1-1-0 in conference action.
 
In the final minute of the first half, one of the Statesmen was shown a red card forcing them to play a man-down for the remainder and the Engineers took advantage of that in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Devon Baughen scored on a header from right in front of the goal. The ball was sent into the box on a crossing pass by Nick Revano on the right side. It was Revano's turn to score in the 63rd minute. He placed his shot just out of reach of the diving goalie after collecting a short pass from Steven Collins.
 
The Engineers came close to making it a 3-0 game with 16:23 remaining. Matt Menendez fired a shot on goal, but sophomore goalie Alec Kaminer came up with the diving save for Hobart. The Statesmen's best scoring chance in the second half came with 14:28 on the clock. Junior Patrick Schulz carried the ball into the box and dished to sophomore Mitch Palmer, but Palmer's shot was blocked in the box by an RPI defender.
 
Kaminer finished with three saves in goal for Hobart. Ryan Nealon did not face a shot in goal for Rensselaer. The Engineers finished with a 14-5 lead in shots and a 9-2 edge in corners.
 
Hobart will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 4, when they host Ithaca for a non-league game at 4 p.m.