GENEVA, N.Y.--The Hobart College soccer team and Skidmore College battled through 110 minutes of play to a 0-0 tie in a Liberty League game played this afternoon on Cozzens Field. The Statesmen are now 3-3-3 overall and 1-0-1 in conference play, while the Thoroughbreds are 3-3-2 and 0-0-2 in the Liberty League this season.
 
It's Skidmore's second tie in a row, after playing to a 1-1 draw with Vassar last Saturday. It's the fourth time the Statesmen have had a game go into overtime this year. The Thoroughbreds finished with an 18-10 advantage in shots, including a 6-1 edge in the overtime periods. Each team earned six corners in the game.
 
Sophomore goalie Alec Kaminer played all 110 minutes for Hobart, and made seven saves in his second career shutout. Derrick Yam recorded three stops to earn the shutout in goal for Skidmore.
 
One of Skidmore's best scoring chances came with just over 29 minutes left in regulation. The Thoroughbreds earned a corner kick in the 61st minute. It was sent into the box by Mike Park. Nick Masiero blasted a shot on goal that was saved by Kaminer. The rebound bounced to Austin Okoye, but his shot was blocked by a Statesmen defender just in front of the goal mouth. The rebound from that shot came to Ben Poole who drilled his shot wide of the goal. Just over a minute later, Masiero lifted a shot just inches high of the crossbar.
 
In the 66th minute, it was Hobart's turn to miss scoring by inches. Junior Nick Dosky drilled his shot just over the top of the goal.
 
Just 1:59 into the first overtime, Okoye had another chance to put the Thoroughbreds on the board. He broke by a defender to fire a shot on goal, but Kaminer came up with the diving stop. In the second overtime, first-year Binjo Emmanuel had a scoring opportunity for the Statesmen. He turned on the speed to get a step ahead of his defender and blasted a shot, but it sailed wide right of the goal.
 
The Statesmen will be back in action tomorrow, Oct. 1, when they host Rensselaer for another Liberty League contest at 2 p.m.