GENEVA, N.Y.- The Hobart College soccer team, which was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll, scored three times in the second half to defeat Geneseo 3-0 in a non-conference contest on Cozzens Field this afternoon. The win was head coach Shawn Griffin's 300th career victory.
 
Hobart is now 5-1-0 overall and continues to build on its best start to a season since 2011.
 
Neither team found the back of the net in an evenly played opening 45 minutes. Geneseo (4-1-0) had the better of the chances in the first half but could not beat Brian Salazar. Ariel Samoohy and Justin Arilotta had opportunities 30 seconds apart but Salazar punched both shots wide left.
 
The Statesmen opened the scoring with a penalty kick goal in the 62nd minute. A Hobart player was hauled down in the box and junior August Martini stepped up and buried the kick into the lower right corner of the goal. It was his first goal of the season. Hobart doubled its lead in the 76th minute on first-year Amad Miller's first collegiate goal. Senior Kyle Patrick dribbled the ball down the left wing and into the box. He drew the Knights' goalie out of the cage and fed a crossing pass to Miller on the right post. Miller one-timed a shot into the lower right corner of the goal.
 
Junior Liam Born added an insurance goal in the 80th minute.  He collected a pass from sophomore Matty Habersaat at the top of the 18-yard box and buried a shot into the back of the net. The assist was Habersaat's first collegiate point.
 
Hobart took control of a physically played game in the second half. There were 39 fouls between the two teams. Hobart finished with a 15-12 edge and a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
 
Salazar started in goal and made three saves in 82 minutes of action. Sophomore Cooper Harris made one save in eight minutes of action. Will Price played all but three minutes in goal for Geneseo, making six saves. Liam Dole did not face a shot in his three minutes of action.
 
Hobart will continue its run of games against SUNYAC opponents when it takes on 11th-ranked Cortland on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The non-conference contest is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Cozzens Field.