GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart College basketball team opened the 2022-23 season with an impressive 88-65 win over St. John Fisher University in Bristol Gym tonight. The Statesmen put six players in double figures and shot 54.1% from the floor against the Cardinals, who received votes in the D3hoops.com preseason poll.
 
TEAM TOTALS

• Rebounds: Hobart 48, St. John Fisher 18
• Assists: Hobart 17, St. John Fisher 12
• Turnovers: St. John Fisher 10, Hobart 18
• Steals: St. John Fisher 11, Hobart 3
• Blocked Shots: St. John Fisher 6, Hobart 3

 
STATESMEN STAT LEADERS

• Scoring: Jackson Meshanic 16, Patrick Walker 11, Hunter Meshanic 11, Carter Meshanic 10, Aidan Rodgers 10, David Corrales Marco 10
• Rebounding: Jackson Meshanic 7, Andrew Lynch 7
• Assists: Jackson Meshanic 5

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. John Fisher's Jack Foley made a 3-pointer to opening the night's scoring, but Hobart responded with 11 straight points and that led to a 19-2 run to take a 19-5 lead just over eight minutes into the game.
• Then the Cardinals got five straight points from Brendan Trapper (15 pts), to make it a nine-point game, but the Statesmen launched an 11-3 run that included five points from Pat Healy and four points from Isaiah Washington for a 30-13 lead.
• Hobart went into the break with a 41-26 lead. The Statesmen shot 53.1% from the floor in the first 20 minutes, while limiting St. John Fisher to 29% shooting.
• The Cardinals turned up their production in the second half, shooting 50% from the floor, but Hobart improved its shooting as well, connecting on 55.2%, including 5-of-11 from 3-point range.
• Hobart led by at least 15 and as many as 30 on their way to victory.

 
COACH'S CORNER



UP NEXT

• Hobart will head to the Nutmeg State this weekend to compete in the Eastern Connecticut State University Tip Off Tournament. The Statesmen will play No. 5 Oswego State at 7 p.m. Friday. The host Warriors will play Anna Maria in the other semifinal.