The Hobart College soccer team will be back in action tomorrow, Oct. 28, as it hosts St. Lawrence University for a Liberty League contest on Cozzens Field as a part of Homecoming and Family Weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. in a pivotal conference contest.
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The Statesmen are 9-5-2 overall and 6-1-1 in the Liberty League. Hobart is coming off a 3-2 win over Buffalo State on Tuesday.
Chris Friedlander and
Frederick Madsen had a goal and an assist each in the victory.
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The Saints are 7-4-4 overall and 5-2-1 in Liberty League play. St. Lawrence is coming off a 2-2 tie against Plattsburgh State on Wednesday.
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Fans who can't make it to Geneva can follow all the action with HWS All-Access Video and Live Stats. The game will be broadcast on WHWS-FM (105.7).
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PLAYOFF PICTURE
- The Statesmen enter the game atop the league standings with 19 points and have clinched at least a share of the regular season title.
- A win or a draw tomorrow would clinch the regular season title.
- St. Lawrence is second in points, a win would earn the Saints at least a share of the regular season title and the head-to-head tiebreaker over Hobart for the No. 1 seed.
- If  Union also defeats Clarkson on Decision Day, there is a potential for a three-way tie atop the Liberty League.
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN:
- Madsen leads the team with 13 points on six goals and one assist.
- Nolan Fierro has a team-high five assists.
- Chris Friedlander and Quinn Phillips join Fierro with nine points, second on the team.
- Guillermo Castañeda Chang is 9-2-1 with a 0.94 GAA and a .800 save percentage. He has five shutouts.
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ABOUT THE SAINTS
- Henry Brown leads St. Lawrence with 12 points on four goals and four assists.
- Max Mogul also has 12 points on five goals and two assists.
- Ben Woelfinger has played a majority of the minutes in goal. He is 6-4-2 with a 0.58 GAA, a .896 save percentage and seven shutouts.
ABOUT THE SERIES
- Saturday's game will be the 67th meeting between Hobart and St. Lawrence.
- The Saints lead the all-time series 48-16-2, including a 22-10-1 edge in Geneva.
- Last year in Canton, N.Y, St. Lawrence clipped Hobart, 1-0.