GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart College soccer team defeated Rochester Institute of Technology 1-0 on Cozzens Field this afternoon to secure its fourth-consecutive victory to begin Liberty League play. With the win, the Statesmen are now 5-4-1 overall this season with a 4-0-0 mark in conference play.
 
First-year Keegan Mulroony scored his first collegiate goal in the win for Hobart. Guillermo Castañeda Chang made two saves as he earned his third consecutive shutout.
 
Jaso Trapp went the distance in goal for the Tigers (3-2-3, 0-2-1). He made four saves.
 
KEY STATS

• The Statesmen finished the game with a 10-6 advantage in shots.
• Hobart had a slight 6-5 edge in corner kicks.

 
 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart is 4-0-0 to start Liberty League play for the first time since 2006.
• The Statesmen are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games against the Tigers.

 
FIRST HALF

• Hobart controlled the opening 45 minutes outshooting the Tigers 6-0.
• Quinn Philips had the game's first chance in the 19th minute, but Trapp made a diving save to keep the game scoreless.
• In the 27th minute, Trapp made a diving stop on a shot from Connor Koschineg.
• Hobart broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute on Mulroony's strike. The Califon, New Jersey, native ran onto the end of a Nolan Fierro through ball and fired a shot into the right half of the cage.

 
SECOND HALF

• RIT came out of the halftime break and flipped the momentum in its favor. Joshua Price had a chance in the 47th minute, blocked by a Hobart defender.
• In the 58th minute, Gabriel Zaninetti fired a shot just wide left.
• Max Koczan had Hobart's best chance of the second half, but his shot was smothered by Trapp.
• Tommy Reed nearly tied the game in the 69th minute, but his shot was bunched over the crossbar at the last second by Castaneda Chang. On the ensuing corner kick, Reed had a second shot blocked by a Statesman defender.

 
COACH'S CORNER
"Today was another gritty Hobart-RIT game," Head Coach Shawn Griffin said. "In the first half, I thought we were better than them. Truth be told, in the second half, they put us under some pressure, especially at the end, but when you have a guy like Connor Koschineg winning every head ball that makes a big difference. It was a classic Liberty League game and we are happy to get three points out of it and happy to be in the position we are right now."
 
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back in action on Cozzens Field on Saturday, Oct. 7, when it welcomes Vassar College for a Liberty League contest. The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The game will coincide with Hobart Soccer's alumni weekend and a celebration of Hobart Soccer's 70th season.