The Hobart soccer team will be back in action for a pair of matches this weekend, Oct. 12-13. On Saturday they will travel to Poughkeepsie to take on 13th-ranked Vassar at 1 p.m. Hobart will return home on Sunday, Oct. 13, when to host Utica at 4 p.m. on Cozzens Field.
 
Hobart is 1-4-4 overall this season and 1-1-2 in conference play. The Statesmen are unbeaten in their last three games, including a 0-0 tie with Clarkson last Saturday.
 
Fans who cannot be in attendance this weekend can follow all the action online. Saturday's game will be covered on vassarathletics.com.  Saturday's game will broadcast on HWS All-Access.  
 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart enters the weekend tied for fourth in the Liberty League standings with five points.
• Sophomore La Zai Outerbridge leads the Statesmen with five points on two goals and an assist.
• Senior Frederick Madsen has a team-high two assists.
• Junior Thomas Chyzowych has played every minute in goal. He has a 0.89 GAA and a .750 save percentage.
• Hobart is third in the nation in corner kicks per game (8.56)

 
ABOUT THE BREWERS

• Vassar enters the weekend with an 8-2-0 overall record and a 3-0-0 record in conference play. The Brewers sit atop the conference standings with nine points.
• Arden Tobolski leads Vassar with 17 points off eight goals and one assist. He is 22nd in the nation in goals per game (0.89 gpg).
• Four players have three assists each.
• Jacob Raphen has started nine games in goal. He is 8-1-0 with a 1.02 GAA and a .757 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY (VASSAR)

• Saturday's match will be the 36th all-time meeting between Hobart and Vassar.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series 15-5-5, but the record stands at 5-5-1 in Poughkeepsie.
• The last three matchups have ended in draws.

 
ABOUT THE PIONEERS

• Utica enters the weekend with a 2-4-6 overall record. The Pioneers will host Alfred on Saturday.
• Martin Mendoza leads Utica with nine points on four goals and an assist.
• Anderson Valazquez and Maximilian Pawlowski share the team lead with three assists.
• Goalie Foti Xidias has started 11 of Utica's 12 games this season. He has a 1.55 GAA and a .746 save percentage. 

 
SERIES HISTORY (UTICA)

• Sunday's game will be the 37th meeting between Hobart and Utica.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series 36-1-0, including a mark of 19-0-0 in Geneva.