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Hobart to Host Robert Morris on Boswell Field

3/1/2024 12:14:00 PM

By: Ken DeBolt
GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart lacrosse team will host Robart Morris Saturday, March 2 on Boswell Field at David J Urick Stadium. The Statesmen and the Colonials are set to square off at 2 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast live on WEOS-FM (89.5/90.3 in Geneva). Fans can watch the contest on HWS All-Access and track the action with Live Stats.
 
ABOUT THE STATESMEN
  • Hobart (1-3) is looking to get back on track after going through a rigorous stretch of the schedule that saw the Statesmen face three top 20 teams over four games.
  • Sophomore David Peterkin produced a hat trick for Hobart on Tuesday at Cornell. He's the fifth Statesman to score three goals in a game this season.
  • Junior attackmen Will Delano leads the A10 and is second in the nation in extra-man goals with four.
  • Graduate student Adam Shea is ranked in the top 20 in the nation in faceoff percentage (16th, .616) and ground balls per game (19th, 6.5). He holds the program's Division I era career record for ground balls (344) and is third in faceoffs won (557).
  • As a team, the Statesmen are 23rd in extra-man offense, converting 42.9% of their opportunities (6-14).
 
ABOUT THE COLONIALS
  • The Colonials (1-2) are coming off a 9-8 overtime loss to Canisius last Saturday.
  • Junior attackmen David Burr leads the Colonials in goals with nine on the season.
  • Senior Bo Columbus leads RMU in faceoff percentage, winning 54.8%. Columbus also has eight ground balls on the season.
 
COMMON GROUND
  • Hobart and Robert Morris have both hosted Canisius this season. The Statesmen earned their first victory of the year against the Golden Griffins, 13-9, while in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, the Colonials were on the short end of a one-goal overtime decision.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Saturday's game will be the 12th time the Statesmen and the Colonials have squared off.
  • Since the series began in 2005, Hobart holds the upper hand with a 7-5 advantage.
  • In their most recent meeting, the Statesmen scored a 14-12 win at RMU on March 4, 2023.
  • The former Northeast Conference rivals have a habit of playing tightly contested games, with nine of the 12 matchups being decided by two goals or less. The largest margin of victory by either team was a 16-10 Statesmen win in 2016.
 
 
 
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