GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart senior guard
Aidan Rodgers became the 32nd member of the program's 1,000-point club as the Statesmen scored a 76-65 Liberty League win over Clarkson this afternoon.
Rodgers reached the milestone with his final basket of the game, raising his career scoring total to 1,001 points. He netted seven points in the game. Sophomore
Alex Moesch led Hobart with 18 points, connecting on 6-of-12 from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers, and a 4-for-4 effort at the free throw line. Senior
Carter Meshanic added 14 points, knocking down 7-of-9 from the floor. Sophomore
Dorian Paki and first-year
Monty Nedd gave the Statesmen a boost of the bench, each contributing nine points.
Clarkson's Braeden Burns posted a game-high 24 point, including a 10-of-18 shooting effort. Jack Delgety chipped in 15 points and Lorenzo Rappa and Steve DeRegis each added 10 points.
FOR THE RECORD
- Hobart improved to 12-5 overall, 6-4 in the Liberty League.
- CU clipped to 9-8 overall, 5-5 in league play.
KEY STATS
- Hobart dominated on the glass, outrebounding Clarkson 47-21.
- Senior Pat Healy pulled down a game-high 11 caroms for the Statesmen, as many as any three Golden Knights combined.
- Hobart shot 48.2% from the floor and 77.3% at the free throw line while CU managed to shoot just 39.7% from the floor.
- The visitors did enjoy a plus-6 turnover margin.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Statesmen scored the first seven points of the game and raced out to an 18-3 lead a little over seven minutes into the game.
- Paki put an exclamation mark on the run, blocking a Clarkson shot on the defensive end and then throwing down a two-handed jam at the other end.
- Hobart maintained a double-digit lead throughout the rest of the first half, carrying a 42-30 lead into halftime.
- Clarkson scored the final seven points of the first half and carried that momentum into the second half with five more points, cutting the Statesmen lead to just seven on a pair of free throws by Rappa.
- Rodgers eclipsed the 1,000-point mark with 4:23 remaining in the game. He drove from the top of the arc down the left side of the lane and finished a right-handed layup for a 69-58 Hobart lead.
- The Golden Knights made it a six-point game twice in the second half, the last time on a Rappa layup with two and a half minutes left, but Hobart closed out the win by scoring the final six points of the game.
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
- Hobart will begin its longest road trip of the season, making the first of four straight bus rides on Friday, Jan. 31, when the Statesmen make the short trip to Ithaca. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
- Clarkson continues its six-game road trip with a visit to Vassar on Friday.
