The 11th-ranked Hobart soccer team will be back in action on Tuesday, Oct. 28, when it concludes non-conference play against Buffalo State. The match is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Cozzens Field.
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The Statesmen enter the match with a 10-0-4 record after tying Union 0-0 on Saturday. Following two straight draws, Hobart is 18th in the NCAA Power Index.
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The Bengals are 12-1-4 overall. Buffalo St. is coming off a 1-1 tie against Plattsburgh St. on Saturday.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN
- Sophomore Brady Leitner leads the team with 17 points on eight goals and one assist. He is 22nd in the nation with four game-winning goals.
- His classmate Griffin Coutts follows with 12 points on five goals and two assists.
- Senior Quinn Phillips adds 10 points on four goals and two assists.
- Senior Tommy Chyzowych has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 8-0-3 with a 0.64 GAA, a .759 save percentage and five shutouts. He was named to the Liberty League weekly honor roll following the Union game.
- Hobart enters the week 12th in the nation in winning percentage (.857) and 14th in the nation in team GAA (0.57).
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ABOUT THE BENGALS
- Diego Rivera leads the nation with 25 goals and 58 points. He is averaging a nation's best 1.56 goals per game and 3.63 points per game.
- Lesedi Sekhobo and Sam Gregson are second on the team with four goals each.
- Carson Smith has played the majority of the minutes in goal for the Bengals, posting an 11-1-4 record. He has a 0.63 GAA and an .808 save percentage.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Tuesday will be the 10th meeting between Hobart and Buffalo State.
- The Statesmen lead the all-time series 7-0-2, including a 3-0-0 mark in Geneva.
- Last year, the teams played to a scoreless draw in Buffalo.