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Danny Spataro dribbling the ball
BRETT WILLIAMS
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Winner Hobart HOB (8-0-2, 3-0-1)
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Clarkson CLK (4-3-2, 2-2-0)
Winner
Hobart HOB
(8-0-2, 3-0-1)
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Final
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Clarkson CLK
(4-3-2, 2-2-0)
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Team 1 2 F
Hobart HOB 0 1 1
Clarkson CLK 0 0 0

Game Recap: Hobart Soccer | | Mackenzie Larsen '12

#25 Statesmen blank Golden Knights 1-0, Griffin wins 350th

POTSDAM, N.Y.—Hobart sophomore forward Danny Spataro scored in the 78th minute as the 25th-ranked Hobart soccer team knocked off Clarkson 1-0 in a Liberty League contest at Hantz Field this afternoon. The win was the 350th career victory for the Thomas B. Poole '61 and Family Head Coach of Hobart Soccer Shawn Griffin.
 
Senior Tommy Chyzowych played all 90 minutes in goal as he earned his fourth shutout of the season.
 
Carter Kladstrup played 90 minutes in goal for the Golden Knights and made seven saves.
 
THE GRIFFIN FILE
  • With today's win, Griffin is now 350-192-69 as a head coach. He is 258-147-60 during his time as the head coach for the Statesmen.
  • Griffin is ninth among active Division III head coaches in wins.
 
FOR THE RECORD
  • With the win, Hobart is now 8-0-2 to start the season. The Statesmen are 3-0-1 in Liberty League play.
  • Hobart's 10-game unbeaten streak to start the year is its best to start a year since going 10-0-0 to start 2008.
  • Clarkson falls to 4-3-2 overall with a 2-2-0 mark in conference play.
 
KEY STATS
  • Hobart finished the game with an 11-2 advantage in shots, including an 8-0 edge in shots on goal.
  • The Statesmen had six corner kicks and Clarkson had two.
 
MATCH MOMENTS
  • Hobart had its first two chances of the game in the 12th minute. Sophomore Will Slayton fired a shot from the top of the 18-yard box that was turned aside by Kladstrup. Thirty seconds later, Senior Quinn Phillips fired a shot on goal that was smothered by the Clarkson goalie.
  • In the 33rd minute, Kladstrup made a diving stop on a shot from Phillips.
  • Clarkson's first shot of the game came in the 41st minute. Lars Stephensson's shot was blocked by a Hobart defender.
  • Phillips had another dangerous chance in the 55th minute that was turned aside by a diving Kladstrup.
  •  Hobart broke the deadlock on Spataro's first Hobart goal. He collected a Spataro throw in in the 18-yard box and chipped a shot over the Clarkson goalie. Slayton had an assist on the tally.
 
 
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back in action Wednesday, Oct. 8, when it heads to Ithaca to conclude its three-game road trip. The Liberty League contest is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
 
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