BRONX, N.Y.—The Hobart football team ended the season with a 42-14 win over SUNY Maritime in the ECAC James Lynah Bowl this afternoon. Bowl MVP, junior running back E.J. Taylor led the Statesmen offense with 172 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Taylor averaged a season-high 9.1 yards per carry on the day. He scored touchdowns from 10 and 18 yards out to raise his season TD total to 18. Today marked Taylor's seventh consecutive 100-yard game. He had nine 100-yard games this season and now has 18 for his career.
 
Sophomore quarterback Jeremy Weiss was 8-of-13 passing for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore Tristan Reynolds caught two passes for a team-high 77 yards. Sophomore Johnny Harding pulled in three passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Marcus Peterson caught two passes for 49 yards and a TD.
 
The Statesmen finished the game with 472 yards of offense, their second highest total of the season.
 
On defense, senior linebacker Noah Chachere and sophomore defensive lineman Trey Dillabough led the charge with nine tackles apiece. Senior linebacker Mike McGhee made eight tackles. Senior Sam Sklar made his first career interception.
 
COACH'S CORNER

"Our guys were excited for the opportunity to compete today and I thought the strong week of preparation showed out today. Playing a very experienced team on the road, it was great to see the focus and execution from the start to the finish. The offense taking the opening drive down the field and scoring the first touchdown was an important start for the team, and the defense played hard and had some key stops throughout. It was an impressive team win today and a great way to finish the season on a strong note." –Head Coach Kevin DeWall '00

 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart finished the season with a 5-4 overall record.
• Maritime ended the year with a 4-5 mark.

 
IN A RUSH

• Hobart scored on the game's opening drive, rushing six times for 66 yards.
• Taylor accounted for 56 yards on the game's first four plays.
• Junior quarterback Tru Styles scored on a keeper from 11 yards out.
• Two plays into the second quarter, Taylor scored his first TD for a 14-0 Hobart lead.

 
PRIVATEERS STRIKE BACK

• The home team got on the board late in the first half, thanks in part to Nazir Kinsey's interception at the Maritime 35.
• Thirteen plays and 67 yards later, quarterback Will Plunkett snuck into the end zone from the 1 to halve Hobart's lead.

 
QUICK REPLY

• With over three minutes to work with, Hobart quickly restored its two-touchdown lead.
• The Statesmen only needed five plays, scoring their third TD on a 38-yard pass from Weiss to Peterson with 1:40 left in the half.
• Taylor ran for 70 yards in the first quarter and 123 yards in the first half.

 
SECOND HALF STRETCH

• Hobart stretched its lead to 42-7 with the first three touchdowns of the second half.
• Taylor's 18-yard TD made it 28-7 while Harding caught TD passes from Weiss for 30 and 23 yards in the third and four quarters, respectively.

 
SMOTHERING DEFENSE

• Maritime had just five second half possessions. The first three were just three plays long, ending in a punt, Sklar's interception and a punt.
• The Privateers moved the ball on their fourth possession, but failed to convert on fourth-and-8 at the Hobart 13, turning the ball over on downs.
• Maritime finally returned to the end zone with just 12 seconds left in the game.

 
CHARTING SUCCESS

• Taylor finished the season with 1,354 yards rushing, fifth on Hobart's single season list.
• His 18 rushing touchdowns this season are tied for fourth with College Football Hall of Famer Merle Gulick '30.
• Taylor's 19 total touchdowns this season are tied for second on the Statesmen season list, one off the record.
• Taylor raised his career totals to 2,883 yards rushing and 33 touchdowns. He ranks seventh at Hobart in career rushing yards and eighth in career rushing touchdowns.
• McGhee finished the season with 100 tackles, tied for ninth on Hobart's season list.
• He raised his career total to 234, tied for 16th with Dave Russell '98.
• Junior kicker Luke Monteyne was 39-of-40 (.975) on extra points this season. He's tied for seventh in extra points made in a season and fifth in extra point percentage.
• Harding, who has caught a pass in all 22 games he's played at Hobart, led the receiving corps with 43 catches (21st) for 768 yards (9th) and 10 touchdowns (5th).
• He raised his career totals to 86 receptions (17th) for 1,352 yards (17th) and 18 touchdowns (t-5th).
• Senior punter Vicente Lyon averaged 42.87 yards per punt, the second highest average in program history, trailing only his 43.58 last season.
• His 41.3 career average is 2.1 yards longer than the previous Hobart record.
• Weiss broke the Hobart season record for pass efficiency rating, upping the mark to 192.1.
• His 11.39 yards per pass average is the second highest in program history, while his 18.3 yards per completion average is sixth.
• Weiss' 62.2 completion percentage is the fourth highest in a Hobart season and his 15 passing TDs is tied for 15th.