GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart basketball team shot a season-high 66% from the floor on the way to an 86-66 Liberty League win over Ithaca in Bristol Gym tonight. Four Statesmen hit double figures led by sophomore Monty Nedd's career and game-high 27 points.
 
Nedd connected on 11-of-15 from the floor and 5-of-6 at the free throw line. He made a bid for a triple double, posting nine rebounds and eight assists as well as a game-high four steals on the night. Junior Alex Moesch added a season-high 20 points, including three 3-pointers. Junior Dorian Paki logged 17 points, including three dunks, to go with a career-high five blocked shots. First-year Jackson Carey chipped in a season-high 10 points off the bench for Hobart (7-2, 2-1).
 
Ithaca (2-6, 1-2) put three players in double digits led by Evan Cabral's 22 points. Alex Penders contributed 12 points. Jaylon O'Neal grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
 
GAME RECAP
First Half – Hobart 53, Ithaca 26

• The Statesmen took their first step toward seizing control of the game with nine straight points that started a 14-3 run. Hobart went from trailing by two to leading by nine just over nine minutes into the game.
• It was a five-point game midway through the first half, when the Statesmen found another gear that the Bombers couldn't match.
• Hobart went on a 23-4 run, making 10-of-11 from the floor, while limiting Ithaca to 1-of-11 shooting. Paki led the charge with 12 points, including a pair of two- handed slams, during the six minute surge.
• In the first half, Nedd had 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Paki had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and Moesch posted 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting, making both of his shots from beyond the arc.

 
Second Half – Hobart 86, Ithaca 66

• The Statesmen kept the visitors at bay in the second half. Hobart led by as many as 27 and never let its lead dip below 16.
• Tylar Okai-Koi made a pair of free throws with 3:35 to go, cutting the Statesmen lead to 79-62, but Hobart quelled the threat with the game's next eight points, capped off by a 3-pointer from sophomore Allen Mordi (8 pts, 9 rebs).

 
PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE
 
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 15 – consecutive double digit scoring games for Moesch, dating back to last season.
• 6 – consecutive games with a blocked shot for Paki.
• 3 – 3-pointers made by Moesch, tied for the most by a Statesmen in a game this season. He also hit three in the win over Merchant Marine.
• .660 – Hobart's field goal percentage is third on the program's single game list and the highest since setting the record (.685) against Keuka in 2021.

 
END OF THE YEAR
Hobart will wrap up the calendar year at home against Utica (6-1) on Saturday, Dec. 13. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.