The 11th-ranked Hobart soccer team will conclude its two-game road trip this Saturday, Oct. 17, when it heads to Poughkeepsie, New York, to take on Vassar. The Liberty League Contest is set to begin at 2 p.m. on Vassar's Gordon Field.
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The Statesmen are 10-2-1 overall this season and a 3-2-1 mark in conference play. Hobart is coming off a 2-0 win over Skidmore on Saturday.
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The Brewers hold a 4-5-3 overall record with a 2-1-2 mark in Liberty League play. Vassar is coming off a 2-1 win over Union on Wednesday.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN
- Hobart is second in the league with 10 points, four points behind first place St. Lawrence.
- Junior Brady Leitner leads the offense with 14 points on a team high seven goals and is tied for second in the conference in goals scored.
- Fellow junior Griffin Coutts follows with 11 points on nine assists and one goal. Coutts is fourth in the nation in assists per game and total assists.
- Junior Jake Hans has played the majority of minutes in goal for the Statesmen. He is 9-2-1 with a .815 save percentage and a 1.02 GAA.
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ABOUT THE BREWERS
- Vassar is tied for third place with RPI with eight points, two points behind Hobart.
- Alejandro Martinez has 12 points on five goals and two assists while Zapp Hotz has six points on two goals and two assists.
- Hotz is one of four Brewers with six points.
- Jacob Raphan has played every minute in goal for the Brewers. He is 4-5-3 with a .721 save percentage and a 1.42 GAA.
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SERIES HISTORY
- This will be the 29th meeting between the Statesmen and Brewers.
- Hobart leads the series 16-6-6, but Vassar has a slight 6-5-1 edge in Poughkeepsie. Â
- On Nov. 9, the Statesmen won 2-1 to claim the 2025 Liberty League Championship. Danny Spataro and La Zai Outerbridge had Hobart's goals.