The ninth-ranked Hobart soccer team will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 24, when it welcomes Union for a key Liberty League matchup. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will be Hobart's final regular season home game and will serve as senior day for the Class of 2027.
 
The Statesmen are coming off a 1-1 tie with Vassar last Saturday. Senior Noah Fischer scored for the Statesmen.
 
The Garnett Chargers enter the weekend looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
 
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ABOUT HOBART (10-2-2, 3-2-2)

• The Statesmen are currently tied for second in the league standings with RPI with 11 points. Hobart and the Engineers have yet to play each other this season.
• Junior Brady Leitner leads the Statesmen with seven goals and 14 points. He is third in the Liberty League in goals.
• Junior Griffin Coutts has a team-high nine assists. Senior Quinn Phillips is second with six assists.
• Junior Jake Hans has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 9-2-2 with a 1.02 GAA and an .817 save percentage.

 
ABOUT UNION (8-8-1, 2-5-0)

• The Garnet Chargers are tied with Clarkson for eighth in the league standings. They are two points out of the final playoff spot.
• Kofi Sarfoh leads Union with nine goals and 18 points.  
• Joseph Carofano leads the team with seven assists.
• Michael Karcher has the edge in minutes played in goal for the Garnet Chargers. He is 6-4-1 with a 1.66 GAA and a .690 save percentage.
• Dmitri Wild-Arons has got the nod in goal recently, posting a 2-4-0 record with a 0.88 GAA and a.750 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 50th meeting between Hobart and Union.
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series 25-17-7, including a 17-5-4 mark in Geneva.
• Last year in the Liberty League semifinals, Hobart beat Union 1-0 on Cozzens Field. Gabe Smith scored the game-winner in the 81st minute.