TORY, N.Y.—Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scored twice in the first half and never looked back as it knocked off 12th-ranked Hobart 4-1 in a Liberty League contest at ECAV Stadium this afternoon.
With the loss, Hobart finished the regular season with a 10-3-3 overall record and a 3-3-3 mark in conference play. The Statesmen will be the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament and will head to Saratoga Springs, New York, to take on fourth-seeded Skidmore on Tuesday.
First-year
Grady Lewis scored for Hobart. Junior
Jake Hans played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves.
Justin Woodbine had two goals to lead the Engineers (7-6-4, 4-2-3) with four points. Harrison Brownlow factored into three of the four goals, recording three assists. Noah Churchill played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves in the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- RPI finished the game with a 14-8 advantage in shots, including a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Hobart had five corner kicks in the game, and RPI had three.
MATCH MOMENTS
- The Engineers opened the scoring on the first shot of the game. Standing near the penalty spot, Andy Palm collected a bouncing ball and chipped a shot past Hans in the lower right corner of the cage. Brownlow had an assist on the goal.
- Senior Joe Pariano hit a goal post two minutes later.
- RPI made it 2-0 in the 37th minute when Sam Shmukler scored his first goal of the season. He ripped a shot from 25 yards out into the back of the net. Diego Pedro had an assist on the goal.
- Woodbine scored the next two goals to put the game out of reach. In the 60th minute, his shot from inside the 18-yard box snuck past Hans for his fifth goal of the season. Brownlow and Barquin had assists on the goal.
- Six minutes later, Woodbine collected a pass from Brownlow, and slipped his shot past a charging Hans for his sixth goal of the year.
- Hobart broke up the shutout bid in the 67th minute when Lewis scored his first goal of the year. Junior Brady Leitner was awarded an assist.
