GENEVA, N.Y.—The 13th-ranked Hobart soccer team scored in the 14th minute and held on to defeat 22nd-ranked Cortland 1-0 in a non-conference contest on Cozzens field this afternoon. With the win, the Statesmen are now 9-2-0 on the season.
Junior
Ryan Sewell scored for the Statesmen. Junior
Jake Hans played all 90 minutes in goal for Hobart and made seven saves as he earned the shutout. The Statesmen's defense blocked seven shots in the game.
Jordan Ott played all 90 minutes in goal for the Red Dragons (7-2-1). He made one save.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Cortland finished the game with a 21-8 advantage in shots.
- The Red Dragons had nine corner kicks in the game, and Hobart had one.
THE FIRST HALF
- Cortland's Diego Rivera had the first chance of the game in the third minute, but his shot sailed wide left.
- Rivera then had the Red Dragons' best chance in the 11th minute, but senior Noah Fischer was there to stop the shot on the goal line, earning a team save. On the ensuing corner kick, Rivera's shot was punched aside by Hans.
- Hobart broke the deadlock on its first shot of the game. Sewell collected a bouncing ball in the box and fired a shot off the right goalpost the net. Junior Weldon Arner and senior Quinn Phillips had assists on the goal.
- In the 20th minute, Phillips had a shot blocked by a Cortland defender.
- Christian Napolitano nearly tied the game in the 34th minute. A loose ball in the box found his foot, but he chipped the shot just over the crossbar.
SECOND HALF
- Just over a minute into the second half, sophomore Tommy Broderick chipped a shot just over the crossbar.
- Cortland then seized control of the game, pressuring the Statesmen in the offensive half of the field. In the 49th minute, Chimelu Blandin's free kick attempt was stopped by Hans.
- As the Red Dragons continued to pressure offensively, a Statesman was shown a red card, forcing Hobart to play the last 30 minutes of the match down a player.
- Blandin again took advantage of the free kick, forcing Hans to make a key stop. Rivera pounced on the rebound and appeared to tie the game, but Hans kept the ball out of the net by a few inches.
- In the 73rd minute, Hans made his best save of the game. Aidan Miller fired a shot on goal from 30 yards out. Hans dove to his left and punched the ball over the crossbar.
- Six minutes later, Miller had a second chance off a corner kick, but his shot was blocked by a defender.
- On the ensuing counterattack, a Cortland defender hauled down a Hobart player and was shown a red card, forcing both teams to play down a player for the final 12 minutes of regulation.
- Junior Griffin Coutts stepped up and fired a shot wide left off the free kick.
- The Red Dragons had one last chance in the 82nd minute, but Blandin's shot was blocked by a defender.
COACH'S CORNER
"I'm so happy to be able to bounce back today after a difficult loss on Saturday to a good Clarkson side," Head Coach
Shawn Griffin said. "Cortland is well coached, and their players are extremely talented. Hats off to our guys in earning an important regional win today."
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 7, when it concludes its four-game homestand against Liberty League rival Ithaca. The conference contest is set to begin at 4 p.m. on Cozzens Field.
