The 12th-ranked Hobart soccer team will be back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 7, when it welcomes Liberty League rival Ithaca to Cozzens Field. The contest is set to begin at 4 p.m. on Cozzens Field.
 
The Statesmen enter the week with a 9-2-0 record and a 2-2-0 mark in league play. Hobart is coming off a 1-0 victory over then No. 22 Cortland on Sunday. Junior Ryan Sewell scored in the 14th minute, and junior Jake Hans made seven saves as the Statesmen held on in the second half for the win.
 
The Bombers are 7-1-4 with a 0-0-2 record in league play. The Bombers are coming off a 1-1 draw with Skidmore last Saturday.
 
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 ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Junior Brady Leitner leads Hobart with six goals and 12 points. He is third in the Liberty League in goals.
• Junior Griffin Coutts is right behind him with 11 points on one goal and nine assists. Entering the week, he is first in the nation in assists per game (0.90) and third in total assists.
• Junior goalkeeper Jake Hans has played the majority of the minutes for the Statesmen. He is 8-2-0 with a 1.13 GAA and a .784 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE BOMBERS

• Jack Carney leads Ithaca with nine points on four goals and an assist.
• Noah Partenza is right behind him with three goals.
• Liam Breslin has a team-high three assists.
• Brayden Milbrandt has played every minute in goal, posting a 7-1-4 record with a 0.75 GAA and a .795 save percentage. He is tied for first in the nation with seven shutouts.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Wednesday's game will be the 71st matchup between Hobart and Ithaca.
• The Bombers lead the all-time series 41-25-4, but the Statesmen have had the upper hand recently, posting a 7-2-1 mark in the last 10 meetings, including four straight wins.
• Ithaca is 20-13-3 in Geneva.
• Last year in Ithaca, Hobart won 3-2. Quinn Phillips factored into all three goals, notching two goals and an assist.