The 12th-ranked Hobart soccer team will begin a two-game road trip on Saturday, Oct. 10, when it heads to Saratoga Springs, New York, to take on Skidmore. The Liberty League contest is set to begin at 2 p.m. on Skidmore's Wachenheim Field.
 
The Statesmen are 9-2-1 overall this season with a 2-2-1 mark in Liberty League play. Hobart is coming off a 1-1 draw with Ithaca on Wednesday.
 
The Thoroughbreds enter the weekend with a 4-4-3 overall record and a 1-1-1 mark in conference play. Skidmore is coming off a 2-0 win over Castleton on Tuesday.
 
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ABOUT THE STATESMEN

• Hobart has seven points and is currently tied for second with RPI in the conference standings.
• Junior Brady Leitner has a team-high six goals and 12 points.  
• Fellow junior Griffin Coutts is right behind him with 11 points on a goal and nine assists. He is first in the nation in assists per game (0.90) and third in total assists.
• Junior Jake Hans has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 8-2-1 with a 1.12 GAA and a .793 save percentage.

 
ABOUT THE THOROUGHBREDS

• Skidmore enters the weekend in a three-way tie for fifth in the conference standings with five points.
• Colin Goodhines leads the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. He leads the league in points per game (1.60).
• Four other Thoroughbreds are tied for the team lead with two assists.
• Rowan McLean has played all but 90 minutes in goal. He is 3-4-3 with a 1.40 GAA and a .696 save percentage.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday's game will be the 36th meeting between Hobart and Skidmore.  
• The Statesmen lead the all-time series 13-9-13, but the Thoroughbreds have a slight 7-6-4 edge in Saratoga Springs.
• Over the last 10 meetings, Hobart has a 4-1-5 advantage in the series.
• The Statesmen won 2-1 last year in Geneva.