GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart senior
Alex Moesch became the 33rd player in program history to record 1,000-career points, but the Statesmen lost a hard-fought battle to St. John Fisher 65-60 on Wednesday night in Bristol Gym.
Moesch finished with 10 points, making 4-of-7 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers. First-year
Tre Paulfrey scored a game-high 14 points, hitting three 3-pointers, and added three assists. Junior
Allen Mordi collected 11 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, to go with nine points. First-year
Tucker Burnett posted four steals, four assists and five points. Senior
Dorian Paki blocked three shots and notched eight points and five rebounds.
For St. John Fisher, Mekhi Gidney scored 11 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Andrew Violante also finished with 11 points and shared the team high with four steals. Giovanni Schillaci hit three 3-pointers, totaled nine points and matched the team high with four steals. Jake Pangrazio posted three blocks and collected five rebounds.
The Statesmen held a 41-34 rebounding advantage and had a 9-2 edge in second-chance points, but the Cardinals recorded 16 steals and held a 27-17 advantage in points off turnovers.
FIRST HALF
- Hobart built a 10-2 lead by 16:57 with early baskets from Moesch, Paki and Mordi.
- Moesch hit a turnaround jumper at 15:31 to hit the 1,000-point mark on the nose.
- After St. John Fisher rallied to make it 12-11, the Statesmen held St. John Fisher without a point for almost six minutes while stretching the margin to 21-11, with Paulfrey scoring on a jumper, a 3-pointer and a fast-break layup during the run.
- After St. John Fisher ended the drought, Hobart put together another 10-0 stretch, including a Paki dunk, Moesch 3-pointer and a Justin Price 3-pointer, to lead 31-14 at 5:21.
- St. John Fisher closed the half on a 19-2 run, tying the score at 33-33 on Schillaci's 3-pointer with 36 seconds left.
SECOND HALF
- Paki scored inside to put Hobart ahead 35-33, but St. John Fisher moved in front before Paulfrey's 3-pointer tied the score at 38.
- St. John Fisher went ahead 43-38 before Hobart worked back with baskets from sophomore Elvis Lloyd, sophomore Harrison Muntner, and Paki's layup gave the Statesmen their final lead of the game, 47-46 at 10:25.
- St. John Fisher answered with a Gidney layup and a steal that led to his dunk and free throw, then later pushed ahead 60-52 before Paulfrey's 3-pointer and Burnett's free throws brought Hobart within 60-57.
- Violante hit a jumper with 54 seconds left for a 5-point lead.
- Moesch scored a layup at :37, but the Statesmen got no closer.
- St. John Fisher went 3-for-4 at the free throw line down the stretch to close out the win.
FOR THE RECORD
- Hobart suffered its first loss of the season, slipping to 1-1.
- St. John Fisher picked up its second straight win following a season-opening loss to move to 2-1.
Up next, Hobart travels to Alliance, Ohio, to face University of Mount Union at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.
