The Hobart soccer team will head to Saratoga Springs, New York, to begin the 2026 Liberty League Men's Soccer Tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Statesmen, who are the tournament's No. 5 seed, will face the No. 4 seed Skidmore at 4 p.m. on Wachenheim Field.
Hobart is 10-3-3 overall with a 3-3-3 mark in conference play. The Statesmen are looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to RPI to close out the regular season. The Thoroughbreds are 6-5-6 with a 3-2-4 mark in conference play. Skidmore beat RIT 3-1 in the regular season finale.
LIVE COVERAGE
ABOUT HOBART
- The Statesmen are led offensively by junior Brady Leitner's 17 points on eight goals and one assist. He has two game-winning goals this season.
- Junior Griffin Coutts and senior Quinn Phillips also have 10-plus points this season. Coutts has one goal and nine assists and Phillips has two goals and six assists.
- Sophomore Gabe Smith enters the week at nine points on four goals and an assist.
- Junior Jake Hans has played the majority of the minutes in goal. He is 9-3-3 with a 1.22 GAA and a .788 save percentage.
ABOUT SKIDMORE
- Colin Goodhines paces the Skidmore offense. He has 17 points on seven goals and three assists.
- Luke Dougherty and Evan Riccelli are second on the team with six points each. They both have two goals and two assists.
- Rowan McLean has the edge in minutes played in goal. He is 3-5-3 with a 1.45 GAA and a .686 save percentage. Dante Fierro has played most of the minutes recently. He is 3-0-3 with a 0.67 GAA and an .852 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
- Tuesday's game will be the 27th meeting between Hobart and Skidmore.
- The Statesmen lead the series 14-9-3, including a 7-7-4 mark in Saratoga Springs.
When the teams met last month, Hobart won 2-0 at Wachenheim Field. Smith and Leitner had the goals.
