LACROSSE. Hobart Statesmen. GAME 13 Hobart (5-7, 1-5) at #13 Loyola (6-4, 4-2) 2007 schedule. probable starters

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1 Hobart Statesmen LACROSSE GAME 13 Hobart (5-7, 1-5) at #13 Loyola (6-4, 4-2) 2007 schedule Feb 18 at Syracuse L, vs. Bucknell L, (ot) Mar 3 BINGHAMTON W, at Hartford W, MARIST W, *at Georgetown L, *RUTGERS L, (2ot) 31 *FAIRFIELD W, Apr 7 *at Penn State L, *UMASS L, *at St. John s L, CANISIUS W, *at Loyola 1 p.m. May 4 at Cornell 7 p.m. *ECAC Lacrosse League game 2006 RESULTS Feb 25 vs. Bucknell W, 10-8 Mar 4 vs. Ohio State W, Hartford W, at Binghamton L, *at Georgetown L, *at Rutgers L, 7-8 (ot) 28 at Syracuse W, 9-8 Apr 1 *at Fairfield L, *PENN STATE L, *at Massachusetts L, at Canisius W, *ST. JOHN S W, *LOYOLA L, 6-11 May 5 Cornell L, 6-15 *ECAC Lacrosse League game probable starters A 1 Jeff Colburn (SO, 6-5, 185) A 13 Daryl Veltman (JR, 6-0, 180) A 20 Jamie Kirk (JR, 6-0, 185) M 25 Nick Currie (JR, 6-1, 190) M 32 Chris David (SR, 6-1, 185) M 36 Sean Murphy (JR, 5-6, 160) FO Game Day Decision LSM 22 Matt Ranaghan (SR, 6-4, 205) D Game Day Decision D Game Day Decision D 34 Rafe Mattingly (JR, 5-10, 180) G Game Day Decision SERIES SNAPSHOT: The Statesmen and the Greyhounds will meet for the 10th time this afternoon, with Loyola holding a 7-2 series lead. The teams first met in 1985 with the Statesmen securing a win in Baltimore. Hobart posted another one-goal win the following season in Geneva (14-13), but have dropped seven straight to the Hounds since. WHEN LAST WE MET: On April 29, 2006, Hobart lost a hard-fought 11-6 ECAC contest to visiting Loyola on Boswell Field. Greyhound Paul Richards produced a game-high four points, while Ryan Rabidou and Cory Coffman each added three goals. Daryl Veltman, and Nick Currie each registered two points for the Statesmen. Hobart netted the game s first goal, just 88 seconds in, but Loyola responded with four unanswered and seven of the next eight to break open the game. FOURTH QUARTER COMEBACK: For the first time this season, the Statesmen overcame a fourth quarter deficit to post a victory. On Tuesday, Hobart trailed Canisius 10-9, but scored twice in the final minutes to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Senior James Dussich, playing his final home game, picked a great time to produce his first career multi-goal game. He netted a pair of extra-man goals, the last of which put the Statesmen in front with 2:11 remaining. The defense held down the stretch to ice the victory over the Golden Griffins. EXTRA! EXTRA!: The Statesmen began the week fourth in the nation in extra-man scoring and improved their standings with a 4-for-4 showing against Canisius. Entering today s contest, Hobart has converted on 55.6 percent (20-36) of its extra-man opportunities this season. Hobart s extra-man unit has not been this productive since the program moved to Division I in The current DI standard for a season was set by the 1999 squad (.453, 29-64). SOMETHING S GOTTA GIVE: While Hobart has excelled in man-up situations this season, Loyola s man-down defense has been correspondingly stingy. Ranked ninth in the nation, the Greyhounds have allowed just eight extra-man goals, while killing off 29 tries by the opposition (.784). GOAL TIME: In the fastest game on two feet, Hobart is running in the lead pack in scoring. The Statesmen s goals per game began the week eighth in Division I and tops in the ECAC through games of April 22. CANADIAN CONNECTION: Canadian imports Jamie Kirk and Daryl Veltman have teamed up to score 24 goals this season (20 Veltman from Kirk and 4 Kirk from Veltman). The former high school teammates at the Salisbury School also play together for the Orangeville Northmen in the Ontario Junior A Summer Lacrosse League. FEEDER PROGRAM: Junior attackman Jamie Kirk leads the nation with 36 assists. That s nearly twice as many as the next player in the conference (Loyola s Shane Koppens has 21). Kirk boasts 48 percent of Hobart s helpers this season. BROKEN record: Speaking of Kirk, in Hobart s victory over then 17th-ranked Fairfield, he handed out four assists, breaking the season record

2 ECAC STANDINGS ecac overall Team W-L Pct W-L Pct 1 Georgetown Loyola UMass Rutgers Penn State St. John s Hobart Fairfield USILA Coaches POLL No Team Points 1 Cornell (11-0) 220 (11) 2 Duke (11-2) Virginia (11-2) Georgetown (9-2) Johns Hopkins (6-4) Albany (11-1) Princeton (8-3) Maryland (9-4) North Carolina (9-4) Navy (9-3) Notre Dame (9-3) Syracuse (5-6) LOYOLA (6-4) UMBC (8-4) Towson (8-4) Bucknell (10-3) Drexel (10-4) Delaware (8-5) Colgate (9-4) Hofstra (6-5) 23 Others receiving votes: Ohio State, RUTGERS, Brown, Penn, Yale. NIKE/IL Media POLL No Name Pts 1 Cornell (11-0) 300 (15) 2 Duke (11-2) Virginia (11-2) Georgetown (9-2) Johns Hopkins (6-4) Maryland (9-4) Princeton (8-3) Albany (11-1) North Carolina (9-4) Notre Dame (9-3) Navy (9-3) Syracuse (5-6) Loyola (6-4) UMBC (8-4) Towson (8-4) Colgate (9-4) BUCKNELL (11-3) Drexel (10-4) Delaware (8-5) Ohio State (8-4) 19 Others receiving votes: Hofstra 14, Rutgers 5, Massachusetts 4, Army 2. for a Division I Statesman. The former mark was established by Nate Hill 05, who set up 26 goals in 16 games during the 2004 season. The next step for Kirk is climbing the all-time top 20. On Tuesday night, he passed three former Hobart greats, including current Athletics Director Mike Hanna 68 (35 in 1968), to climb to 13th on the single season list. BEAM ME UP: How fast is Jamie Kirk climbing Hobart s assist lists? In just 12 games, the transfer from Vermont is already seventh among Division I Statesmen in CAREER assists with 36. At his present pace of 3.0 helpers per game, Kirk would crack the all-time top 10 by the end of next season. HOT HAND: Junior attackman Daryl Veltman leads the ECAC and is seventh in the nation in goals. He s scored 32 through 12 games and is on pace to break Hobart s Division I record. Nathan Roost 98 set the current season mark with 37 goals in Veltman s scoring rate projects out to 37.3 goals over 14 games. MOVIN ON UP: Daryl Veltman is quickly climbing Hobart s career scoring charts. Following his three-point effort on Tuesday night, Veltman is fifth among Division I Statesmen in career points (122), five behind No. 4 JARED BEBEE 00; fifth in career goals (82), one shy of No. 4 Nathan Roost 98; and tied for fifth in career assists (40) with Bebee, six behind Jamie Breslin 01. Career Points Nate Hill 05 (64-79) Jamie Breslin 01 (92-46) John Bogosian 03 (88-46) Jared Bebee 00 (87-40) Daryl Veltman 08 (82-40) Nathan Roost 98 (83-27) Kevin DeWall 00 (24-67) Mike Conklin 06 (74-15) Chris David 07 (72-10) Mark Williamson 04 (48-31) Hobart career marks since 1995 Career Goals Jamie Breslin John Bogosian Jared Bebee Nathan Roost Daryl Veltman Mike Conklin Chris David Nate Hill Eric Curry Josh Kenney 96 SEason Assists 1. Rick Gilbert * 2. Rick Gilbert Rick Gilbert Rick Gilbert B.J. O Hara Terry Corcoran Terry Corcoran Bill Miller Cabell Maddux Terry Corcoran Bill Miller Frank Boyar JAMIE KIRK Mike Hanna Mark Moore Ray Gilliam Cabell Maddux Larry Adkinson Roy McAdam Bill Miller Jeff Tambroni *NCAA Division II season record. Career Assists Nate Hill Kevin DeWall John Bogosian Jamie Breslin Jared Bebee Daryl Veltman Jamie Kirk Matt Crowther Mark Williamson Kris Shore 03 ON THE LIST: Speaking of Veltman, he was named to the Tewaaraton Award preseason watch list. Veltman is the second Statesman to be named to the preseason watch list. Two-time All-American defenseman Greg McCarthy 05 was the first in STREAKY: Three Statesmen enter today s game with significant consecutive game point streaks. Daryl Veltman and Nick Currie have logged at least one point in 17 consecutive games, while Jamie Kirk has registered a point in 13 straight contests, dating back to his final game as a Catamount. He s TRICKY: Senior midfielder Chris David scored three goals against St. John s. It s the 10th time in his career that he s netted three or more goals. David enters today s game seventh in career goals (72) among Division I Statesmen, two behind No. 6 Mike Conklin 06, and ninth in career points (82), seven behind Conklin. COLLECTION AGENTS: Hobart has collected a league-high 443 ground balls

3 HOBART s RECORD WHEN Overall 5-7 At home 4-2 On the road 1-4 At neutral sites 0-1 On turf 5-7 On grass 0-0 Outdoors 5-5 Indoors 0-2 Day games 4-7 Night games 1-0 In overtime 0-2 In one-goal games 2-2 Against teams ranked Against teams ranked Against teams ranked Against unranked teams 4-5 Leading after one quarter 4-2 Leading at the half 4-2 Leading after three quarters 5-2 Trailing after one quarter 1-0 Trailing at the half 0-3 Trailing after three quarters 0-4 Tied after one quarter 0-5 Tied at the half 1-2 Tied after three quarters 0-1 Scoring first 4-7 Opponent scores first 1-0 Scoring 10 or more goals 5-6 Scoring fewer than 10 goals 0-1 Allowing 10 or more goals 2-7 Allowing fewer than 10 goals 3-0 Getting more ground balls 5-3 Getting fewer ground balls 0-4 Ground balls are even 0-0 Winning more faceoffs 4-2 Opponent wins more faceoffs 0-5 Faceoffs are equal 1-0 Current Streak Won 1 The last time hobart Scored 20+ goals 22, at Canisius, Scored 30+ goals 30, vs Arizona, Totaled 20+ points 20, at Georgetown, Totaled 30+ points 37, at Canisius, Totaled 40+ points 47, vs Arizona, Allowed 15+ goals 15, at Georgetown, Allowed 20+ goals 22, vs Duke, Won 20+ faceoffs 24, at Canisius, Grabbed 60+ GBs 61, at Canisius, Took 60+ shots 62, CANISIUS Took 70+ shots 70, at Lehigh, Scored 5+ EMGs 5, BINGHAMTON, Hobart (4-7) Men s Lacrosse National Ranking Summary Thru Games 04/22/2007 category rank Actual National Leader Actual Scoring Offense (57 ranked) Cornell Scoring Defense (57 ranked) Army 5.91 Faceoff Win Percentage (57 ranked) Delaware.731 Man-Up Offense (57 ranked) Colgate.600 Man-Down Defense (57 ranked) Ohio State.855 Scoring Margin (57 ranked) Cornell 8.0 Win Percentage (57 ranked) Cornell category Player rank Actual National Leader Actual Points Per Game (100 ranked) Jamie Kirk Ben Rubeor, Virginia 4.46 Daryl Veltman Matt Girsh, Siena 4.46 Jeff Colburn Goals Per Game (100 ranked) Daryl Veltman Matt Girsh, Siena 3.54 Chris David Jeff Colburn Assists Per Game (100 ranked) Jamie Kirk Jamie Kirk, Hobart 2.91 Ground Balls Per Game (100 ranked) Matt Ranaghan Alex Smith, Delaware 9.15 Matt Smalley Dan Spinella Goals Against Average (100 ranked) Brandon Baer Nick Sciubba, Bucknell 5.83 Save Percentage (100 ranked) Brandon Baer Nick Sciubba, Bucknell.665 Faceoff Win Percentage (100 ranked) Dan Spinella Alex Smith, Delaware.739 this season thanks in no small part to Matt Ranaghan and Matt Smalley. Smalley leads the team with 70, while Ranaghan is second with 66. They began the week tied for ninth in the nation (5.55/gm). CLEAR DIFFERENCE: Hobart s ability to ride Loyola could be a key factor in today s game. In their five wins this season, the Statesmen are riding the opposition 33.9 percent of the time. In seven defeats, Hobart has ridden its opponents just 12.8 percent of the time. DOWN WITH DEFENSE: Another key to success could be Hobart s man-down defense. When the Statesmen win, they ve limited the opposition to a 20.0 success rate with the extra-man (5-25), but in defeat, their opponents extra-man production jumps to 41.7 percent (10-24). For the season, Loyola is 18th in the nation in extra-man offense (.333, 16-48). SINGLE DIGITS: When the Hobart defense holds the opposition to nine goals or less, the Statesmen are 29-8 (.784) under Head Coach Matt Kerwick. fastest to the mark: With his first goal of the game against Marist, Daryl Veltman became the fastest Hobart player to record 100 career points since the program moved to Division I in He scored 103 points in his first 32 games as a Statesmen. Nathan Roost 98 was the previous standard, recording his 100th point in his 33rd game. WELCOME TO THE CLUB: Hobart is one of only three collegiate lacrosse programs to reach the 700-win plateau. (Johns Hopkins and Syracuse are the other two.) The Statesmen have an all-time record of (.629). COACH K: Head Coach Matt Kerwick is in his sixth season at the helm of his alma mater s lacrosse program. The 2002 Patriot League Coach of the Year has a record at Hobart and is in 11 seasons as a head coach, including three-year stints at Alfred University and Randolph-Macon College. Last summer, Kerwick served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Lacrosse team that earned a silver medal at the ILF World Championship. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Senior defenseman Chris Keough and junior midfielder Sean Murphy will serve as co-captains for the 2007 season. DOUBLE DUTY: Two Statesmen play more than one sport at Hobart. Junior

4 Series history Overall: Loyola leads 7-2 In Baltimore: Loyola leads 3-1 Largest margin of victory: 11, Loyola 14-3 in 2002 Longest win streak: Loyola 7 Year Site result 1985 Baltimore W, Geneva W, Geneva L, Baltimore L, Geneva L, Baltimore L, Geneva L, Baltimore L, Geneva L, 6-11 Season points (Since 1995) Mark Williamson (35g 21a) Daryl Veltman (28g 22a) Josh Kenney (29g 20a) Jamie Kirk (12g 36a) John Bogosian (24g 24a) Nathan Roost (37g 11a) Nate Hill (22g 26a) Jamie Breslin (33g 15a) John Bogosian (33g 12a) Jared Bebee (22g 20a) Matt Crowther (22g 20a) Closest Active Statesman: 41 Daryl Veltman (32g 9a) Season Goals (Since 1995) Nathan Roost Mark Williamson John Bogosian Jamie Breslin Daryl Veltman Eric Curry Eric Curry Nathan Roost Josh Kenney John Bogosian Next Active Statesmen: 21 Chris David midfielder DAN SPINELLA and sophomore defenseman JUSTIN HAGER helped the football team to the NCAA Tournament as a fullback (3.5 yds/att) and linebacker (40 tkls, INT), respectively. CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION: Hobart has made 25 appearances in the NCAA Tournament (4 Division I, 6 Division II, 15 Division III) and has won 16 national championships (1 USILA, 2 NCAA DII, 13 NCAA DIII). Hobart is one of only two schools to compete in the NCAA Tournament in all three divisions (Cortland State is the other). ON THE AIR: All of Hobart s lacrosse games are broadcast by WEOS-FM (89.7/90.3 in Geneva, 88.1 in Ithaca). Outside of WEOS s broadcast area, fans can tune into the station s streaming audio online at Veteran radio man TED BAKER will describe the play-by-play, while Mike Black will provide the color commentary. HOBART S ONLINE HOME: The official online home of Hobart and William Smith Athletics is located at Fans can access schedules, box scores, statistics, rosters and more. SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS: Loyola (6-4, 4-2) is ranked 13th in the latest USILA Coaches Poll. The Greyhounds are coming off a dominating 19-2 ECAC Lacrosse League win over Fairfield. Loyola is averaging 10.0 goals per game, while allowing just 8.7. The Hounds are among the national leaders in extra-man defense (9th,.784), faceoff winning percentage (11th,.591), scoring offense (18th), extra-man offense (18th,.333), scoring margin (20th, +1.3/g), and winning percentage (20th,.600). Junior attackman Shane Koppens leads the team in assists (21) and points (34), while senior attackman Dan Bauers is Loyola s top scoring threat (24 gls). Koppens began the week fifth in the nation in assists, while Bauers was 13th in goals. Senior Dan Kallaugher is fourth in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (.627) and third in ground balls (7.67). Defensively, Alex Peaty gets the nod in goal. The sophomore has a 5-4 record, a.561 save percentage, and a 9.03 goals against average. on the horizon: Hobart will travel to top-ranked Cornell for its final game of the season. The Statesmen and Big Red will renew the oldest rivalry in collegiate lacrosse when the two schools meet for the 127th time. Faceoff on May 4 is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Schoellkopf Field. Season assists (Since 1995) Jamie Kirk Nate Hill John Bogosian Kevin DeWall Nate Hill Daryl Veltman Mark Williamson Kevin DeWall Matt Crowther Josh Kenney Next Active Statesmen: 12 Jeff Colburn

5 2007 GAME RECAPS #25 Hobart vs #3 Syracuse (Feb 18, 2007 at Syracuse, N.Y.) Four unanswered goals late in the fourth quarter saved the third-ranked Syracuse lacrosse team from a second straight loss to Hobart. The Orange rallied from an 11-9 hole to post a victory in front of 5,252 fans at the Carrier Dome, reclaiming the Kraus-Simmons Trophy. Daryl Veltman and Jeff Colburn led the Statesmen with two goals and two assists each. Attackman Dan Hardy paced the Orange with three goals and two assists. Nick Currie gave Hobart the early lead, scoring on the game s first shot just 30 seconds in with a laser from the right side of goalie Peter Coluccini (13 saves). Senior Brandon Baer stopped the first two shots he faced, before Syracuse countered with back-to-back goals. Baer turned in a spectacular first start in the cage, recording 15 saves, including several from point-blank. It was back and forth affair that saw the lead change hands five times. Colburn s second score with 13:17 remaining put Hobart on top 11-9, but it proved to be the final score of the contest for the Statesmen. Hobart held an 11-9 advantage on faceoffs entering the fourth quarter, but Syracuse turned things around in the final frame, winning five of six at the X. Dan Spinella won 12 of 26 restarts. The Statesmen had a advantage on ground balls, led by Matt Smalley and Matthew Ranaghan with seven apiece. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Hobart (0-1) Syracuse (1-0) st quarter-1, HOB, Nick Currie/1, 14:30. 2, SU, Patrick Perritt/1, 12:04. 3, SU, Mike Leveille/1 (Brendan Loftus), 6:29. 4, HOB, Daryl Veltman/1 (Jamie Kirk), 5:28. 5, HOB, Daryl Veltman/2 (Mike Suits), 3:33. 6, SU, Dan Hardy/1, 0:03. 2nd quarter-7, SU, Steven Brooks/1, 13:09. 8, SU, Perritt/2, 12:23. 9, HOB, Kirk/1 (Veltman), 11:07. 10, SU, Max Bartig/1 (Hardy), 9:25. 11, HOB, Sean Murphy/1, 3:38. Penalties-HOB, Currie, pushing, 4:24. SU, Spencer Van Schaack, pushing, 0:11. 3rd quarter-12, SU Brooks/2, 13:57. 13, HOB, Jeff Colburn/1, 13:21. 14, HOB, Murphy/2, 11:59. 15, SU, Greg Rommel/1 (Leveille), 9:47 (EMG). 16, HOB, James Dussich/1 (Colburn), 6:53. 17, HOB, Kirk/1 (Colburn), 4:30 (EMG). 18, HOB, Mike Lazore/1 (Veltman), 3:01. 19, SU, Perritt/3, 1:55. Penalties-SU, Hardy, pushing, 11:39. HOB, Chris Hurley, pushing, 10:14. SU, Kyle Guadagnolo, slashing, 5:25. SU, Steve Panarelli, holding, 1:40. 4th quarter-20, HOB, Colburn/1 (Tyler Cassell), 13:17. 21, SU, Kenny Nims/1 (Hardy), 12:16. 22, SU, Hardy/2, 5:49. 23, SU, Leveille/2, 5:32. 24, SU, Hardy/3, 4:21. Penalties-HOB, Matthew Ranaghan, holding, 1:18. GROUND BALLS: Hobart 38 (Ranaghan 7; Matt Smalley 7); Syracuse 37 (Steve Panarelli 8). SHOTS: Hobart 38; Syracuse 46. SHOTS ON GOAL: Hobart 24; Syracuse 28. PENALTIES: Hobart 3/1:30; Syracuse 4/2:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Hobart 1-4; Syracuse 1-3. FACEOFFS: Hobart 12-26; Syracuse CLEARS: Hobart 21-28; Syracuse GOALIES: Hobart, Brandon Baer 0-1 (60:00, 28-15); Syracuse, Peter Coluccini 1-0 (60:00, 24-13). A-5252 T-2:08 Hobart vs Bucknell (Feb 24, 2007 at Brooklandville, Md.) Tim Brandau scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime to lift Bucknell to an victory over Hobart. Brandau led the Bison with two goals and two assists. The loss overshadowed several exceptional individual performances. Jamie Kirk recorded a game-high eight points, the most since Daryl Veltman produced eight points at Canisius last season. Kirk dished out seven assists, including four feeds to Veltman, who finished with six goals, the most by a Hobart player since Feb. 23, 2003, when John Bogosian 03 netted six against Butler. Bogosian was also the last Hobart player to hand out seven helpers (March 24, 2001, vs. Lehigh). Dan Spinella dominated the faceoff X, winning 17 of the game s 25 restarts, including all 10 in the second quarter, while Matt Smalley collected a game-high 11 ground balls, many of them on faceoffs, leading the Statesmen to a advantage in that category. Smalley s total is the most by a Hobart player since Tim Booth 03 recorded 11 against Lehigh on March 22, Bucknell carried a 9-8 lead into the fourth quarter, but with 12:02 remaining in regulation, the final Kirk to Veltman feed tied the game. Hobart claimed its final lead of the day with 86 seconds remaining when Veltman finished a feed from Nick Currie. The Bison won the ensuing faceoff and evened the match 39 seconds later on Perry Menzies third goal of the day to set up Brandau s heroics. SCORE BY PERIOD OT Tot Hobart (0-2) Bucknell (2-0) st quarter-1, HOB, Daryl Veltman/3 (Jeff Colburn), 10:59. 2, BU, Joe Mele (Austin Winter), 10:09. 3, HOB, Mike Lazore/2 (Jamie Kirk), 7:29. 4, BU, Tim Brandau (John Togneri), 4:47. Penalties-BU, Greg Sowyrda, slashing, 12:08. 2nd quarter-5, HOB, Veltman/4 (Kirk), 13:01. 6, HOB, Kirk/3 (Mike Suits), 12:19. 7, HOB, Nick Currie/2 (Kirk), 10:45. 8, BU, Mele (Brandau), 10:00. 9, BU, Perry Menzies (Winter), 9:15 (EMG). 10, BU, Doug Buckley, 5:25. 11, BU, Brian Gargan, 4:24. 12, HOB, Veltman/5 (Kirk), 3:44. 13, BU, Gargan, 2:48. Penalties-HOB, Chris Keough, slashing, 9:30. 3rd quarter-14, HOB, Colburn/3 (Kirk), 12:17. 15, BU, Andrew Goodhand (Brandau), 9:37. 16, HOB, Veltman/6 (Kirk), 8:44. 17, BU, Menzies, :13. 4th quarter-18, HOB, Veltman/7 (Kirk), 12:02. 19, HOB, Veltman/8 (Currie), 1:26. 20, BU, Menzies (Winter), :47. Penalties-BU, Sowyrda, slashing, 5:27. HOB, Veltman, slashing, 5:27. OT-21, BU, Brandau, 1:16. GROUND BALLS: Hobart 44 (Matt Smalley 11); Bucknell 29 (five players with 3). SHOTS - Hobart 43; Bucknell 35. SHOTS ON GOAL - Hobart 26; Bucknell 20. PENALTIES - Hobart 2/2:00; Bucknell 2/2:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Hobart 0-1; Bucknell 1-1. FACEOFFS - Hobart 17-25; Bucknell CLEARS - Hobart 22-24; Bucknell GOALIES - Hobart, Brandon Baer 0-2 (62:44, 20-9); Bucknell, Matt Antonelli (19:15, 10-5), Nick Sciubba, entered at 10:45 of 2nd, 1-0 (43:29, 16-11). A-400 T-2:00

6 2007 GAME RECAPS Binghamton vs. Hobart (Mar 3, 2007 at Geneva, N.Y.) Hobart won its home opener, dispatching Binghamton 12-5 on McCooey Field, breaking open a close contest with nine second half goals. Three Statesmen recorded four points. Daryl Veltman netted four goals, while Jamie Kirk dished out four assists and Sean Murphy tallied two of each. Steve Carlson led the Bearcats with two goals and an assist, while Nate Kerstein added a pair of goals as well. Thanks to an assist from Kirk, Veltman scored the game s opening goal on the extra-man at 11:21. Nine minutes later, Murphy finished a feed from Kirk for a two-goal advantage. Binghamton won the ensuing faceoff and needed just eight seconds to record its first goal on a shot by Jake Boyce. Veltman, set up by Jeff Colburn, made it a 3-1 game with the only goal of the second quarter. The Statesmen started the third frame with back-to-back scores by Nick Currie and Colburn. Carlson interrupted Hobart s flow with his first goal, but the Statesmen responded with consecutive goals by Chris David and Murphy. Binghamton managed back-to-back goals spanning the third and fourth quarters to cut Hobart s lead to 7-4, but, with a behindthe-back shot, Veltman sparked a 4-0 run that put the home team firmly in control. Brandon Baer earned the win with eight saves, while Max Silberlecht turned away three shots in relief. Binghamton s Larry Kline made a career-high 16 saves. For the third straight game, Hobart won the battle for ground balls (40-27). Matt Ranaghan picked up a game-high seven GBs for the Statesmen. Hobart also enjoyed a strong showing at the faceoff X. Dan Spinella won 10 of the 16 restarts he took, helping the Statesmen to a 10-8 advantage. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Binghamton (0-2) Hobart (1-2) st quarter-1, HOB, Daryl Veltman/9 (Jamie Kirk), 11:21 (EMG). 2, HOB, Sean Murphy/3 (Kirk), 1:53. 3, BIN, Jake Boyce/2 (Andy Cook), 1:45. Penalties-BIN, Tom Wilmot, slashing, 11:39. HOB, Jamie Sprague, pushing, 1:37. 2nd quarter-4, HOB, Veltman/10 (Murphy), 14:10. Penalties-BIN, Wilmot, unnecessary roughness, :14. 3rd quarter-5, HOB, Nick Currie/3 (Jeff Colburn), 14:42 (EMG). 6, HOB, Colburn/4, 12:58. 7, BIN, Steve Carlson/2, 9:15. 8, HOB, Chris David/1 (Murphy), 8:37. 9, HOB, Murphy/4 (Kirk), 4:39. 10, BIN, Carlson/3, 1:44. Penalties-BIN, Wilmot, slashing, 10:44. HOB, Mike Suits, unnecessary roughness, 10:44. HOB, Veltman, slashing, 6:59. BIN, Wilmot, slashing, 6:17. HOB, Currie, unnecessary roughness, :00. 4th quarter-11, BIN, Kerstein/1 (Carlson), 14:34 (EMG). 12, HOB, Veltman/11 (Kirk), 12:30. 13, HOB, Veltman/12, 10:31. 14, HOB, Colburn/5 7:08 (EMG). 15, HOB, James Dussich/2, 5:39 (EMG). 16, BIN, Kerstein/2, (Drew Wichmann), 3:00 (EMG). 17, HOB, Doug Shiver/1, :00 (EMG). GROUND BALLS: Binghamton 27 (J.P. Wioncek 5); Hobart 40 (Matt Ranaghan 7). SHOTS: Binghamton 25; Hobart 41. SHOTS ON GOAL: Binghamton 13; Hobart 28. PENALTIES: Binghamton 10/8:30; Hobart 6/5:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Binghamton 2-4; Hobart 5-7. FACEOFFS: Binghamton 8-18; Hobart CLEARS: Binghamton 16-25; Hobart GOALIES: Binghamton, Larry Kline 0-1 (54:21, 27-16), Jeff Walker, entered 5:39 of 4th quarter (5:39, 1-0). Hobart, Brandon Baer 1-2 (54:01, 9-5), Max Silberlicht, entered 5:59 of 4th quarter (5:59, 4-3). A-1200 T-1:49 Hobart vs. Hartford (Mar 10, 2007 at Hartford, Conn.) The Statesmen raced out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back in a 17-5 triumph over Hartford at Al-Marzook Field. Jeff Colburn scored a game-high five points (4-1) for the Statesmen. Hobart dominated every aspect of the contest, outshooting the Hawks 48-28, holding a advantage on ground balls, and winning faceoffs The Statesmen killed off all five of Hartford s extra-man opportunities and scored on their lone man-advantage. Hobart also rode their hosts relentlessly, as the Hawks were unsuccessful on 12-of-29 clear attempts. Daryl Veltman had three goals and an assist, raising his career total to 99 (65-34). Only five Statesmen have record 100 career points since Hobart moved to Division I in The Statesmen also got a goal and two assists apiece from Jamie Kirk and Sean Murphy. Faceoff specialist Dan Spinella posted a 14-3 record at the X and collected a team-high six ground balls. Brandon Baer earned the win, making nine saves in the first half. Max Silberlicht made two stops in the third quarter, while Brad Hester and first-year Kevin Gibbs combined for four stops in the fourth. The Hawks sent three goalies into the contest. John McMahon was saddled with the loss after making 12 stops in three quarters. Daniel Clough scored twice for Hartford. Colburn scored the game s first two goals, followed by a pair of Veltman tallies. Colburn capped the first quarter scoring with his third goal of the contest. The Hawks got on the board 25 seconds into the second quarter, but the Statesmen netted five of the next six goals to carry a 10-2 lead into halftime. Hobart cruised through the second half, subbing liberally, and secured its second straight win. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Hobart (2-2) Hartford (1-3) st quarter-1, HOB, Jeff Colburn/6 (Sean Murphy), 11:15. 2, HOB, Colburn/7 (Daryl Veltman), 3:42. 3, HOB, Veltman/13 (Jamie Kirk), 3:04. 4, HOB, Veltman/14, :59. 5, HOB, Colburn/8, :07. Penalties-HOB, Nick Currie, illegal body check, 7:20. HOB, Matt Smalley, pushing, :47. 2nd quarter-6, HFD, Steve Roop, 14:35. 7, HOB, Murphy/5, 11:04. 8, HOB, Mike Lazore/3 (Kirk), 9:43. 9, HOB, Veltman/15, 8:10 (EMG). 10, HFD, Daniel Clough, 7:07. 11, HOB, Colburn/9, 3:39. 12, HOB, Lazore/4, 1:00. Penalties-HOB, Kirk, too many men, 12:09. HFD, Roop, interference, 8:39. HOB, Veltman, illegal body check, 2:58. 3rd quarter-13, HOB, Chris David/2, 14:03. 14, HFD, Clough (Roop), 13:06. 15, HOB, Kirk/4 (Colburn), 12:35. 16, HFD, Bryan Hale, 9:22. 17, HOB, Currie/4 (Murphy), 7:26. 18, HOB, Mike Suits/1, 1:21. 4th quarter-19, HOB, Sam Orr/1, 13:11. 20, HOB, Kevin Curtin/1, 6:07. 21, HFD, Brian Tilley, 3:04. 22, HOB, Curtin/2 (Marcus Craigwell), 2:13 (sh). Penalties-HOB, Garrett O Neill, slashing, 2:39. GROUND BALLS: Hobart 52 (Dan Spinella 6); Hartford 28 (Chris Griffin 6). SHOTS: Hobart 48; Hartford 28. SHOTS ON GOAL: Hobart 31; Hartford 20. PENALTIES: Hobart 5/4:00; Hartford 1/0:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Hobart 1-1; Hartford 0-5. FACEOFFS: Hobart 19-26; Hartford CLEARS: Hobart 25-27; Hartford GOALIES: Hobart, Brandon Baer 2-2 (30:00, 11-9), Max Silberlicht, entered 15:00 of 3rd quarter (15:00, 4-2), Brad Hester, entered 15:00 of 4th quarter (10:57, 1-1), Kurtis Gibbs, entered 4:03 of 4th quarter (4-3). Hartford, Jon McMahon 1-3 (45:00, 26-12), Pat Healy, entered 15:00 of 4th quarter (10:57, 4-2), John Link, entered 4:03 of 4th quarter (4:03, 1-0). A-250 T-1:50

7 2007 GAME RECAPS Marist vs. Hobart (Mar 13, 2007 at Geneva, N.Y.) Daryl Veltman recorded the 100th point of his career while leading the Statesmen to a 10-5 victory over Marist on Mc- Cooey Field. Veltman netted a pair of goals and set up two more to raise his career total to 103 points. The junior needed just three and a half minutes and one shot to reach the 100-point plateau in his 32nd career game. He is the fastest of the sixth Division I Statesmen to reach that milestone, beating Nathan Roost 98 by one game. Hobart outscored the Red Foxes 4-1 in the first quarter and cruised to victory. The Statesmen won all of the major stat categories, outshooting their guests 45-31, collecting more ground balls (43-24), winning more faceoffs (13-6), and clearing at a much higher rate (91.6%-64.2). The Hobart defense was sharp all afternoon, but excelled in man-down situations, killing off all six of Marist s extra-man opportunities. Chris David netted a hat trick for the Statesmen, while Jamie Kirk handed out three assists. Jeff Colburn also contributed three points on two goals and an assist. Matt Smalley collected a game-high seven ground balls for Hobart, while Matt Ranaghan and Dan Spinella each picked up six. Spinella dominated the X, winning 12 of the 16 restarts he took. The Statesmen might have won by a much wider margin if not for Marist goalie Ryan Penner. The sophomore turned back 16 shots and helped his own cause with the second of the Red Foxes two first-half goals. With Hobart employing a 10-man ride, Penner saw Hobart starter Brandon Baer (9 saves) stray too far from his cage. Penner launched a shot from his own restraining box that bounced just inside the crease and hopped up just under the cross bar. Baer played 43 minutes before yielding to Brad Hester and Max Silberlicht, who combined for four saves in relief. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Marist (0-4) Hobart (3-2) st quarter-1, HOB, Jeff Colburn/10, 12:15. 2, HOB, Daryl Veltman/16 (Jamie Kirk), 11:30. 3, MAR, Keith Detelj/3, 9:40. 4, HOB, Chris David/3, 5:04. 5, HOB, Nick Currie/5 (Kirk), 4:27. 2nd quarter-6, HOB, Veltman/17 (Kirk), 13:03. 7, MAR, Ryan Penner/1, 4:36. Penalties-MAR, Lou Aboyoun, cross-check, 7:06. HOB, Matt Ranaghan, slashing, 6:28. MAR, Bench, conduct foul, 6:10. 3rd quarter-8, HOB, David/4, 6:22. 9, HOB, Sean Murphy/6 (Veltman), 5:14. 10, HOB, Colburn/11 (Veltman), 2:45. 11, HOB, James Dussich/3 (Colburn), 1:01. 12, MAR, Matt Teichmann/1 (Dan Needle), :46. Penalties- HOB, Colburn, pushing, 10:48. HOB, Matt Smalley, pushing, 10:12. HOB, Murphy, cross-check, 8:01. 4th quarter-13, MAR, Paul Santavicca/4, 10:30. 14, MAR, Santavicca/5, 9:02. 15, HOB, David/5, 7:08. Penalties-HOB, Wesley McDonald, unnecessary roughness, 6:02. HOB, Doug Shiver, interference, 2:40. GROUND BALLS: Marist 24 (J.P. Glowatz 3, Dan Needle 3); Hobart 43 (Matt Smalley 7). SHOTS: Marist 31, Hobart 45. SHOTS ON GOAL: Marist 18; Hobart 26. PENALTIES: Marist 2/1:30; Hobart 6/4:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Marist 0-6; Hobart 0-1. FACEOFFS: Marist 6-19; Hobart CLEARS: Marist 18-28; Hobart GOALIES: Marist, Ryan Penner 0-4 (60:00, 26-16). Hobart, Brandon Baer 3-2 (43:00, 9-7), Brad Hester, entered 2:00 of 4th quarter (13:27, 6-3), Max Silberlicht, entered 3:33 of 4th quarter (3:33, 1-1). A-400 T-1:49 Hobart vs. #7 Georgetown (Mar 18, 2007 at Washington, D.C.) Hobart got a career-high five goals from Nick Currie, but it wasn t enough to upset seventh-ranked Georgetown in the nation s capital. The Hoyas got a five-goal performance from midfielder Dan D Agnes in a victory over the Statesmen. The game was originally scheduled to be played in Geneva on St. Patrick s Day, but a late winter storm forced a 22-hour delay and change of venue. Hobart trailed entering the fourth quarter, but Silver Spring, Md., native Chris David (2 gls) and Currie connected on back-to-back unassisted goals to tie the contest for the seventh and final time. Georgetown answered the surge with consecutive scores of its own by D Agnes and Garrett Wilson to restore the two-goal lead with 9:05 remaining. Daryl Veltman (3 gls) made it a game at the 5:49 mark, depositing a feed from classmate Jamie Kirk, who recorded a game-high six assists. D Agnes put the Hoyas back in front by two with an extraman goal at the 3:27 mark that closed out the day s scoring. Jeff Colburn added two goals and an assist, while GU got significant contributions from Craig O Dowd (4-1), Andrew Baird (2-2), and Andrew Brancaccio (2-0). The Statesmen held a slim advantage in shots, while Georgetown dominated ground balls (45-33) and faceoffs (21-10). GU faceoff specialist Christiaan Trunz (20 of 30 at the X) collected a game-high 12 ground balls, while Matt Ranaghan scooped up seven for Hobart. The Statesmen converted on their lone extra-man opportunity, while Georgetown was 2-of-5 in man-up situations. Hoya goalie Miles Kass earned the win with nine saves, while Brandon Baer stopped 10 for Hobart. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Hobart (3-3, 0-1) Georgetown (4-1, 2-0) st quarter-1, HOB, Daryl Veltman/18 (Jamie Kirk), 13:55. 2, HOB, Nick Currie/6 (Jeff Colburn), 10:27 (EMG). 3, GEO, Craig Dowd (Brendan Cannon), 10:19. 4, GEO, Dowd (Cannon), 9:35. 5, HOB, Colburn/12 (Kirk), 8:39. 6, HOB, Colburn/13, 7:50. 7, GEO, Dan D Agnes, 6:37. 8, GEO, D Agnes (Cannon), 5:30. 9, HOB, Chris David/6, 3:34. 2nd quarter-10, GEO, Andrew Brancaccio, 13:13. 11, HOB, Currie/7 (Kirk), 4:40. 12, GEO, Scott Kocis (Andrew Baird), 1:44. 13, GEO, Brancaccio (Cullen Molinari), :58. 14, HOB, Currie/8, :27. 3rd quarter-15, HOB, Currie/9, 12:07. 16, GEO, D Agnes, 7:23. 17, HOB, Mike Lazore/5 (Kirk), 6:35. 18, GEO, Baird (Dowd), 5:36. 19, GEO, Dowd (Baird), 5:16. 20, GEO, Baird (Molinari), 3:08. 21, HOB, Veltman/19 (Kirk), 2:03. 22, GEO, Dowd (Molinari), :10 (EMG). 4th quarter-23, HOB, David/7, 13:21. 24, HOB, Currie/10, 11:33. 25, GEO, D Agnes, 9:44. 26, GEO, Garrett Wilson (Trevor Casey), 9:05. 27, HOB, Veltman/20 (Kirk), 5:49. 28, GEO, D Agnes, 3:27 (EMG). GROUND BALLS: Hobart 33 (Matt Ranaghan 7); Georgetown 45 (Christiaan Trunz 12). SHOTS: Hobart 38; Georgetown 37. SHOTS ON GOAL: Hobart 22; Georgetown 25. PENALTIES: Hobart 5/4:00; Georgetown 1/1:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Hobart 1-1; Georgetown 2-5. FACEOFFS: Hobart 10-31; Georgetown CLEARS: Hobart 26-29; Georgetown GOALIES: Hobart, Brandon Baer 3-3 (60:00, 25-10); Georgetown: Miles Kass 4-1 (60:00, 22-9). A-1254 T-1:51

8 2007 GAME RECAPS Rutgers vs. Hobart (Mar 24, 2007 at Geneva, N.Y.) Colin Checcio scored 23 seconds into the second overtime to lift Rutgers to a ECAC victory over Hobart. Hobart won the faceoff to start the second OT, but a quick turnover sent the ball in the other direction. Checcio was able to free himself and put home the game-winner from point-blank range, his game-leading fifth of the day. Daryl Veltman led the Statesmen with three goals and an assist, while Chris David added a hat trick of his own. Matt Smalley added a pair of goals and grabbed eight ground balls. For Rutgers, Justin Pennington had two goals and two assists, and won 5-of-6 faceoffs. Michael Hurwitz was 10-of-20 at the X, collected a game-high 10 ground balls, and scored a goal. Hobart won a wide-open second quarter to carry an 8-5 lead into the break. Smalley netted both of his goals in the stanza, the first on a pass that evaded both its intended target and goalie Peter Pantages. The second barely beat the halftime horn. Pantages recorded just two saves in the half. He was replaced by Bill Olin at the start of the third quarter. The substitution energized the Scarlet Knights, who outscored Hobart 4-2 in the frame. Olin allowed just three goals and finished with seven saves. Rutgers scored four of the first five goals of the half, including three unanswered. Checcio sandwiched goals around an extraman tally by Chris Doctor to tie the game at 9-all. Hobart netted another buzzer beater to end the third frame, this time Will Harrington did the honors for his first career goal. Veltman converted Hobart s lone man-up situation to start the fourth quarter to put the home team in front 11-9, but Doctor and Pennington scored late goals to force OT. In the first extra period, Rutgers nearly got the win on a shot by Mike Dugan, but an acrobatic save by Brandon Baer, his ninth stop of the day, smothered the chance. Hobart got off a pair of shots in OT as well, but neither was on frame. SCORE BY PERIOD ot ot tot Rutgers (2-3, 1-1) Hobart (3-4, 0-2) st quarter-1, HOB, Chris David/8, 13:26. 2, HOB, Jamie Kirk/5 (Daryl Veltman), 8:20. 3, RUT, Stephen Doherty/1 (Justin Pennington), 6:38. 4, RUT, Colin Checcio/10 (Francis Collins), 3:03. 5, HOB, David/9, 1:59. 2nd quarter-6, HOB, Nick Currie/11, 13:29. 7, RUT, Checcio/11 (Jeff Rommel), 11:57. 8, RUT, Matt Gaines/6, 10:11. 9, HOB, Veltman/21, 4:07. 10, HOB, Matt Smalley/1, 2:03. 11, HOB, David/10, :33. 12, RUT, Michael Hurwitz/1 (Will Stone), :16. 13, HOB, Smalley/2, :00. 3rd quarter-14, RUT, Pennington/7 (Doherty), 13:39. 15, HOB, Veltman/22, 8:37. 16, RUT, Checcio/12 (Mike Dugan), 4:45. 17, RUT, Chris Doctor/6 (Checcio), 4:02 (EMG). 18, RUT, Checcio/13 (Doctor), 3:23. 19, HOB, Will Harrington/1, :01. Penalties-HOB, Dan Spinella, unsportsmanlike conduct, 4:44. 4th quarter-20, HOB, Veltman/23 (Kirk), 11:56 (EMG). 21, RUT, Doctor/7 (Pennington), 3:06. 22, RUT, Pennington/8 (Rommel), 1:58. Penalties-RUT, Will Stone, holding, 12:27. 1st OT- 2nd OT-23, RUT, Checcio/14, 3:37. GROUND BALLS: Rutgers 36 (Hurwitz 10); Hobart 37 (Smalley 8). SHOTS: Rutgers 37, Hobart 32. SHOTS ON GOAL: Rutgers 21; Hobart 20. PENALTIES: Rutgers 1/:30; Hobart 1/1:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Rutgers 1-2; Hobart 1-1. FACEOFFS: Rutgers 15-27; Hobart CLEARS: Rutgers 16-21; Hobart GOALIES: Rutgers, Peter Pantages (30:00, 10-2); Bill Olin 1-0, entered 15:00 of 3rd (34:23, 10-7). Hobart, Brandon Baer 3-4 (64:23,21-9). A-600 T-1:58 #17 Fairfield vs. Hobart (Mar 31, 2007 at Geneva, N.Y.) Goalie Max Silberlicht recorded 17 stops in his first collegiate start to lead Hobart to a thrilling victory over 17thranked Fairfield in ECAC action. None of his saves was more important than his stop on Greg Downing s shot as time expired. In conjunction with Silberlicht s tremendous defensive effort, Jamie Kirk recorded six points (2-4) to lead the offense. Additionally, both Daryl Veltman and Chris David notched hat tricks for the second consecutive game. Travis Nelson (3-1) and Greg Downing (1-3) led the Stags with four points a piece. Conspicuously absent from the scoring column was Michael Bocklet, who had scored at least a point in 19 consecutive games before coming to Geneva. By the 3:57 mark of the second quarter, Hobart built a 6-3 lead, thanks in part to extra-man goals by Veltman and James Dussich. Fairfield s Casey Martin scored the final goal of the first half to send the Stags into the break down two. The visitors carried that momentum into the third quarter, scoring three straight to seize their only lead of the day, 7-6, midway through the frame. Hobart struck twice before the end of the stanza on goals by David and Veltman to regain the lead. Fairfield forged the final tie with the first goal of the fourth quarter, but just over a minute later, Sean Murphy collected a ground ball in the defensive end, raced through the midfield and shot as he was dragged to the turf by a defenseman for his seventh goal of the season. His tally was followed by both of Kirk s goals giving the Statesmen an 11-8 lead. Downing assisted on and scored Fairfield s final two goals in a last ditch effort to avoid a second straight loss, but Silberlecht posted three of his nine fourth quarter saves in the final two minutes to preserve the win. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Fairfield (5-2, 1-2) Hobart (4-4, 1-2) st quarter-1, HOB, Daryl Veltman/24 (Jamie Kirk), 12:55. 2, HOB, James Dussich/4 (Jeff Colburn), 1:18 (EMG). 3, FFD, Travis Nelson/13, :00 (sh). Penalties-HOB, Rafe Mattingly, pushing, 2:52. FFD, Team, offsides, 1:52. FFD, Chris Atwell, pushing, :27. 2nd quarter-4, FFD, Chris Ajemian/3, 14:52. 5, HOB, Chris David/11, 11:40. 6, HOB, Colburn/14 (Kirk), 11:30. 7, FFD, Nelson/14 (Greg Downing), 10:06 (EMG). 8, HOB, David/12 (Nick Currie), 4:26. 9, HOB, Veltman/25 (Kirk), 3:57 (EMG). 10, FFD, Casey Martin/1 (Downing), :09. Penalties-FFD, Andrew Urquhart, pushing, 11:18. HOB, Currie, slashing, 10:29. FFD, Matt Scanlon, slashing, 4:26. HOB, Chris Keough, slashing, 2:27. FFD, Downing, tripping, 1:59. 3rd quarter-11, FFD, Chris Campbell/1 (Brendan Finnerty), 11:12. 12, FFD, Dan Boudreau/13, 9:28. 13, FFD, Chris Manley/3 (Nelson), 7:51. 14, HOB, David/13 (Currie), 4:35. 15, HOB, Veltman/26 (Kirk), 2:35. Penalties- HOB, Mike Suits, illegal body check, 6:41. 4th quarter-16, FFD, Nelson/15 (Finnerty), 13:52. 17, HOB, Sean Murphy/7, 12:24. 18, HOB, Kirk/6 (David), 8:23. 19, HOB, Kirk/7, 4:22. 20, FFD, Boudreau/14 (Downing), 3:22. 21, FFD, Downing/11, :23. GROUND BALLS: Fairfield 30 (Atwell 4, Ajemian 4); Hobart 33 (Matt Ranaghan 6). SHOTS: Fairfield 45, Hobart 33. SHOTS ON GOAL: Fairfield 27; Hobart 18. PENALTIES: Fairfield 5/3:30; Hobart 4/3:30. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Fairfield 1-4; Hobart 2-5. FACEOFFS: Fairfield 11-24; Hobart CLEARS: Fairfield 17-20; Hobart GOALIES: Fairfield, Michael Kruger (60:00, 18-7). Hobart, Max Silberlicht 1-0 (60:00, 27-17). A-1300 T-1:56

9 2007 GAME RECAPS Hobart vs. Penn State (April 7, 2007 at State College, Pa.) Penn State kept the Statesmen off the scoreboard over the final 29 minutes of the contest as the Nittany Lions posted a 12-7 ECAC win in Holuba Hall. Chris David scored twice for Hobart, while Jamie Kirk added a goal and an assist. Max VanArsdale paced PSU with two goals and two assists. In goal, Drew Adams posted 15 saves and the win, while Max Silberlicht battled the substandard lighting and still came away 11 stops. The Statesmen carried the early play, outshooting their hosts 10-1 in the first five minutes. Unfortunately, the barrage only earned a 1-1 tie. The teams traded goals twice more before the end of the first quarter. Penn State started the second quarter with back-to-back goals to build a 5-3 lead, but Hobart rallied with three of the next four scores to close out the first half. Hobart broke a 6-6 halftime tie when first-year Mike Suits fired home his second goal of the season. The extra-man tally came just 17 seconds into the third quarter. Penn State responded with back-to-back goals less than a minute apart to seize an 8-7 lead. Daryl Veltman appeared to forge another tie a short time later, but the goal was waived off by a crease violation. He was limited to just one first half goal, his team-leading 27th of the season. The Nittany Lions struck once more before the end of the third quarter and three more times in the fourth quarter. Hobart outshot Penn State 39-35, but the Lions held a advantage in ground balls and a slim edge at the faceoff X. Both teams scored once with the extra-man. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Hobart (4-5, 1-3) Penn State (3-5, 2-2) st quarter-1, HOB, Chris David/14, 14:20. 2, PSU, Rob Forster (Max VanArsdale), 11:12. 3, HOB, Jeff Colburn/15, 9:08. 4, PSU, Brian Boyle, 7:56. 5, HOB, David/15 (Nick Currie), 6:59. 6, PSU, Bubba Scott, 2:43. Penalties-HOB, Matt Smalley, holding, 4:34. 2nd quarter-7, PSU, Pat Heim, 13:07. 8, PSU, VanArsdale (Scott), 11:41 (EMG). 9, HOB, Colburn/15 (Jamie Kirk), 11:24. 10, PSU, VanArsdale (Gil Pearsall), 8:16. 11, HOB, Kirk/8, 5:55. 12, HOB, Daryl Veltman/27, 1:28. Penalties-HOB, Sean Murphy, holding, 12:25. HOB, Adam Del Preore, pushing, 11:56. PSU, John Stuckey, slashing, 0:00. 3rd quarter-13, HOB, Mike Suits/2, 14:43 (EMG). 14, PSU, Scott, 11:38. 15, PSU, Forster (VanArsdale), 10:50. 16, PSU, Forster (Andrew Mackrides), 7:20. Penalties-HOB, Rafe Mattingly, holding, 13:11. PSU, Matt Mulqueen, pushing, :20. 4th quarter-17, PSU, Boyle (Brian Shea), 14:18. 18, PSU, Pearsall, 5:07. 19, PSU, Heim, :33. Penalties-PSU, Devin Kennedy, holding, 7:47. HOB, Murphy, offsides, 3:41. GROUND BALLS: Hobart 33 (Smalley 5); Penn State 40 (Drew Adams 10). SHOTS: Hobart 39, Penn State 35. SHOTS ON GOAL: Hobart 22, Penn State 23. PENALTIES: Hobart 5/2:30, Penn State 3/2:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: Hobart 1-3, Penn State 1-5. FACEOFFS: Hobart 11-21, Penn State CLEARS: Hobart 19-21, Penn State GOALIES: Hobart, Max Silberlicht 1-1 (60:00, 23-11). Penn State, Drew Adams 4-5 (60:00, 22-15). A-576 T-1:53 Massachusetts vs. Hobart (April 14, 2007 at Geneva, N.Y.) Hobart scored the most goals against the Massachusetts defense this season, unfortunately, the Minutemen did the same to the Statesmen defense. UMass came out on top of a ECAC Lacrosse League decision on McCooey Field. A well balanced Hobart attack saw eight players crack the scoring column, paced by Jamie Kirk s two goals and added two assists. Daryl Veltman, Chris David, and Mike Suits all contributed a pair of goals. The Minutemen offense mirrored Hobart s balance, as 11 different players scored. Leading the way was Jim Connolly, who registered a game-high five goals. Brian Jacovina and Rory Pedrick both recorded a goal and three assists. Massachusetts won the ground ball battle and gave Hobart fits in the transition game. The Minutemen failed on just four of their 23 clear attempts, while riding the Statesmen 10 times, creating several scoring opportunities in transition. The final result hinged on the second and third quarters. After the squads fought to a 4-4 first quarter draw, UMass netted five of the first six goals of the second stanza to build a 9-5 lead. Kirk got the Hobart offense back on track by setting up James Dussich and scoring one of his own in the final three minutes of the half. The Massachusetts defense was perfect in the third quarter, limiting Hobart to just eight shots. All but Nick Currie s were wide, while Currie, who had a goal and an assist, hit the crossbar. Meanwhile, the Minutemen offense rattled off five unanswered scores, including a pair by Tim Balise. Hobart didn t go quietly, winning the fourth quarter 5-3. Veltman deposited both of his goals in the final 15 minutes. SCORE BY PERIOD tot Massachusetts (5-5, 3-1) Hobart (4-6, 1-4) st quarter-1, HOB, Jeff Colburn/17, 14:03. 2, HOB, Nick Currie/12, 11:33. 3, UMA, Bobby Hayes/7 (Denis Whelan), 9:29. 4, UMA, Brett Garber/19 (Brian Jacovina), 8:55. 5, HOB, Mike Suits/3 (James Dussich), 7:01. 6, UMA, Jim Connolly/16, 5:29. 7, UMA, Connolly/17 (Rory Pedrick), 4:38. 8, HOB, Jamie Kirk/9 (Daryl Veltman), 2:46 (EMG). Penalties-UMA, Connolly, slashing, 3:05. 2nd quarter-9, UMA, Connolly/18 (Whelan), 13:15. 10, UMA, Andrew Recchione/5 (Jacovina), 10:46. 11, UMA, Garber/20 (Jacovina), 9:53 (EMG). 12, HOB, Sean Murphy/8 (Colburn), 6:00. 13, UMA, Whelan/5 (Pedrick), 4:37. 14, UMA, Evan Blum/3, 3:55. 15, HOB, Dussich/5 (Kirk), 2:46. 16, HOB, Kirk/10 (Currie), 1:30. Penalties-HOB, Chris Keough, pushing, 10:20. 3rd quarter-17, UMA, Connolly/19 (Hayes), 14:44. 18, UMA, Tim Balise/12, 12:44. 19, UMA, Pedrick/8 (Balise), 10:00. 20, UMA, Jacovina/4, 7:01. 21, UMA, Balise/13 (Pedrick), 3:52. Penalties-HOB, Chris Hurley, offside, 5:14. 4th quarter-22, HOB, Chris David/16, 14:04. 23, HOB, Veltman/28, 11:25. 24, UMA, Sam Moody/1 (Paul Manesis), 8:15. 25, HOB, Suits/4, 7:42. 26, UMA, Fred Federico/1, 6:48. 27, HOB, David/17 (Kevin Curtin), 3:08. 28, HOB, Veltman/29 (Kirk), :51 (EMG). 29, UMA, Connolly/20 (Hayes), :03. Penalties-UMA, David Von Voigt, illegal body check, 11:25. UMA, Manesis, holding, 6:32. UMA, Efosa Guobadia, illegal body check, 1:00. GROUND BALLS: UMass 40 (Dan Whipple 8); Hobart 33 (Matt Ranaghan 7). SHOTS: UMass 39, Hobart 33. SHOTS ON GOAL: Hobart 22, Penn State 23. PENALTIES: UMass 4/3:30, Hobart 2/1:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES: UMass 1-2, Hobart 2-4. FACEOFFS: UMass 16-33, Hobart CLEARS: UMass 19-23, Hobart GOALIES: UMass, Doc Schneider 5-5 (60:00, 20-8). Hobart, Max Silberlicht 1-2 (37:59, 20-7); Brandon Baer, entered 7:01 of 3rd (22:01, 9-5). A-1200 T-1:53