HOBART COLLEGE STATESMEN LACROSSE GAME 12: CANISIUS (5-5) AT HOBART (6-5) 2005 HOBART SCHEDULE PROBABLE STARTERS DATE OPPONENT TIME Pos No Name Cl Ht Wt Gls Asst Pts GB Feb 26 vs. Butler ................. W, 11-7 A 12 Nate Hill SR 5-10 170 17 18 35 21 Mar 5 BINGHAMTON ........... W, 10-7 A 13 Daryl Veltman FY 6-0 180 22 16 38 21 12 at #19 Ohio State...... W, 9-6 A 21 Sean Reed SR 5-10 175 7 3 10 11 15 at Robert Morris .... W, 15-10 M 16 Nate Molinari r-JR 5-7 170 9 10 19 54 19 *#5 GEORGETOWN ... L, 9-11 M 32 Chris David SO 6-1 175 21 1 22 11 26 *#16 RUTGERS ....... W, 16-10 M 45 Chris Scanlon SR 5-10 190 13 9 22 12 29 #8 SYRACUSE .......... L, 12-13 D 6 John Tammaro SR 6-2 215 0 0 0 18 D 33 Matt Murphy JR 6-4 215 0 3 3 38 Apr 2 FAIRFIELD .................. L, 8-11 D 47 Greg McCarthy SR 6-4 220 0 0 0 20 9 *at Penn State ....... L, 13-19 Svs GA GAA SV% 16 *#10 UMASS ............ L, 12-14 GK 18 Dan Valente SR 5-10 170 113 96 10.49 .541 23 *at St. John’s ........... W, 13-9 FOW FOL Pct GB 26 CANISIUS......................4 p.m. FO 31 John Soden SO 6-0 190 144 87 .623 40 30 *at Loyola ...................1 p.m. May 6 at Cornell ...................7 p.m. *ECAC Lacrosse League game SERIES SUMMARY—The Statesmen and the Golden Griffins will meet for the sixth time this afternoon with Hobart holding a 5-0 series lead. The Statesmen have outscored 2004 HOBART RESULTS Canisius 118-25 for an average margin of victory of 18.6, the most of any opponent Hobart has faced at least five times. DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb 28 vs. Butler .................... L, 6-7 SENIOR SEND OFF—This afternoon’s game marks the final home appearance for the Mar 6 *at Holy Cross ......... W, 14-6 Statesmen’s eight seniors: CHET BRAUN, NATE HILL, GREG McCARTHY, NATE MOLINARI, SEAN 13 *at Lehigh ............... W, 11-4 REED, CHRIS SCANLON, JOHN TAMMARO, and DAN VALENTE. Over the past four years, they 16 *at Navy ................... L, 8-13 have helped Hobart to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2002 Patriot 20 at Georgetown ........... L, 7-9 League Championship. 27 *LAFAYETTE .............. W, 18-7 30 at Syracuse ............. L, 10-16 45 MINUTE GAME—Hobart is 5-0 when holding the lead entering the fourth quarter. Apr 3 *BUCKNELL............... W, 13-9 Conversely, only once this season have the Statesmen overcome a fourth quarter deficit 7 *COLGATE ................... W, 8-4 (Hobart trailed Ohio State 6-5 at the end of the third quarter, but came back to win 9-6). 10 PENN STATE ........ W, 8-7 (ot) 17 OHIO STATE ...... L, 12-13 (ot) THIRD QUARTER BLUES—The Statesmen have outscored their opposition in every quarter 24 *at Army ................. W, 14-8 except the third. However, when Hobart wins the third frame, the Statesmen are 4-0 30 #vs. Bucknell ........... W, 10-9 (Binghamton, Ohio State, Rutgers, and St. John’s). May 2 #at Navy ..................... L, 8-9 7 CORNELL ................. W, 12-10 NCAA STATISTICS REPORT—According to the latest NCAA statistics report (games through 15 $at Cornell ............... L, 5-11 April 24), Hobart ranks among the best in the nation in scoring offense (5th, 11.64), *Patriot League game man-down defense (12th, .823), and faceoff winning percentage (10th, .589). #Patriot League Tournament $NCAA Tournament NCAA STATISTICS REPORT II—Five Statesmen are also listed in the latest NCAA statistics report. JOHN SODEN is seventh in faceoff winning percentage, NATE HILL is 19th in assists CONTACT INFORMATION per game, DARYL VELTMAN is 20th in points per game, and NATE MOLINARI and ANDREW are tied for 20th in ground balls per game. Director of Athletic Communications NAROG Ken DeBolt Office Phone .......... (315) 781-3146 POINT TAKEN—Hobart leads the ECAC in goals (11.64/g), assists (6.55/g), and points Office Fax ............ (315) 781-3531 (18.18/g) through April 24. The Statesmen also pace the conference in man-up goals E-Mail ............... [email protected] (1.45/g) and shots on goal (26.0/g). Cell .................... (315) 945-1084 AOL Instant Messenger ... hooks1181 www.hws.edu/athletics HOBART’S RECORD WHEN... ROOKIE REWARDS—First-year attackman DARYL VELTMAN leads the team in goals (22) and points (38) and is second in assists (16). His point total is the highest by a Hobart At Home..................................... 2-4 first-year since the program moved to Division I in 1995 (NATE HILL ’05 held the record On The Road ............................. 4-1 with 36 points in 2002). Veltman’s goal total is the second highest by a DI Statesman first-year (JASON OUELLETT ’01 scored 24 in 1998), and his assist total is the third highest Scoring First ............................... 4-3 by a DI Hobart first-year (Hill had 23 in 2002, KEVIN DeWALL ’00 had 23 in 1997). Opponent Scores First ................ 2-2 Leading after First Quarter ......... 4-2 X FACTOR—Over the past two games, sophomore midfielder JOHN SODEN has been simply Trailing after First Quarter ......... 2-2 dominant. Already one of the top faceoff specialists in the nation, he won 41-of-56 faceoffs Tied after First Quarter ............... 0-1 against the 10th-ranked Minutemen and the Red Storm. Soden ranks second in the ECAC and seventh in Division I in faceoff winning percentage. The New Jersey native sports a Leading at Halftime.................... 4-1 144-87 record this season for a .623 winning percentage. Trailing at Halftime .................... 1-3 Tied at Halftime ......................... 1-1 KING OF THE HILL—NATE HILL is Hobart’s Division I career scoring leader. With two goals Leading after Third Quarter ....... 5-0 and three assists at St. John’s, he passed JAMIE BRESLIN ’01 (92-46-138). Overall, Hill is Trailing after Third Quarter ....... 1-5 tied for 18th on Hobart’s career points list with LARRY GRIMALDI ’82. Tied after Third Quarter ............ 0-0 Score 20+ goals .......................... 0-0 HAMBURG HELPER—Speaking of Hill, with 78 helpers to his credit thus far in his career, Score 15-19 goals ....................... 2-0 he ranks 10th on the school’s all-time list, two away from matching No. 9 MARC VAN Score 10-14 goals ....................... 3-3 ARSDALE ’85, and two more shy of No. 8 RAY GILLIAM ’87. Hill leads the ECAC and is 19th Score 0-9 goals............................ 1-2 in the nation in assists per game (1.64). Allow 20+ goals .......................... 0-0 THAT’S ODD—Earning NCAA Division I Tournament bids in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004, Allow 15-19 goals ....................... 0-1 the Statesmen haven’t been to the NCAA postseason in an odd numbered year since Allow 10-14 goals ....................... 2-4 winning the 1993 NCAA Division III Championship. Allow 0-9 goals ........................... 4-0 Day Games ................................. 5-4 OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN—Seniors DAN VALENTE, CHRIS SCANLON, and GREG McCARTHY, Night Games .............................. 1-1 and red-shirt junior NATE MOLINARI will serve as captains for the 2005 season. On Artificial Turf ....................... 6-3 PRESEASON PRAISE—Senior defenseman GREG McCARTHY was named a Face-Off Yearbook On Natural Grass ....................... 0-2 third-team preseason All-American, while senior attackman NATE HILL and sophomore Hobart outshoots opponent ....... 6-2 faceoff specialist JOHN SODEN received honorable mention. Opponent has more shots .......... 0-3 Hobart has more GBs ................. 6-2 LENDING A HAND—Head Coach MATT KERWICK will lend a coaching hand as an assistant Opp. has more GBs .................... 0-3 with the U.S. National Team at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in Canada. Denison University’s Mike Caravana, University of Albany Hobart wins more faceoffs .......... 6-2 Head Coach Scott Marr, and Kerwick will assist Syracuse University boss John Desko. Opp. wins more faceoffs ............. 0-3 Hobart has more penalties ......... 5-3 LISTEN UP—All of Hobart’s lacrosse games can be heard live on WEOS-FM radio (89.7/ Opp. has more penalties ............. 1-2 90.3 in Geneva/88.1 in Ithaca). Those outside the broadcast area can listen online by visiting the WEOS home page, www.weos.org. Games decided by one goal ........ 0-1 By two goals ................................ 0-2 STORIED TRADITION—Now in its 103rd varsity season, the Hobart lacrosse program has By three goals ............................. 2-1 played 1,108 games and boasts a 693-395-20 (.634) all-time record. Only Johns Hopkins By four goals ............................... 2-0 and Syracuse universities can claim more wins. Two hundred and forty-six Statesmen By five-plus goals ........................ 2-1 have earned All-American honors, while leading Hobart to 25 NCAA Tournament berths, Against Top-20 Opponents........ 2-3 13 Division III National Championships, two Division II National Championships, and Against Top-10 Opponents........ 0-3 the 1972 USILA Championship. Current Streak...................... Won 1 SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS—Canisius (5-5) comes to Boswell Field riding a two- game win streak with wins over Siena (7-5) and VMI (12-6). Dan Carey leads the team and is ranked fifth in the nation in goals per game (2.8), while Kevin Ross leads the Griffs LIVE ONLINE in assists (13) and points (33). Angus Dineley is one of the top goaltenders in the nation, ranking eighth in save percentage (.600) and 13th in goals against average (7.69). Fans can track Hobart home games live online.