GENEVA, N.Y.—The Utica College men's soccer team lost to host Hobart College 5-0 in a non-conference game played Tuesday afternoon on Cozzens Field.
The Statesmen improve to 2-3-2 overall, while the Pioneers fall to 1-6-0. Just 9:12 into the match, senior JP White (Falmouth/Falmouth, Maine) put Hobart on the board, lifting his shot into the left side of the goal after a short pass from first-year Cooper O'Connell (Champlain Valley Union/Williston, Vt.). First-year Mike Goulart (Brookfield/Brookfield, Conn.) posted his first goal as a Statesman in the 39th minute. Sophomore Sam Farman (Irvington/Irvington, N.Y.) blasted a shot the banged off a defender and right to Goulart who finished off the play.
Hobart tallied three more goals in the second half. Junior Zach Poretz ( Broad Run/Ashburn, Va.) took a feed from sophomore Derrick Acheampong (Noble and Greenough/Needham, Mass.) to make it 3-0 in the 49th minute. Sophomore Mouhamed Diouf (Crotona International/Bronx, N.Y.) notched his first goal of the year, sending home his shot in the 60th minute after a short pass in the box from junior Joseph Escamilla (St. Anthony's/Bayport, N.Y.). First-year Tristan Cornell Roberts (Ithaca/Ithaca, N.Y.) completed the scoring with his first collegiate goal in the 77th minute. He got the ball just inside the box, made a move around his defender, and capitalized on a one-on-one with the keeper.
The Pioneers' best scoring chance came in the 82nd minute. Joseph Hunter (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) broke through for a one-on-one with the Hobart keeper, first-year Brian Salazar (Buckingham Browne & Nichols/Revere, Mass.), who came in for the final 13:42. Salazar came out to play the ball, but Hunter got around him, however he drilled his shot wide left of the goal.
Sophomore Alec Kaminer (Paramus/Paramus, N.J.) played the first 76:18 in goal for Hobart and made two saves. Salazar did not face a shot. Austyn Diller (Tappan, NY/Tappan Zee ) played all 90 minutes for Utica and finished with seven saves. The Statesmen held a 19-5 advantage in shots and a 6-2 lead in corners.
The Pioneers return to action at home on Friday night when they host Alfred University in Empire 8 Conference action at 7 p.m. The evening will be a part of the College's Homecoming festivities.
