UTICA, NY -The Utica University men's soccer team gets set for a home match against Hartwick College on Wednesday, October 16, at 7 p.m. On Saturday, October 19, the team travels to Nazareth University at 1 p.m.
 
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Last Time Out: The Utica University men's soccer team fell 2-0 to the Hobart Statesmen on Sunday, October 13. Eight players collected at least one shot: Cody Baker-Green (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley), Ryan Schlacter (Phoenix, NY/Phoenix), Mason Bucher (Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point), Evan Smith (Baldwinsville, NY/Barker), Felix-Assa Loselose (Syracuse, NY/Nottingham), Noah Nassberg (Naples, FL/Gulf Coast), Joseph Cavallo (Cornwall, NY/Cornwall Central), Carson Rother (Warwick, NY/Warwick Valley) and Jalen Lucero (Albuquerque, NM/Higley). Eduardo Paez (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester) started in goal for Utica, making one save. Zachary Accetta (Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point) played the second half, recording a clean sheet on three saves. Hobart opened the scoring 11:27 into the first half off a penalty kick by La Zai Outerbridge. Eight minutes later, Utica scored on an own-goal, giving Hobart an early 2-0 advantage. In the first 30 minutes, Utica outshot the Statesmen six to one, two of which were on goal. Hobart went into the second half up 2-0. Both teams went scoreless in the second half while combining for 15 shots, eight from Hobart and seven from Utica. The Statesmen would edge the Pioneers 2-0.
 
Shot on Net: Martin Mendoza (Walden, NY/The Mount Academy) and Noash Nassberg have been getting off a handful of shots lately. Mendoza registered four shots in the past four matches and collected two goals, both in the same game against Russell Sage on October 9. He leads the Pioneers with four goals on nine shots on goal, while Nassberg has a shot in eight out of 10 matches
 
Scouting Hartwick: The Hartwick Hawks are 5-6-1 overall and 3-4 in E8 play. The team is on a three-game winning streak entering Wednesday's match on Laura M. Casamento Field. In those three games, the team has combined for eight goals and allowed only one. Three players lead Hartwick with two goals: Jake Daly, Hunter Bulich and Kwame Amissah-Arthur. Daly leads the team with four assists, collecting all four in the past three matches. Dante Gesamondo has started all 12 matches in net, posting a 1.59 goals against average and a .648 save percentage while also registering four shutouts. The Hawks are currently ranked eighth in the Empire 8 standings.
 
History Hartwick: The Pioneers are 3-2 all-time against the Hawks. Hartwick has won the past two matches against Utica, one coming in the 2023 regular season (1-3) and one in the conference playoffs (0-2). The Pioneers won all three matches from 2019-2022.
 
Scouting Nazareth: Nazareth is 7-2-3 overall and 4-0-2 in league play. The team is led by Spencer Neil who has nine goals and three assists. Four of his goals came in one match on September 7 against Hilbert, where he also collected seven shots goal. Drew Decker leads the Golden Flyers with nine assists, having at least one in eight out of 11 matches played. Logan Menna has started nine matches, sporting a 5-1-2 record and a 1.17 goals-against average.
 
Up Next: Utica travels to Clinton, NY, for a match against Hamilton College on Tuesday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m.