Williams was the only player in the game to score more than once, finishing with two goals. First-year attackman Sam Cleveland added a goal and two assists for a game-high three points. Junior midfielder Jack Stebbins had a goal and an assist. Junior goalie Brandon Burke made nine saves to earn the win.
Six different Hobart players scored in the contest. Junior attackman Sean Donnelly led the Statesmen with two points on a goal and an assist. Junior defenseman Arik Andreen posted a career-high five caused turnovers, one shy of the Hobart game record set by Reid Rosello against Colgate on March 6, 2012. Junior defenseman Grant Soucy picked up a game and career-high six ground balls. Junior goalie Jackson Brown stopped 11 of the 18 shots he faced for a season-high .611 save percentage.
The final team stats were virtually even down the line. Hobart had the edge in shots (38-34), ground balls (28-25), and clears (83%-75%). Colgate had the advantage in faceoffs (9-8) and turnovers (14-15).
Colgate jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one quarter of play. Sophomore attackman Chase Wittich opened the scoring with a point blank shot from the left side of the cage just a minute into the game. Three minutes later, junior midfielder Mark Darden evened the score, rifling home an extra-man goal off a feed from Donnelly. Stebbins and Williams scored inside the final two minutes of the opening frame to stake the visitors to the largest lead of the game for either side.
The second quarter was a mirror image of the first. Senior midfielder Gavin Llewellyn scored in the opening minute with sophomore attackman Anthony Abbadessa countering a few minutes later. First-year attackman Chris Aslanian and junior midfielder Max Romm scored late goals to tie the game at 5 heading into halftime.
In the third quarter, Cleveland put Colgate back in front, but just over a minute later, junior attackman Frank Brown tied the game at 6. After killing off a delay of game penalty, Hobart managed to regain possession and spent close to three minutes in the attacking zone. The Statesmen got off six shots during that time, missing the cage four times, hitting the post once, and Burke stopped the final attempt. Hobart grabbed the ground ball off the rebound, but turned it over. The Statesmen got it back with a successful ride and Donnelly scored off an assist from sophomore defenseman William Locke for a 6-5 lead with about five minutes to go in the quarter. Colgate senior midfielder Tyler Rigo scored with 10 seconds left in the frame to send the teams into the fourth quarter tied at 6.
Burke shutout Hobart in the final 15 minutes, making four saves. Jackson Brown made three stops in that time period, but Williams snuck one past him with 8:11 remaining. The Statesmen got off five shots down the stretch, but they were unable to solve Burke.
Hobart begins at three-game road trip at Georgetown on Saturday, March 12. The opening faceoff is scheduled for noon.
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