Statesmen Survive Another Scare, Rally to Beat SLU, 17-13

The Hobart College Statesmen managed to overcome another sluggish offensive performance to comeback and defeat a plucky Saint Lawrence Saints team yesterday at Boswell Field.

Hobart (6-1, 2-1) needed some late heroics to stave off what could have been a very rare loss to the Saints (3-4, 0-3). The hero ended up being JR/SR Alex LaBella who caught a six-yard TD pass with only 45 seconds remaining in the game. 

You can read the HWS recap for more details here.

What I'd like to focus on is the below, which shows how erratic and generally poor the Statesmen's offensive possessions and calls were Saturday. While the Saints defense is certainly improved and had their moments in the game, the Statesmen are really struggling to pass the ball outside of the middle of the field. JR/SR David Krewson finished the game with 181 total yards and the game winning TD pass, but was otherwise ineffective, going 11-28 (39% completion rate) with 2 INTs.

I want to remain optimistic, but I don't think a game like the above by this offense can give the Statesmen a realistic chance to win in Saturday's game vs. #12 Union (7-0, 3-0). I'll have more on that game tomorrow.

In the meantime, thanks for checking in and go 'Bart!