Matt Siegel

I am a student-athlete at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a die-hard sports fan with a passion to show it in my writing.

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Hobart-RPI to meet in semifinal showdown on Cozzens Field


• Hobart (10-5-2) captured the Liberty League regular season championship, earning the top-seed in the tournament and a bye to the semifinals.
• The No. 5 seed, RPI advanced to the semifinals with a 1-0 triumph at No. 4 St. Lawrence in Tuesday's first round. Brady Van Epps scored in the eighth minute and Colin Such recorded six saves to earn the shutout.
• Union is the No. 2 seed and also received a bye to the semifinals. Garnet Chargers will host Ithaca.
• The Bombers, seeded third, defended t
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Herons to battle Engineers in league semifinal Friday


• William Smith is the Liberty League regular season champion and top seed in the tournament. The Herons earned a bye to the semifinals.
• RPI is the No. 5 seed and is coming off a 2-1 victory at fourth-seeded Clarkson in Tuesday's first round. Izzy O'Clair and Brooke Miller scored for the Engineers against the Golden Knights.
• Second-seeded RIT also received a first round bye and will host Friday's other semifinal.
• The Tigers will take on third-seeded Ithaca, which toppled No. 6 St. Lawrenc
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HWS wins Navy Team Race to begin spring slate


• In Annapolis, Maryland, HWS finished the weekend with a 12-3 overall record in first place.
• On Saturday, sailors were met with heavy rain and an early morning breeze out of the east at 12 knots, which would shift throughout the day into a north westerly wind of eight knots. Two and a half round robins were completed in the rainy conditions.
• On Sunday, difficult conditions continued into the morning, and races were postponed shortly as competitors waited for better wind conditions. With a
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Fleischacker debuts with XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons coaching staff

With the XFL season underway, a face familiar to the HWS community can be seen on the sideline in Seattle. After two seasons with the Statesmen, assistant football coachrecently joined the Seattle Sea Dragons, where he is serving as the team's linebackers coach, the youngest member of the Seattle staff.In his time in Geneva, Fleischacker shared the defensive coordinator position with Michael Green in 2021 and coached the outside linebackers in 2022. He played an integral role in developing a Hob
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28 Honored on the Liberty All-Academic Team

The Liberty League recognized 28 Hobart and William Smith student-athletes as members of the 2023-2024 winter All-Academic Teams. The William Smith swimming and diving team led the way with eight honorees.To be honored as a member of the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a full year in residence at their institution and hold a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average through the end of the 2023 fall semester.The following Statesmen and Herons were named to the Liberty League Winte
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Hobart Lacrosse heads to UAlbany for 1st meeting


• Hobart (2-3) is coming off a 15-10 win over Robert Morris on March 2.
• The Statesmen have excelled in faceoff percentage and man-down defense this season. Hobart is third in the nation at the X, winning 65% of the time. The Statesmen are 12th in the nation when short-handed, killing off 76.2% of their opponents' extra-man opportunities. The Colonials were 0-for-6 against Hobart's defense last Saturday.
• Graduate student is 10th in the nation in faceoff percentage (.630). First-year leads th
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Swimming and Diving concludes season at Liberty League Championships

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Hobart and William Smith swimming and diving teams competed in the fourth and final day of the Liberty League Championships on Saturday in the Kelsey Partridge Bird Natatorium. Saturday's events were highlighted by five individual performances and three relay teams from the Statesmen and Herons. The Statesmen finished in eighth place with 240 points, while the Herons finished in ninth with 296 points.

In the 200-yard backstroke William Smith had one swimmer advance to the fin
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Hobart hosts 3 nationally-ranked opponents this weekend


• Hobart enters the weekend with an 8-3 record in its first varsity season.
• Hobart's attack has been putting pressure on opponents all season, as the offense posts 12.77 kills per set, fifth in the nation.
• Spearheading the high-powered attack has been graduate student .The outside hitter leads the nation in kills per set (5.76) and points per set (6.62) and ranks third in attacks per set (10.79).
• First-years (3.68), (2.33) and (2.00) have all played significant roles in Hobart's attack an
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HWS 8th at Admiral's Cup


• On Saturday sailors began the regatta with southerly breeze of 10 knots that shifted throughout the day. With temperatures in the mid-50's, nine races were completed in each division before the competition had to be called at 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday brought ideal conditions for anything but sailing, as the beautiful weather brought everything except the wind needed for races. All races were postponed as competitors waited out in hope for a breeze to pick up, but by 12:30 p.m. all races were abando
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HWS 8th at America Trophy


• Saturday began with an early postponement due too a lack of wind, but by the afternoon the conditions were good, and the races went smoothly. After Day 1 six races had been contested in each division.
• Sunday brought much more consistent conditions that allowed for a full day of racing. Nine more races were contested in each Division.
• HWS finished with 242 points. In B Division, HWS was fifth with 101 points. The A Division crew was 11th with 141 points.
• In the B Division, served as the
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William Smith 6th at MAISA Women’s Team Race


• On Saturday morning sailors were met with testy conditions with gusts of winds blowing through over 30 knots from the NW. Only 16 races could be completed in the wild weather.
• Sunday provided ideal weather for racing. A southerly breeze that reached highs of 15 knots allowed for tight competition across the board.
• William Smith unphased by Saturday's tough conditions, posting a 4-0 record on Day 1. The Herons posted wins over Cornell, Georgetown, Old Dominion and St. Mary's Maryland to op
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HWS 6th at Prosser Trophy


• Saturday morning began with heavy gusts of wind, keeping sailors off the water briefly. Races began once gusts dropped below 30 knots, and 43 races were sailed.
• Sunday brought light winds, allowing for the second round robin to be completed but a thrid round got cut short due to the wind becoming unstable.
• HWS went 4-10 on the weekend, positing wins over Fordham (twice), Cornell, and Penn.
• , , and served as skippers for the races, and , , , , , and competed as crew.

The Hobart and Will
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William Smith 6th at MAISA Women’s Championship


• Senior and first-year represented the Herons in A Division. They finished sixth with 66 points. Kerns and Kim put together a strong Sunday, finishing in the top three four times. Kerns and Kim won the final race. They were second twice on Sunday.
• Junior and first-year sailed in B Division. They tied for seventh in B Division with Christopher Newport with 70 points. They crossed the line in the top 10 in eight races. Starck and Donaldson were third in the 10th race.
• Cornell won the regatta
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Sailing competes in two regattas


• In St. Mary's City races kicked off as scheduled, but while the first boats were on the water swirling winds picked up and the races were quickly abandoned. The weather was miserable on Saturday, but it led to good racing with 54 races being contested. On Sunday, it was windy cold and shifty, making for fun team racing. A double round robin and final four was contested on the weekend.
• William Smith finished 7-11, earning them sixth place. In the first round robin they posted wins over Dartm
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Sailing competes at 2 regattas


• In St. Mary's City, HWS finished the weekend with a 5-11 overall record, earning a seventh place finish.
• On Saturday, sailors were met with wet but good racing conditions, with an easterly wind blowing through.
• Sunday brought sunny, dry, and ideal racing conditions, allowing the second-round robin to be completed. By the end of the day, a strong breeze came through, with winds over 20 knots pushing from the northwest.
• HWS notched two wins in round one, taking down Cornell and SUNY Marit
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HWS wins David Lee Arnoff Trophy


• With only nine teams competeing the regatta was sailed in a combined A and B Division. Twelve races were contested in each division.
• The HWS sailing team defended its home turf, finishing the weekend with 78 points. Pennsylvania was second 56 points behind.
• In the combined Divisions, the Colleges finished first and second overall.
• HWS's A Division boat controlled the regatta, finishing with 27 points. The boat was skippered by Senior , with first-year's and and junior competing as crew.
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Football Welcomes Keystone for “Purple Out” Game


• This matchup will be Hobart Football's Spirit game, sponsored by HWS Student Engagement, which includes giveaways and TheoPetros, a Greek food truck. Free for students/faculty/staff with a valid OneCard, TheoPatros will be serving from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. or until they run out.
• All fans are encouraged to wear purple in support of the Purple Out. On the field, Hobart will wear its purple jerseys.
• The Statesmen enter the game 2-0 while Keystone comes in with a 1-2 record.
• Hobart has domin
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Herons to compete at USCSA National Championships

The William Smith College Alpine skiing team is in Mammoth Lakes, California, to compete in the USCSA National Championships on Mammoth Mountain. The Herons earned their chance to compete on the national stage by taking first place at the USCSA Mideast Regional Championships in their first season as a varsity sport.The women's giant slalom national championship will be held on Wednesday, March 8, with the first runs starting at 9:30 a.m. PST, and the women's slalom national championship on Frida
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Sailing 7th at Atlantic Coast Tournament


• Saturday's racing was contested in a west-northwesterly breeze ranging from 10-18 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. On Sunday breezes ranged between 12 and 20 knots.
• Fourteen races were contested for both divisions over the weekend, and the Colleges finished with a combined tally of 228 points.
• The Colleges B Division boat was powered by skippers and and crew and placed sixth with 112 points. They had nine top-10 finishes including all four races on Sunday where they crossed the line in th
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4 Statesmen to compete at Carl Van Duyne

Four Hobart sailors will be on the water at Kings Point, New York, competing for the Carl Van Duyne Trophy this weekend, Sept. 30-Oct. 1. The regatta is the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Men's Singlehanded Championship.andwill represent the Statesmen at this year's MAISA Championship. They qualified for the event by virtue of their finishes at the Laser North Qualifier earlier this month. Sessions won the regatta. Garcia-Castrillon was fourth with Carter and Harrod finishin
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Sailing competes at 3 regattas


• Kerns and Starck finished the singlehanded conference championship in 8th and 9th place respectively.
• Fourteen races were contested on the weekend.
• Kerns had five top-five finishes and was in the top 10 eight times, ending the weekend with 126 points.
• Just behind her, Starck compiled 127 points, including a first-place finish in her third race.
• Three boats competed for the colleges.
• HWS' boat of senior , junior , and sophomore finished fourth overall with 91 points. They were in the
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HWS 3rd at MAISA Match Race


• On Sunday, the first two flights of the regatta were completed before a rain storm blew in and took the wind away.
• The Colleges advanced to the semifinals, finishing second in Group B.
• In the semifinals, Georgetown swept HWS, securing a spot in the finals for the Hoyas.
• The Colleges took on SUNY Maritime in the petite final. The Mariners won Race 1 to take an early 1-0 lead, but Sessions, Martocci, Starck and Deeley won the final two races to place third overall.
• Georgetown won the In
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Sessions wins Laser North


• , , and Jack Carter finished in the top the seven, earning a spot at the MAISA Singlehanded Championship later this month.
• Sessions finished first, compiling 20 points on the weekend. He Crossed the line first three times and was in the top three in six of the eight races.
• Garcia-Castrillon was fourth with 38 points. He won the seventh race, was second in the eighth race and third in the fifth race.
• Carter and finished in a tie for seventh with 52 points each. Carter was awarded seventh
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Hobart Squash honored with Barnaby Award

After wrapping up its season in Hartford, Connecticut, the Hobart College squash team was awarded the College Squash Association's (CSA) Barnaby Award for the most improved men's team. The award was voted on by the CSA's men's coaches and recognized the Statesmen for showing the most improvement in the national rankings from the previous year. Hobart moved from No. 26 in the nation in 2021-22 to No. 20 at the end of the 2022-23 season."I'm verry proud of the jump in ranking and esteem that both
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