{"id":403528,"date":"2026-01-10T05:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T05:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403528\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T05:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T05:25:12","slug":"hobart-basketball-pulls-away-from-skidmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/403528\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobart basketball pulls away from Skidmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hobart basketball team, led by sophomore Allen Mordi\u2019s career-high 24 points, pulled away in the second half to defeat Skidmore College, 86-70, in Bristol Gymnasium on Friday night. The Statesmen earned their third straight win, improving to 9-2 overall and 3-1 in Liberty League play, while the Thoroughbreds fell to 5-5 and 1-2 in league action.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Image-5-1-1280x720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347819 lazyload\"  \/>Photo via Kevin Colton<\/p>\n<p>The first half featured seven lead changes and eight ties, with Hobart junior Alex Moesch\u2019s 3-pointer off a Justin Price assist giving the Statesmen a 42-39 advantage at the break. Early in the second half, Hobart held a slim one-point lead before an eight-point run, half of which came from Mordi, helped the Statesmen seize control. Skidmore struggled with foul trouble and trailed by at least two possessions for the remainder of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Mordi was 9-of-11 from the floor, hitting all four of his 3-point attempts. Monty Nedd added 16 points and a game-high six assists, Moesch contributed 11 points and five rebounds, and Dorian Paki chipped in 10 points with eight boards. Hobart shot 47.5% from the field, made eight 3-pointers, and outscored Skidmore\u2019s bench 40-15.<\/p>\n<p>Aidan Roy led Skidmore with 27 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Joey Skoric added 11 points before fouling out. Hobart has now won five straight games against Skidmore and holds a 47-23 advantage all-time in the series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hwsathletics.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/stats\/2025-26\/utica-university\/boxscore\/31374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Statesmen will return to Bristol Gym on Saturday to face RIT at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>  Get the latest local headlines every morning at 6 a.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingerlakes1.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sign up for our Get Local newsletter (Opens New Tab)\" aria-label=\"Sign up for our Get Local newsletter (Opens New Tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Sign up for our Get Local newsletter <\/a>.<br \/>\n Want to see more FingerLakes1.com stories in Google? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.fingerlakes1.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Add FingerLakes1.com to your preferred Google news sources (Opens New Tab)\" aria-label=\"Add FingerLakes1.com to your preferred Google news sources (Opens New Tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Add FingerLakes1.com to your preferred news sources <\/a> to help Google prioritize our reporting in your results. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingerlakes1.com\/author\/kyleevans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/evans-kyle-2022.jpg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. 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