Daryl Veltman '08 led Hobart in scoring last season. (Photo by Kevin Colton)

February 15, 2007

GENEVA, N.Y.—Keeping up with the Hobart College lacrosse team has never been easier. The Statesmen open their 105th varsity season on Feb. 18 against Syracuse University in the Carrier Dome.

WEOS-FM (89.7/90.3 in Geneva, 88.1 in Ithaca) will carry all 15 regular season games. WEOS can also be heard online.

All Hobart home games and selected road contests will have live online statistics. Visit the official Statesmen schedule page and click on the live coverage link to access stats and streaming audio.

Away from the computer, fans can call the Statesmen Sportsline at (315) 781-3557 for the latest scores or let the Statesmen call you.

Hobart has teamed up with Stretch Internet to deliver Statesmen scores straight to fans’ cell phones. Stretch Internet’s eScores allows the Athletic Communications staff to send a text message to fans with the score of Hobart games as soon as the final horn sounds. The service is free to all subscribers. (Fans should check with their cellular service provider as to the cost of receiving text messages.)

To register for eScores, visit http://escores.stretchinternet.com/login.php?sch=hws.

Hobart also will make two television appearances this season, beginning with the season opener. The Statesmen and the Orange will square off under the watchful eye of the TV cameras on the Time Warner Sports Network. Last season, the Statesmen knocked off Syracuse, 9-8, to capture the Kraus-Simmons Trophy.

Hobart will make its second television appearance on April 28, when the Statesmen travel to Maryland to take on the Greyhounds of Loyola. That game can be seen on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.

Check local listings for availability.

Hobart returns 28 lettermen, including five starters, from last season’s 6-8 team. The Statesmen begin the season ranked 25th in the Inside Lacrosse Face-off Yearbook preseason poll and will battle six ranked teams, including the No. 3 Orange.