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Junior midfielder Bradley Simas whipped a worm-burner into the lower left corner of the cage to give Hobart College a 9-8 overtime win at Wagner College this afternoon. The win clinched a spot in the four-team Northeast Conference Tournament for the Statesmen, who can secure the No. 2 seed and a semifinal home game with a win over Sacred Heart on Saturday.
In OT, senior Drew Blanchard capped a sterling effort at the X, winning the opening faceoff thanks to a crafty ground ball pickup by classmate Dan Ryan. Hobart advanced the ball into the box and called timeout to draw up the final play. Seconds later, senior Tommy Mott threw a 10-yard pass to Simas, who popped up off the crease to make the catch about 7 yards off the goal line. He spun to his left and slung an underhand shot