Five Hobart soccer players earned All-Liberty League honors, including three first-team selections, in voting by the conference’s coaches.
Junior forward Brady Leitner, senior midfielder Quinn Phillips and junior defender Griffin Coutts made the first team. Junior midfielder Danny Spataro and senior midfielder La Zai Outerbridge were named to the third team.
Leitner earns third straight first-team selection
Leitner leads the Statesmen with 17 points on eight goals and one assist, ranking third in the Liberty League in goals. He has started all 15 games he has played this season.
He scored twice in both Hobart’s 4-1 win over RIT and its 2-1 victory over Bard. He also scored the winning goal against Rochester.
A three-year starter and 2025 All-American, Leitner earned first-team conference honors for the third consecutive year. He has 46 points on 22 goals and two assists in 50 career games. His 22 goals tie him for 10th on Hobart’s career list with John Adams, Dan Riso and Jesse McCullough.
Phillips adds to career scoring totals
Phillips earned a second consecutive first-team selection after starting all 16 games he has played this season. He ranks fourth on the team with 10 points on two goals and six assists.
Both of his goals have been game winners, and he assisted on both Hobart goals in the victory over Bard. He also contributes defensively for a team that has recorded five shutouts.
The four-year starter has 53 points on 18 goals and 17 assists in 79 career games. He ranks 12th on Hobart’s career points list, while his 17 assists tie him for sixth with Marco Ronning.
Coutts leads Hobart in assists
Coutts, an outside back, also earned first-team honors for the second straight year. He started 12 games and leads the Statesmen with nine assists, tied for seventh on the program’s single-season list.
He had a season-high four points on a goal and two assists at Brandeis, then added two assists against Roger Williams two days later. Coutts recorded at least one assist in seven of Hobart’s first eight games.
A three-year starter, Coutts has 25 points on six goals and 13 assists in 45 career appearances. He was a third-team All-Liberty League selection as a first-year player before earning his two first-team honors.
Spataro and Outerbridge receive third-team honors
Spataro has started all 17 games this season, contributing six points on two goals and two assists while playing at both ends of the field. He had a goal and an assist in the win over RIT and again in the Liberty League first-round game at Skidmore.
A two-year starter, Spataro has started all 31 games he has played at Hobart. He has 13 career points on five goals and three assists and was also an All-Liberty League selection last season.
Outerbridge earned conference recognition for the fourth consecutive year. He started 16 games this season and has two assists, both of which set up game-winning goals.
Listed as a midfielder, Outerbridge has played multiple positions for the Statesmen. The four-year starter has 26 points on 10 goals and six assists in 72 career games.
Hobart is 10-3-4 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Statesmen will face Wheaton of Massachusetts at Middlebury at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
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