ONEONTA, NY – It's a busy weekend for Hawk teams as 11 of 17 programs will be competing on Saturday. Men's soccer, and women's soccer host a doubleheader on Elmore Field for the lone home games for fall sports. Football, field hockey, cross country, volleyball, swimming and diving, and equestrian each are on the road. Hartwick's water polo team hosts a series of off-season scrimmages in Moyer Pool.
           
Live stats and webcasts will also be available for several of this weekend's games. Links to the action can be found below or under the “Upcoming Events” tab on the right-hand side of the Hartwick Athletics website at www.hartwickhawks.com.
           

MEN'S SOCCER

Saturday, October 27 - 3 p.m.
#2 Akron (12-1-2, 5-0 MAC) @ Hartwick (4-8-2, 1-3 MAC)
Elmore Field

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'Wick men's soccer hosts the #2 ranked team in the country Saturday at 3 p.m. as the Akron Zips come calling. The Hawks are in need of a positive result to keep their Mid-American Conference playoff hopes alive. AU can clinch home field throughout the playoffs with a victory.  

Prior to the match, Hartwick will recognize its four seniors, Tyler Bailey, Cleyon Brown, Jason Keefe, and Russell Oost-Lievense. 

Five of the last six meetings between the Hawks and Zips have been decided by one goal or less. In four of those contests, Hartwick has held the lead in the second half. In 2008, 'Wick lost 2-1 and then was edged in a shootout in the MAC semifinals. The following year, Hartwick led in both games but came up a goal short in the regular season and in the MAC title game. In 2010, the Zips clipped the Hawks by a 2-1 count.

Brown and Marc Russell each are ranked in the league top 10 in goal scoring this season for Hartwick. Brown is fourth with six goals and Russell, who has three goals in the last four games, is ninth with four goals in 2012.




WOMEN'S SOCCER

Saturday, October 27 - 6 p.m.
RPI (11-5) @ Hartwick (7-8-1)
Elmore Field

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Hartwick women's soccer recognizes six members (Danielle Koenig, Frances Nesi, Carly Pine, Mackenzie Shipley, Emily Thorndike, and Daniella Yozzo) of the Class of 2013 with its Senior Night on Saturday at 6 p.m. Following the ceremony, the Hawks face a solid Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team with a possible ECAC postseason berth on the line.

The Hawks are entering the game hot with three straight victories since last Wednesday. It marks the program's first three-game string since 1996. Following conference victories over Elmira (4-1) and Utica (1-0) last week, Hartwick exploded for eight goals in an 8-2 win over SUNYIT. It was the highest scoring game for 'Wick since an 8-1 victory over Cazenovia in 2008.

In the win against the Wildcats, Cristina Sicari registered career-high's of three goals and eight points. Shipley added career-bests of two goals and six points, and Thorndike, Kylie Thayer, and Stephanie Morini each contributed one goal and one helper.

RPI has 11 wins this season, is ranked fifth in the East Region, and is receiving votes in the NSCAA national poll. Earlier this week, the Engineers nailed down the top seed in next weekend's Liberty League playoffs. 



FOOTBALL

Saturday, October 27 - 12 p.m.
Hartwick (3-4, 0-4 E8) @ Buffalo State (4-4, 2-3 E8)
Coyer Field
Buffalo, NY

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'Wick football hits the road for its second all-time meeting with the Buffalo State Bengals on Saturday. The Hawks are 3-4 overall and looking to rebound following a home loss to Utica last weekend.

The only other meeting between the two sides occured in the 2000 ECAC Northwest Bowl Championship in Buffalo. The Hawks fell by a 43-20 margin. 

Against the Pioneers last weekend, freshman running back Joseph Rosiecki ran for 53 yards on 10 carries and classmate Tanner Williams made six catches for 77 yards with one touchdown for Hartwick. Junior quarterback Keegan Corbett threw for 191 yards and a score on 15-of-28 passing. Freshman defensive back Dante Crump led the Hawks in tackles for the second consecutive week. He tied Jared Morrow for the game-high with 11 hits.

Buffalo State has been hit or miss this season. The Bengals defeated perennial power Cortland in its season opener and later beat #1 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7-6, on the road as they stopped the three-time defending national champions' 46-game winning streak. Since then, they have gone just 2-3, all in Empire 8 Conference games.




FIELD HOCKEY

Saturday, October 27 - 10:30 a.m.
Hartwick (6-9, 3-3 E8) @ Utica (11-5, 3-3 E8)
Charles Gaetano Stadium
Utica, NY

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The task is simple for the Hartwick College field hockey team this weekend in Utica - win and you're in. The Hawks, who enter Saturday's 10:30 a.m. game with UC tied for third place in the Empire 8, can secure a spot in the conference semifinals with a victory. A loss and some favorable results around the league could get also get the Hawks into the semifinals.

A Hartwick win would not only secure a berth, but also the #2 seed in the Empire 8 playoffs next weekend. Stevens (6-0) has earned the top seed and St. John Fisher (4-3) has nailed down a spot. A Hartwick win Saturday and a W&J victory versus Elmira would create a three-way tie for 3rd. But the Hawks would hold to the head-to-head tie breakers thanks to earlier season triumphs over both the Cardinals and the Presidents.

The Hawks missed an opportunity to clinch last Saturday with a 4-3 overtime loss to Nazareth. Seniors Kelsey Kimble and Meghan Sweeney recorded all the points for 'Wick in the contest. Kimble notched two goals and an assist and Sweeney scored her fourth goal of the season. Kimble now ranks 6th in Hartwick history in career points (92), is tied for 6th in goals (37), and is tied for 10th in assists (18).

Utica (11-5) had a rocky start to its Empire 8 schedule with three losses in its first four games. The Pioneers responded with must-wins over Fisher (1-0) and Ithaca (3-0) to keep their playoff hopes alive.




CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday, October 27 - 10:45 a.m.
Empire 8 Conference Championships
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Springs, NY

Both Hartwick cross country teams will vie for conference titles at the Empire 8 Conference Championships in Saratoga on Saturday. The women's 5K begins at 10:45 a.m. with the men's 8K to follow.

The 'Wick men will be led by senior John Stuligross, who took second in his last race at the Hartwick Twilight 5K. He also won the Cazenovia Invitational earlier this year. The Hartwick women are paced by sophomore Monica Prager. She is coming off a come-from-behind first-place finish at last week's Hartwick Twilight.

Last year, the 'Wick men took 5th place at the event. The women's team turned in a 6th place finish.




VOLLEYBALL

Saturday, October 27 - 12 p.m./ 2 p.m.
Hartwick (12-16) vs. CCNY (11-18) / Sage (20-9)
Dewar Arena (SUCO)
Oneonta, NY

Hartwick travels back to Oneonta State on Saturday after playing the Red Dragons on Thursday night. This time around, the Hawks play City College of New York and The Sage Colleges in two of their final three matches of the season.

Hartwick has played well down the stretch, earning nine wins in its last 15 matches since late September. Over the last two matches, sophomore Dana Martin and freshman Hannah Strom have combined for 42 kills for 'Wick. Britney Lintner has added 61 assists and Brianna Eckert has recorded 19 digs.

Last season, the Hawks closed the campaign battling back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to beat Sage in five sets. Hartwick played CCNY three times back in 2010 with the Beavers winning each time.




SWIMMING & DIVING

Saturday, October 27 - 11 a.m.
Hartwick (Men and Women both 2-0) @ Utica (Season Opener)
Harold T. Clark Athletic Center
Utica, NY

Hartwick's swimming and diving teams, after taking top billing at the Hartwick Relays on October 13 and sweeping St. Rose and Cazenovia on October 20 look to continue their winning ways with meets at Utica College.

Junior Brad Ranson and sophomore Miles Blaney led the men's team last weekend with two wins each. Ranson won the 200 free (1:46.89) and the 100 free (48.31) events. Blaney took first in the 500 free (4:52) and the 200 IM (2:01.59).

The women's team was led by  the sophomore trio of Gwen Mathias, Jade Woodend, and Kaitlyn Campbell, who each won two events last weekend. Mathias claimed first in the 500 free (5:21.46) and the 1000 free (11:12.85). Woodend won the 50 free (25.20) and the 100 fly (1:02.38). Campbell was victorious in the 100 free (55.58) and the 200 free (2:00.34). 




EQUESTRIAN

Saturday, October 27 - 9:00 a.m.
Hartwick Show
Hunter's Rein Stables
Otego, NY

The Hartwick equestrian team opens 2012-2013 on Saturday with the first of two home shows this season at Hunter's Rein. Eleven Hawks return to the roster this season.

Last year at their home show in the fall, the Hawks finished as the Reserve High Point Team, as they tied with Albany for second place. Hartwick had three first-place rides on the day.

Senior Olivia Quinn is back for Hartwick after securing fourth place in Intermediate Individual Over Fences at the Zone II Finals last year.




WATER POLO

Saturday / Sunday, October 27-28
Hartwick Scrimmages
Moyer Pool

Water polo hosts three teams this Saturday and Sunday in a series of exhibition games in Moyer Pool. A weekend schedule of the matches are listed below.

Saturday
12 p.m. - Marist vs Bucknell
1:30 p.m. - Hartwick vs Marist
3:00 p.m. - Bucknell vs Toronto
4:15 p.m. - Hartwick vs Toronto
5:30 p.m. - Hartwick vs Bucknell
6:45 p.m. - Marist vs Toronto

Sunday
8:00 a.m. - Hartwick vs Toronto
10:00 a.m. - Marist vs Toronto