Box Score

ALFRED, NY- The Hartwick women's soccer team scored three times in the first half while holding Alfred to just two shots as the Hawks came away with a 4-0 victory on Saturday evening. The win gives Hartwick an overall record of 8-7-3 and 3-3-1 in the Empire 8. The Saxons finish with an overall record of 5-13 and 0-8 in the E8.

Cristina Sicari (St. James, NY/Smithtown East) scored twice to lead the Hawks. Allyson Daniels (Pembroke, NH/Pembroke Academy) and Jessica Bentley (Worcester, NY/Schenevus Central) also tallied goals. Angela Luizzi (Albany, NY/Guilderland) and Kylie Thayer (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) both totaled two assists each. Annie Millar (Illion, NY/Illion) had just two saves in goal to register her second shutout of the season.

Sicari got the Hawks on the board just 6:15 into the first half. Later in the 23^rd minute, Sicari would score her second goal of the game off an assist from Thayer. Less than five minutes after that goal, Luizzi connected with Daniels to give Hartwick a 3-0 lead where the score stood at halftime.

'Wick would hold its 3-0 lead for almost 20 minutes of the second half. In the 65^th minute, the Hawks were granted a corner kick which was taken by Thayer. Her kick found Bentley who headed the ball into the net for her first goal of the season and gave Hartwick a 4-0 lead.

The Hawks ended the game with a 12-2 advantage in shots. 'Wick dominated in corner kicks, 9-0.

The win today gives the Hawks their first winning regular season since an 8-6-3 mark in 2002. Hartwick now awaits to see if it will be selected to the ECAC Tournament for the second straight year. Teams will be announced on November 11.