ALFRED, NY – Hartwick limited Alfred to 25% shooting and forced 21 Saxon turnovers in a 65-32 drubbing in Empire 8 women's basketball on Saturday at the McLane Center. The Hawks close the regular season at 18-7 and 10-4 in the Empire 8. The Saxons finish up 6-19 and 0-14 in the league.
           
Hartwick held the Saxons to 17 points or less in each half. The Hawks also turned Alfred's 21 turnovers into 23 points on the afternoon.
           
'Wick converted on 27 of its 55 shots from the floor (49.1%). Twelve different players figured into the scoring column, led by freshman Brittney Dumas' (Easton, CT/Joel Barlow) 14 points. Sophomore Carlee Hirt (Beacon, NY/John Jay-East Fishkill) was the only other Hawk in double figures with a season-high 11 points.
           
Junior Lee Arduini (Albany, NY/Academy of the Holy Names) and freshman Alicia Razanousky (Stuyvesant, NY/Ichabod Crane) each contributed eight points. Razanousky's total was a career high.
           
The Saxons would grab the early lead, scoring the first three points of the contest. Hartwick would get on the scoreboard with 16:49 left in the first half on a Katrina Caulfield (Palmer, MA/Palmer) bucket and a Dumas layup 20 seconds later would put 'Wick in front for the rest of the day.
           
The Caulfield and Dumas baskets would be part of a 13-0 run for the Hawks in a 4:12 span as they grabbed a 13-3 edge. The Saxons cut the deficit to eight points with 10:57 to go in the half but they would go the next eight minutes and 12 seconds without a field goal.
           
A Hirt jumper and then two free throws on the Hawks' next possession opened up their biggest lead of the half, 28-9, with 3:22 left on the clock. Hartwick led 32-15 at the break.
           
'Wick made 59% in the first half on 13-of-22 shooting. AU converted only five field goals (5-for-20) over the opening 20 minutes.
           
In the second half, the Saxons scored eight points in the first 3:41 to pull to within 11 points. Cate Mensler and Harley Cleary knocked down consecutive three-pointers to make the score 36-25.
           
It would be downhill offensively for the Saxons from that point on as the Hawks held them to three points and no field goals over the next 15 minutes of action. They would go 0-for-12 in the span with nine turnovers.
           
The Hartwick lead grew to 20 points, 46-26, on a three-point play from Maria Foglia (Rensselaer, NY/Catholic Central) with 12:34 left. A Razanousky layup gave the Hawks more than a 30-point edge, 59-28, seven minutes later.   
           
Two free throws from Ana Horowitz (Newton, MA/Newton South) gave the Hawks their biggest lead of the day, 63-28, with 1:37 to go.
           
Dumas was nearly perfect from the field, connecting on seven of her eight shots. She also tied for a game-high with seven rebounds. Hirt made 4-of-6 shots and contributed five boards. Razanousky shot 4-of-5 from the floor in the game.
           
Hailey Sick was Alfred's top scorer on the day with eight points. Heather Hebert scored six and added seven rebounds.
           
The Hawks, who clinched the #2 seed and right to host next weekend's Empire 8 Tournament, will play third-seeded Stevens in the semifinals on Friday, February 22 at 8 p.m. at Lambros Arena. Top-seeded Ithaca plays fourth-seeded St. John Fisher in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. The Empire 8 title game is slated for Saturday, February 23 at 3 p.m.