HOUGHTON, NY – Hartwick used a 7-0 run in the first 13 and a half minutes of the second half to turn an 8-8 tie into a 15-8 lead on Saturday in a 17-12 victory over host Houghton College. The Hawks, who improve to 4-6 overall and 2-3 in the Empire 8, have now won two straight games.
           
Hartwick's Ashley Werner (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties), Lauren Rosenberg (Smithtown, NY/Commack), and Emily Jweid (Marcy, NY/Whitesboro) combined for 12 goals and four assists on the day. Werner registered career-highs of five goals and six points. Rosenberg added four tallies and one assist and Jweid contributed three goals and two helpers.
           
Houghton grabbed the game's first goal 5:58 into the match and added its second 22 seconds later to earn the upper-hand, 2-0. Werner got the Hawks' first goal at 22:44 and the game remained 2-1 for close to seven minutes.
           
The Highlanders made it 3-1 near the midway point in the half. Lisa Littleton (Yorktown, NY/Yorktown) answered for Hartwick 30 seconds later, and Megan Young (Gansevoort, NY/Schuylerville) tied the score at 3-3 with 9:14 left on the first-half clock.
           
The final nine minutes of the first half saw nine goals. Back-to-back Highlander tallies put the hosts up 5-3. The two teams would trade a pair of goals each over the next 1:22. Colleen Jones (Ardsley, NY/Hackley) and Jessie Matt (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia) scored for 'Wick in the span.
           
Jweid pulled Hartwick to within one, 7-6, with 1:35 left in the half. The Hawks weren't content with a one-goal deficit at half so they would score twice in the final 34 seconds to take the lead instead. Rosenberg tied the score and Jweid put Hartwick in front with 15 seconds left for an 8-7 advantage.
           
Houghton scored first in the second half to even the score at eight. Werner put the Hawks up for good with three straight goals in a 3:27 span for an 11-8 lead. Werner also set up Courtney Coons (Wilton, NY/South Glens Falls) on the Hawks' next goal. Rosenberg, Jweid and Werner closed out the run and 'Wick was in front 15-8 with 16:32 remaining.
           
The teams traded goals over the next three minutes. Rosenberg scored twice for Hartwick in the span. Houghton added two goals at 7:21 and 4:24, respectively, but could get no closer.
           
Hartwick held a 37-24 advantage in shots over the course of the game. They also had 19 draws to Houghton's 12. Both teams registered 25 ground balls apiece.
           
In addition to her five-point day, Jweid also gathered a game-high six draw controls. Ally Naja (Glens Falls, NY/South Glens Falls) and Young tied for a game-high with four ground balls each. Alaina Jones (Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd) caused a game-high three turnovers and added three ground balls. Coons dished out a pair of assists and chipped in three ground balls.          
           
Steph Luce (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) made seven saves in the Hawks' cage. She played the opening 49 minutes. Carla Centanni (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) made two stops in the final 11 minutes.
           
Jennifer Zacchigna led Houghton with five goals and one assist. Meghan Oswald, Chandler Jones, and Elizabeth Westwood contributed two goals each.
           
Hartwick is back in action tomorrow. The Hawks play at St. John Fisher at Growney Stadium at 12 p.m.