ONEONTA, NY - On Wednesday afternoon, the Hartwick women's field hockey team competed in its 51^st meeting against local rival the Oneonta Red Dragons. The Hawks have played no other team more times.  

A goal by Courtney Coons (Wilton, NY / South Glens Falls) through a scrum outside of Oneonta's goal not only resulted in the only goal of the game by either team but snapped a five-game losing streak of the storied rivalry. The 1-0 victory also also marks the first win by Hartwick on Oneonta's turf since 2005.

Coming off of the bench, Coons registered the only scoring play of the contest in the 54^th minute beating Oneonta's suffocating defensive presence right outside of the goal post.

The Hawks advance to a perfect 3-0 record for the season while Oneonta drops to 1-2 on the year. The seamless start is the first since the 2009 slate.

Senior goalie Shannon Carter (Falls Church, VA/J.E.B. Stuart) came into today's matchup having been named the Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week. Carter totaled 29 saves in just two games played and followed that up with eight Oneonta rejections today.

Season goals leader Sarah Ryan (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs), Maxine Dunn (Peterborough, NH/Conval), Emily Marcotte (Corinth, NY/Corinth) and Allyson Quirk (Longmeadow, MA/Longmeadow) each got a shot off for Hartwick. Oneonta rattled off 20 shots, three of which came from sophomore Carissa Warren. Goalkeeper Cassandra Miller stopped four shots for the Red Dragons.

The Hawks compete in their first Empire 8 game on September 10^th. They take on the Nazareth Golden Flyers. The action starts at 1 p.m.