Women's Water Polo | 4/14/2018 9:12:00 PM

ANN ARBOR, MI – Nationally sixteenth ranked Hartwick played a pair of CWPA games at the University of Michigan. The Hawks won their first game against St. Francis University (PA), 18-7. 'Wick then dropped their second match of the day after being edged out by No. 10 Michigan University, 10-9.
                                                      
In the first game, the Red Flash jumped out to a 4-1 lead over the Hawks in the first period. 'Wick then shut out SFU 4-0 in the second and led 5-4 at halftime. Hartwick continued to outscore St. Francis 8-3 in the third period and then shut them out in the fourth 5-0 to cruise to an 18-7 victory.
 
Tori Wilson (Kitchener, ON / Grand River Collegiate Institute) led the Hawks in scoring with five goals. Zsofia Polak (Dunaujvaros, Hungary / Rudas H.S.) scored four goals to become the all-time leading goal scorer for the Hawks with 368 goals. Polak passed Kirsten Hudson's previous record of 367 with her fourth tally. Becca Lelles (Boulder City, NV / Boulder City H.S.) scored two goals. Maryanna Antoniou (Glyfada, Greece / Second General H.S. of Glyfada), Sarah Lewis (La Jolla, CA / Cathedral Catholic H.S.), Katie McKenty (Auckland, New Zealand / Takapuna Grammar School), and Gina Grauer (West Lawn, PA / Wilson H.S.) each had one goal. Sabrina Hartwell (Ann Arbor, MI / Skyline H.S.) had seven saves in net.
 
In the second game, the Hawks and Wolverines fought a close game right up to the end. Michigan led 2-1 after the first period and the second period replicated the first with Michigan scoring two goals to the Hawks' one. The Wolverines led 4-2 at the halfway mark. In the third period. the pace of goals picked up with Michigan out-scoring Hartwick 5-4. 'Wick made a charge in the fourth, out-scoring the Wolverines 3-1 but came out one goal short of forcing overtime.
 
Lauren Brennan (Canberra, Australia / St. Clares College), L.J. Edwards (Encinitas, CA / Cathedral Catholic H.S.), and Wilson each scored two goals apiece to lead the Hawks' scoring. Lena Kotanchyan (Moscow, Russia / Elk Island School), Lelles, and Polak each had one tally. Hannah Edwards (Encinitas, CA / Cathedral Catholic H.S.) and Josette Santos (Huntington Beach, CA / Edison H.S.) combined for seven saves in goal.  

The Hawks will next be in action on Friday, April 27^th for the CWPA Championships in Lewisburg, PA. The Hawks will open play in the quarterfinal round. Seeding will be announced this week.