ONEONTA, NY – Freshman Jake Zona (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) scored his first goal in a Hartwick jersey to give the Hawks the lead and Troy Amegashie (Accra, Ghana/Tema International School) scored his fifth of the season to put 'Wick up to stay in a 2-1 victory over Clarks Summit on Wednesday night on Elmore Field. With the victory, Hartwick improves to 2-5 on the year. The Defenders fall to 1-6-1.
           
The Hawks grabbed the lead in the 31^st minute as Hector Ferreira (Williston Park, NY/The Wheatley School) played a ball through that took a deflection off a Defender. Zona intercepted an attempted back pass to the goalkeeper and calmly finished low inside the near post.
           
The lead lasted for less than six minutes as Clarks Summit earned a free kick 25 yards from the Hawks' goal. Jan Rodriguez fired a shot in on target that 'Wick keeper Aidan Wholihan (Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's Annapolis) couldn't keep out and the game was knotted at one. The half ended 1-1 with the Defenders holding an 8-5 advantage in shots.
           
The Hawks took the lead for good in the 60^th minute. Following a service from the left side of the Defenders' goal. Eddie Carpio (Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) pounced on the loose ball and sent a shot in towards goal but it was handled near the goal line giving the Hawks a penalty kick. Amegashie did the honors, slamming the ball in past Liam Hungate for the 2-1 lead.
           
The Hawks would keep the Defenders out over the final 30 minutes to claim the victory. They finished with a 9-6 edge in shots in the second half. Both teams ended the match with 14 shots.
           
Amegashie had four of the Hawks' shots. Joey Bertone (Jamesville, NY/Jamesville-DeWitt) and Zach Craft (Unadilla, NY/Unatego Central) were credited with two apiece.
           
Wholihan made five saves in the opening half. Britt Reisman (Vero Beach, FL/Saint Edward's School) played in net for the second half and he made two stops. Hungate made four saves for Clarks Summit.
           
'Wick stays home for its next game on Saturday, September 28. The Hawks host Nazareth College beginning at 2 p.m.
           
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