HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Hawks, who had already clinched a playoff spot, claimed the top seed in the upcoming Empire 8 tournament with a 5-1 win at Houghton on Saturday night.
THE BASICS
- Final Score: Hartwick 5, Houghton 1
- Location: Houghton, N.Y.
- Records: Hartwick (9-5, 8-0 E8), Houghton (10-5, 5-2 E8)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Hartwick dominated from start to finish, outshooting the Highlanders 36 to 7.
- The Hawks put 23 of those shots on goal.
- Sydney Gagnon (Chestertown, N.Y.) got the visitors on the board first with a goal at the 3:21 mark in the 1st quarter. Leah Tolley (Pittsford, N.Y.) notched the assist.
- Houghton tied the score at 1-1 with a goal of their own at the 10:38 mark, but just over a minute later, Gagnon struck again with an unassisted goal to put Hartwick up 2-1.
- The Hawks notched a goal in each of the last three quarters to claim the 5-1.
- Gagnon scored her third goal of the game in the 2nd quarter with an assist from Holly Calore (Rocky Point, N.Y.).
- Lex Matarazzo (Commack, N.Y.) put one away early in the third with another Calore assist.
- With a hattrick under her belt, Gagnon added a fourth goal just 43 seconds into the final quarter to give the Hawks a 5-1 lead.
- Madison Maddocks (Garrison, N.Y.) picked up the win in goal for Hartwick, notching 5 saves across 60 minutes of work.
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
Hartwick will return home to face the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons in non-conference play on Tuesday at 4 PM before wrapping up their regular season on the road at Medaille on Saturday at 1 PM.
HARTWICK COLLEGE
One of the oldest colleges in the country, Hartwick has continually evolved for 225 years. The College's exciting new chapter is called FlightPath, a future-focused approach to education. Offering a distinctive blend of curricular, co-curricular and real-world work experiences, FlightPath builds on Hartwick's long history of integrating broad-based studies with experiential learning.
Hartwick College is a nationally ranked independent college of the arts and sciences located in picturesque Oneonta, NY, in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. The College offers 35 courses of study leading to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, two master's degrees in the sciences, and a graduate certificate in nursing education. For more information, visit
www.Hartwick.edu.