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Brady Cummings - Men's Soccer
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Winner Hartwick HAR (5-8-3, 3-4-2)
2
Elmira ELM (9-6-3, 3-5-1)
Winner
Hartwick HAR
(5-8-3, 3-4-2)
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Final
2
Elmira ELM
(9-6-3, 3-5-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hartwick HAR 2 1 3
Elmira ELM 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Heads to Post Season with 3-2 Win at Elmira

ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Hawks needed to win their final regular season Empire 8 contest in order to make post season play and they did just that, defeating the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on the road 3-2.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 3, Elmira 2
  • Location:  Elmira, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (5-8-3, 3-4-2 Empire 8), Elmira (9-6-3, 3-5-1 Empire 8)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • Hartwick set the tone early, scoring twice in the opening half.
  • Nik Heasley (Hudson Falls, N.Y.) found the back of the net in the 16th minute with a header to the far corner.
  • Elmira committed a foul in their own box during the 23rd minute of play setting up a Hartwick penalty kick.  Jake Zona (Liverpool, N.Y.) did not miss, scoring his sixth goal of the season to give the Hawks the 2-0 lead.
  • The Hawks took the 2-0 lead into the second half, but Hartwick committed their own foul in their box giving Elmira a penalty kick opportunity.
  • The Soaring Eagles converted the PK to cut the Hartwick lead in half in the 57th minute.
  • However, the Hawks fought back as Brady Cummings (Shoreham, N.Y.) scored in the 64th minute to give the Hawks a two-goal lead once again.
  • The goal proved to be even more crucial as the final minutes approached.
  • Elmira once again drew a PK in the 83rd minute and capitalized on the opportunity, bringing the score to 3-2.
  • The Hawks held on for the last seven minutes to secure the win and a spot in the Empire 8 playoffs as the #6 seed.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks will get to focus on post season play for the first time since transitioning from Division I to Division III in 2018.  As the #6 seed in the tournament, Hartwick will travel to Russell Sage on Tuesday, November 1 for the first round.  The winner will advance to face off with Medaille in the semifinal on Thursday in Buffalo.
 
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.
 
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