ONEONTA, N.Y. – Hartwick Women's Basketball opened their 2022-2023 campaign on Tuesday night against cross-town rival, Oneonta State in the "Battle of the Hills."
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 47, Oneonta 51
• Location: Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (0-1 Overall), Oneonta (1-0 Overall)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Hawks scored the first four points with layups by Caitie Unger (Warwick, N.Y.) and Sareena DiCerbo (Schenectady, N.Y.).
• The Dragons worked their way back into the contest, holding Hartwick to just those four points across a five-minute stretch in the 1^st quarter.
• However, a 3-pointer by Angelina Maselli (Burlington, Conn.) with 3:16 remaining in the opening quarter broke the drought.
• Hartwick ended the 1^st quarter down 16-9.
• Oneonta continued to add to their lead, leading by ten at the 8:45 mark in the 2^nd quarter.
• However, the Hawks would not go away and cut the Red Dragons' lead down to just five heading into the second half.
• Coming out of halftime, Hartwick began to find seams in the Oneonta defense picking up three straight layups including an and-one from Dicerbo to give Hartwick their second lead of the game at 31-30.
• The contest remained tight through the 3^rd as the Hawks trailed the Red Dragons by two heading into the final 15 minutes of play.
• As soon as it looked like Oneonta would pull away, the home squad would respond right back, tying up the game at 40-all with just under five to play.
• Despite the Red Dragons going on to score 9 unanswered points, Hartwick rallied back with a jumper by Meghan Perry (Otego, N.Y.) and a three form Unger to get within four with 1:02 in the game.
• Unfortunately, the Hawks couldn't get any closer than that and ultimately fell 51-47 in the annual rivalry game.
• Hartwick spread out their score with DiCerbo leading the way with ten, while Unger, Maselli, Meghan Perry, and Isabella Astorino (Warwick, N.Y.) each added eight.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks will travel to New Paltz on Friday, November 11 for a 5 PM tip-off before returning home on Saturday for a 4 PM tip-off against Muhlenberg.
 
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.