TROY, N.Y. – The Hartwick Hawks field hockey team opened their season on Thursday night with a loss to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1-0.
THE BASICS
- Final Score: RPI 1, Hartwick 0
- Location: Troy, N.Y.
- Records: RPI (1-0-0), Hartwick (0-1-0)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Hartwick dominated the Engineers during the first two quarters of play, outshooting the home squad 15-7 and gaining seven corners to RPI's three.
- RPI flipped the script on the Hawks in the final two quarters of play as they put up 15 shots and earned 9 corner opportunities.
- The Engineers' found the back of the cage in the 53rd minute of action and held that lead until the end.
- Sydney Gagnon (Chestertown, N.Y.) and Julie Ruzzi (High Falls, N.Y.) each posted five shots on the afternoon. Gagnon put two on goal, while Ruzzi put one on goal.
- Madison Maddocks (Garrison, N.Y.) suffered the loss in goal despite picking up 7 saves.
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
The Hawks return to action quickly as they head to the University of Rochester for a 12 PM contest on Saturday, September 3.
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.
