Hartwick College Athletics

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Hawks picked up a key non-conference road win to close out the first half of their season on Tuesday night, defeating the John Jay Bloodhounds 62-53.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 62, John Jay 53
• Location: New York, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (2-7 Overall, 0-2 Empire 8), John Jay (6-5 Overall)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• John Jay got on the board first, with a three-pointer at the 8:33 mark in the 1^st quarter.
• Twenty-five seconds later, Angelina Maselli (Burlington, Conn.) evened the score, drilling a three of her own.
• The Bloodhounds picked up one more bucket in the quarter as the Hawks went on an 8-point run to close out the first 10 minutes of play.
• Hartwick carried that momentum into the 2^nd quarter, ballooning their six-point lead to a 21-point lead behind a 61% shooting performance including a 3-for-7 performance from behind the arc.
• The Hawks ended the first half with 29 boards, including 10 from senior, Sareena DiCerbo (Schenectady, N.Y.).
• Bree Fargnoli (Binghamton, N.Y.) led all scorers at the half with nine.
• John Jay turned up the pressure in the 3^rd quarter, cutting into the Hawks lead.
• However, a big 3-pointer from Yadi Smith (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) with 3:12 remaining in the quarter swung the momentum back Hartwick's way and the squad wrapped up the 3^rd quarter with a 20-point lead.
• The Blooodhounds would not go away quietly as the home squad was able to shrink Hartwick's lead to just 13 with just under five minutes remaining in the 4^th.
• With every push John Jay would make, the Hawks would respond, battling out the final five to claim the 62-53 win.
• While Fargnoli led the Hawks in scoring with 17, several other players came up in big moments including DiCerbo who posted a new season-high in rebounds with 15.
• Maselli scored a season-high nine points all of which came from behind the arc, while Isabella Astorino (Warwick, N.Y.) blocked four shots and picked up five steals.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks make their return to the court on January 5 as they kick off a string of five-straight Empire 8 contests, starting with a road trip to Keuka College.
 
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.