ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Hawks opened their 2023 campaign at home with a convincing 18-8 victory over the visiting SUNY Morrisville Mustangs on Wednesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 18, Morrisville 8
• Location: Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (1-0 Overall, 0-0 Empire 8), Morrisville (0-1 Overall, 0-0 United East)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• Kristen Vaccarelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) got things started for the Hawks, notching her first goal of the season just over five minutes into the contest.
• Morrisville responded with a goal of their own a little over a minute later, but Hartwick went on to score nine unanswered goals between the 7:40 mark in the first quarter and the 14:08 mark in the third quarter.
• The Hawks were able to get to the running clock after taking a 10-goal lead at the 9:26 mark in the third quarter as Emily Madigan (Syracuse, N.Y.) tallied her second goal of the game.
• However, the Mustangs battled back several times throughout the final quarter, but the Hartwick offense would prove to be too much down the stretch.
• Vaccarelli led the Hawks with six points on four goals and two assists.
• The sophomore was followed closely by Katrina Marten (Middlesex, N.Y.), scoring three goals and recording two assists.
• Also scoring hat tricks for the Hawks was Ellie Masterpole (Syracuse, N.Y.), Elle Stringer (Rensselaer, N.Y.), and Madigan.
• Maddi Morrison (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) notched her first collegiate win in the cage for Hartwick, recording eight saves on 16 shots on goal.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks stay at home for another non-conference matchup on Saturday against New Paltz at 3 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.