CANTON, N.Y. – Hartwick Women's Lacrosse outlasted the SUNY Canton Roos in a non-conference battle in the North Country by a score of 13-12.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 13, SUNY Canton 12
• Location: Canton, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (4-1 Overall, 0-0 Empire 8), SUNY Canton (1-5 Overall, 0-0 NAC)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• Kristen Vaccarelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) scored the opening two goals for the Hawks at the 13:25 and 10:22 marks in the 1^st quarter.
• Sandwiched between those two goals however, was a Roo strike at the 10:48 mark.
• Canton evened the score one minute after Vaccarelli's second tally and proceeded to score two additional goals to take a 4-2 lead with just over three minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
• The Hawks flipped the script at the end of the 1^st and into the 2^nd quarter, scoring four-straight before the Roos could get back on the board.
• Ellie Masterpole (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Kierstin Aroksaar (Lynbrook, N.Y.) led the charge as each notched a goal and an assist during the scoring run.
• Vaccarelli tacked on two more at the 7:50 and 5:30 marks in the 2^nd.
• Unfortunately, Canton stormed right back into the contest at the end of the first half, scoring three-straight to knot the score up at 8-8 at the break.
• The Hawks and Roos traded goals in the 3^rd quarter.  Scoring for the Hawks, was Elle Stringer (Rensselaer, N.Y.) with an assist from Vaccarelli.
• Claudia Pollaro (Queensbury, N.Y.) broke the 9-9 tie with a free position goal 37 seconds into the 4^th.
• Emily Madigan (Syracuse, N.Y.) extended Hartwick's lead to two goals 28 seconds later.  Katrina Marten (Middlesex, N.Y.) picked up the assist.
• SUNY Canton did not go down without a fight, cutting the Hawks' lead to one at the 12:59 mark.
• Hartwick responded quickly on another goal from Masterpole, but Canton fired right back for another score of their own to keep the Hawks' lead at one tally.
• Pollaro was able to get the lead back to two at the 9:48 mark, but the Roos responded once again.
• For the remainder of the contest, the Hawks looked to extend their lead while the Roos looked to find the equalizer.
• Ultimately, Pollaro's goal would stand as the game-winner in the 13-12 victory.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks wrap up their non-conference road slate with a trip to Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday, March 25.  Game time is set for 4 PM.
 
HARTWICK COLLEGE
 
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