ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Hawks took a 9-5 lead into the second half on Saturday afternoon in the Empire 8 opener for both teams, but ultimately fell 16-12 after Alfred's second half comeback.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 12, Alfred 16
• Location:  Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (2-3 Overall, 0-1 Empire 8), Alfred (5-3 Overall, 1-0 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• Evan Johanns (Southington, Conn.) got things started for the Hawks, scoring his seventh goal of the season just 35 seconds into the contest off of a feed from Pete Conley (Foxborough, Mass.).
• Alfred responded at the 10:20 mark in the 1^st, but Hartwick went on to score three straight led by Conley with two and Liam McManus (Skillman, N.J.) with one to close out the opening quarter with a 4-1 lead.
• The Saxons scored the opening goal of the 2^nd quarter.  However, the Hawks responded once again to score three more in a row between the 10:30 mark and the 4:42 mark.
• A flurry of goals closed out the opening half with Alfred and Hartwick each scoring two with just over a minute remaining.
• Up 9-5 entering the second half, Conley extended Hartwick's lead with his 13^th tally of the year at the 10:25 mark.  Louis Cappellino (Northport, N.Y.) picked up his first assist of the season on the play.
• Colin August (Garrison, N.Y.) put an unassisted goal away just under two minutes later to extend the Hawks' lead to six.
• Unfortunately, the Saxons went on to score seven unanswered between the 7:28 mark of the 3^rd quarter and the 11:28 mark of the 4^th to take a 12-11 lead.
• Colby Simonetti (Pittsford, N.Y.) evened the score with 10:20 remaining in the contest with an unassisted strike.
• The Saxons picked up where they left off just minutes before to close out the contest with four more unanswered goals to take the 16-12 win.

 
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks continue their home stand on Tuesday against conference opponent, Russell Sage at 4 PM in Wright Stadium.
 
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.