FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The Hawks opened their 2023 campaign with a road trip to Farmingdale State on Saturday afternoon. The Hawks scored first, but ultimately fell 13-5 after a big Farmingdale 2^nd quarter.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 5, Farmingdale State 13
• Location: Farmingdale, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (0-1 Overall, 0-0 Empire 8), Farmingdale (2-1 Overall, 0-0 Skyline)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• Louis Cappellino (Northport, N.Y.) put the Hawks on the board first just over two minutes into the contest with a one-timer from the top of Hartwick's offensive zone.  C.J. Denson (West Hartford, Conn.) picked up the assist.
• Farmingdale evened the score at the 9:15 mark, with a diving shot that snuck just inside the post.
• The Rams tallied two over the span of a minute midway through the 1^st quarter and one more with forty seconds left to take a 4-1 lead at the end of the first 15 minutes of action.
• Farmingdale picked up where they left off in the 2^nd quarter, notching a goal at the 10:30 mark and again at the 9:49 mark to extend their lead to 6-1, forcing the Hawks to take their first timeout.
• The Rams would go on to score five more times before Hartwick got back on the board with an unassisted goal from Tyler Nocito (Mahopac, N.Y.) with 55 seconds remaining in the opening half. 
• The Hawks quieted the Farmingdale State offense in the 3^rd, but were also unable to score themselves, allowing the Rams to hold on to their 11-2 lead.
• Pete Conley (Foxborough, Mass.) changed all of that with a man-up goal 55 seconds into the 4^th quarter.  Garrett Frost (Wading River, N.Y.) was credited with the assist.
• Hartwick capitalized on another Farmingdale penalty at the 9:48 mark, as Evan Johanns (Southington, Conn.) tallied his first goal of the season with an assist from Frost.
• Unfortunately, the Rams responded ten seconds later to regain their eight-goal lead.
• Johanns struck again five minutes later with another man-up goal.  Assisting on the goal was Conley.
• Farmingdale would score once more before time expired to take the 13-5 win over Hartwick.
• Kyle McKee (Wantagh, N.Y.) took the loss between the pipes for the Hawks, facing 45 shots, 25 of which were on goal.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
Hartwick will square off against town rival, Oneonta on Thursday, March 9 at 4 PM in the squad's home opener.
 
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.