PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Hartwick Men's Lacrosse team put pressure on St. John Fisher University throughout the first half, but it was not enough as the Cardinals pulled away in the 3^rd and 4^th quarters to claim the Empire 8 win.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 9, St. John Fisher 22
• Location:  Pittsford, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (4-4 Overall, 2-2 Empire 8), SJF (5-8 Overall, 5-0 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The host Cardinals held a 2-0 lead over the Hawks for two-thirds of the opening quarter before the visitors could get on the board with a tally from Shayne Kerrigan (Foxborough, Mass.).
• However, St. John Fisher went on to score three unanswered between the end of the 1^st quarter and the early part of the 2^nd quarter to take a 5-1 lead.
• The Hawks notched two within 15 seconds of each other at the 5:16 and 5:01 marks in the 2^nd, cutting the Fisher lead to just two goals.
• Unfortunately, the Cardinals struck twice before halftime to go up by four.
• Seth Bello (Holliston, Mass.) found the back of the net 37 seconds into the 3^rd quarter off of a pass from Matthew Locasto (Floral Park, N.Y.) to cut into Fisher's lead again.
• Hartwick's momentum was almost immediately stifled with the Cardinals scoring two more.
• Whenever the Hawks looked to swing momentum back into their favor, the host squad was there to put a scoring streak together to shut down the visitors.

 
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks have one final Empire 8 road game on Friday, April 21 as they travel to Nazareth for a 6 PM game.
 
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.