BUFFALO, N.Y. – Hartwick Women's Lacrosse quickly overcame an early 3-1 deficit, taking control in the 2^nd quarter to spark a 17-11 win over the Medaille University Mavericks in the team's conference opener.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 17, Medaille 11
• Location: Buffalo, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (6-1 Overall, 1-0 Empire 8), Medaille (6-2 Overall, 1-1 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Mavericks took a 3-1 lead just under five minutes into the contest.
• The Hawks cut the Medaille lead to one at the 7:10 mark.  However, the scoring for both teams went stagnant until just over three minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
• Hartwick would go on to out-score the Mavericks 3-1 down the stretch to take a 5-4 lead into the 2^nd quarter.
• The Hawks took over in the 2^nd, scoring four-straight to before Medaille could post another tally.
• Up 9-5 entering the second half, the 3^rd quarter mirrored the 1^st, with both teams going back and forth posting goals.
• The Hawks came out with one more than the Mavericks to extend their lead to five goals with just 15 more minutes to play.
• Hartwick continued to stay one step ahead of Medaille to claim the key Empire 8 win, 17-11.
• The team was nearly perfect at distributing the ball, assisting on 14 of the team's 17 goals.
• Katrina Marten (Middlesex, N.Y.) set the pace, picking up nine of those 14.
• Elle Stringer (Rensselaer, N.Y.) and Kristen Vaccarelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) both notched four goals in the contest, while Hanna Goodreau (North Reading, Mass.) and Claudia Pollaro (Queensbury, N.Y.) each added three to the cause.

UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks stay on the road for a 3 PM mid-week Empire 8 contest at Russell Sage.
 
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.