ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Hawks could not overcome a strong Nazareth 3^rd quarter, falling 18-9 in Empire 8 action on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 9, Nazareth 18
• Location: Rochester, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (10-3 Overall, 4-2 Empire 8), Nazareth (8-6 Overall, 5-1 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• After the Golden Flyers scored first just 21 seconds into the contest, the Hawks responded 34 seconds later win an unassisted goal from Ellie Masterpole (Syracuse, N.Y.).
• Nazareth went ahead briefly at the 12:45 mark in the 1^st quarter, but Hartwick came right back to score three in a row as Masterpole scored another and Kristen Vaccarelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) pitched in two goals.
• Nazareth found the back of the net with 4:12 remaining in the opening quarter, but Jessica Betts gave the two-goal lead right back to the Hawks with an unassisted goal with just over 2 minutes remaining.
• Unfortunately, the Golden Flyers notched a tally with 23 seconds left in the 1^st to cut Hartwick's lead to just one.
• The Hawks put seven of their eight shots on net in the 2^nd quarter, but it was Nazareth who would score in the quarter, picking up two at the 4:48 mark and 3:31 mark to take a 6-5 lead into the half.
• Claudia Pollaro (Queensbury, N.Y.) got in on the scoring action for the Hawks, knotting the score up 6-6.
• However, Nazareth went on a tear for the rest of the 3^rd, rattling off eight unanswered to take the commanding 14-6 lead.
• The Hawks looked claw back into the contest in the 4^th as Katrina Marten (Middlesex, N.Y.), Vaccarelli, and Masterpole all scored, but it wasn't enough with the host Golden Flyers adding four more of their own to claim the 18-9 win.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks wrap up their regular season at home on Saturday, April 29 at 12:30 PM against St. John Fisher.
 
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.