PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Hawks could not overcome the eight-goal 1^st quarter by the Cardinals, falling 17-6 in the Empire 8 Semifinal.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 6, St. John Fisher 17
• Location: Pittsford, N.Y.
• Records: Hartwick (10-5 Overall, 4-3 Empire 8), #19 St. John Fisher (15-2 Overall, 7-0 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The host Cardinals struggled to find their footing against the Hawks early in the 1^st quarter.
• However, once St. John Fisher broke through, they did so in a big way tacking putting up eight over the final 11 minutes of the quarter.
• Claudia Pollaro (Queensbury, N.Y.) broke the Fisher streak with a goal at the 12:50 mark in the 2^nd quarter to get the Hawks on the board.  Katrina Marten (Middlesex, N.Y.) picked up the assist.
• Unfortunately, the Hartwick momentum was short-lived as the nationally ranked Cardinals responded with another tally of their own 18 seconds later.
• Fisher rallied behind that goal, eventually earning the running clock with 11:02 remaining in the opening half.
• Ellie Masterpole (Syracuse, N.Y.) looked to get Hartwick back into it, scoring with just over three minutes remaining in the 2^nd quarter.
• St. John Fisher added one more tally with 1:23 left in the half to take a 13-2 lead into the break.
• The Hawks added two goals to their total in the 3^rd and two more in the 4^th, but it was not enough as the Cardinals went on to win 17-6.
• Despite the loss, Hartwick has completed one of the most successful seasons in recent years, hitting the 10-win mark for the first time since 2017.  In addition, several players posted career-high, season-high, and game-high records including Kristen Vaccarelli (Dix Hills, N.Y.) and Marten hitting the 100 point mark in just their sophomore seasons.

 
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.