Oneonta, N.Y. – Hartwick battles in home opener but an early Marywood goal would prove to be the deciding goal.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Marywood 1, Hartwick 0

• Location:  Oneonta, N.Y.

• Records:  Marywood (1-0-0, 0-0-0 AEC), Hartwick (0-1-0, 0-0-0 Empire 8)

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The match started off slow due to physical play from both sides as they would struggle to gain an advantage over the other.

• The Pacers got on the scoreboard first capitalizing off a Hartwick foul.

• Hartwick would start to gain momentum but their progress would be stalled by the halftime siren.

• The Hawks increased intensity and began to put pressure on the Marywood back line but could not break through.

• Hartwick got a late free kick opportunity with the clock expiring but would miss high as time expired.

• A handful of first year students got to make their Hartwick debuts..

UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS

The Hawks will travel across town to SUNY Oneonta to face off in the Battle of the Hills on Monday September 4th at 2PM.

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.