Box Score ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Field Hockey cruised to a 10-0 win in their Empire 8 opener on Saturday afternoon against the Elmira College Soaring Eagles
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score:  Hartwick 10, Elmira 0
• Location:  Oneonta, N.Y.
• Records:  Hartwick (5-1 Overall, 1-0 Empire 8), Elmira (1-2 Overall, 0-1 Empire 8)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Hawks opened the True Blue Saturday athletic events, dominating the Soaring Eagles from start to finish, notching three goals in the first quarter.
• Dani Hand (Queensbury, N.Y.) put the first one away after getting a stick on a Libby Fortin (State College, Pa.) drive towards the cage.
• Senior, Julie Ruzzi (High Falls, N.Y.) took over from there, scoring back-to-back goals to close out the first quarter scoring.  Picking up assists on those goals were Hand and Fortin respectively.
• Hartwick exploded in the second quarter as the first-year players took over with four different players notching goals.
• Kate Klotz (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) picked up the first goal of the quarter, tipping a pass from Natalie O'Malley (Pleasantville, N.Y.) just inside the right post.
• Cheyenne Stilwell (Gasport, N.Y.) picked up two unassisted goals within 52 seconds of each other starting with a tally off of a lift that went over the Elmira keeper's left shoulder.  The midfielder followed that up with a bullet from just inside the right half of the circle to make the score 6-0.
• Hope Angioletti (Hopewell Junction, N.Y) notched her goal in the 27 minute of play with a strike into the top left corner of the goal.
• After assisting Klotz, O'Malley found the back of the cage, tipping in an Angioletti drive inside the left post to close out the scoring in the second.
• Up 8-0 going into the second half, the Hawks continued to put pressure on Elmira, getting off four shots in the third quarter.  However, the were unable to post another tally until the fourth quarter.
• Senior, Holly Calore (Rocky Point, N.Y.) capped off Hartwick's scoring with two goals in the fourth bringing the final score to 10-0.
• In addition to celebrating goals, the team joined up with the Women's Lacrosse team at half time to honor this year's Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees.
• The ceremony welcomed to the field, the 1996 Field Hockey team, the 1998 Women's Lacrosse team, and former head coach of both programs, Anna Meyer.
• Anna and both teams will be formally inducted this evening at 7 PM in the Miller Court tent.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks hit the road for four-straight contests, beginning with their next Empire 8 opponent on Saturday, September 30 at 2 PM.
 
 
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.