ST. DAVID'S, Pa. – The Hawks were unable to overcome Eastern's early lead despite a handful of scoring runs, falling in non-conference action 18-10.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Hartwick 10, Eastern 18
• Location: St. David's, Pa.
• Records: Hartwick (2-5 Overall, 0-0 Empire 8), Eastern (4-6 Overall, 0-0 MAC Commonwealth)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 

• The Eagles scored first, but the Hawks responded quickly, capitalizing on an Eastern penalty to score the man-up equalizer.
• Garrett Frost (Wading River, N.Y.) found the back of the net for Hartwick off an assist from Seth Bello (Holliston, Mass.).
• Eastern would go on to score seven-straight goals from the 11:18 mark of the 1^st quarter through the 8:34 mark of the 2^nd.
• Colin August (Garrison, N.Y.) notched the first goal of three on the afternoon at the 7:52 mark to swing some of the momentum back to Hartwick.
• The Eagles would put one more away before the half, but the Hawks closed out the 2^nd quarter with three straight tallies to cut Eastern's lead to just four heading into half time.
• Despite having to kill off a late 2^nd quarter penalty, Hartwick came out strong in the 3^rd, causing a turnover at midfield and eventually converting it into a man-down goal.
• Luke Ward (Attleboro, Mass.) scored his second goal of the season on the play off of a feed from Harrison Kirby (Lynbrook, N.Y.).
• Unfortunately, it was all Eastern for the remainder of the quarter, with the home squad rattling off five in a row to take an eight-goal lead.
• August broke up the Eagles' run with his third goal of the contest with 3:25 remaining in the 3^rd.
• Eastern struck once more in the closing seconds of the 3^rd to regain their eight-goal lead.
• Both teams would pick up three goals each in the 4^th making the final score 18-10 in favor of Eastern.
• Spencer Hogaboom (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Ward ended their afternoon with two goals apiece.

 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks will now turn their attention to Empire 8 action.  The squad opens up their conference slate at home on Wednesday, April 3 against Utica University at 4 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.