ALBANY, N.Y. – The Hartwick College field hockey team earned a 6-1 Empire 8 victory over Russell Sage College Wednesday night at the University at Albany's Alumni Turf. After conceding an early goal, the Hawks responded with six unanswered goals to secure their second straight win.
Senior
Hope Angioletti (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) led the offensive effort with one goal and two assists, while juniors
Makayla Bales (Sidney, N.Y./Sidney) and
Kayla Kinkel (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay each recorded a goal and an assist. Senior
Katelyn Klotz (South Glens Falls, N.Y./South Glens Falls), sophomore
Mary McCarvill (Pleasantville, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic Preparatory), and senior
Kylie Krawiec (Burlington, N.J./Burlington Township) also scored for Hartwick. Sophomore
Lexi Cheeseman (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) also added an assist for the Hawks.
Senior
Ava Reynolds (South Glens Falls, N.Y./South Glens Falls) made 14 saves in goal, turning aside 14 of Russell Sage's 15 shots on target. Reynolds was especially busy in the second quarter, recording eight saves to help Hartwick maintain its lead.
Hartwick finished with a 23-23 tie in total shots and had a 14-15 disadvantage in shots on goal. The Hawks earned four penalty corners, while Russell Sage had 10.
With the victory, Hartwick improves to 9-5 overall and 6-1 in Empire 8 play, while Russell Sage falls to 5-10 overall and 3-6 in conference action. The Hawks are next in action on Saturday, Oct. 24, when they travel to St. John Fisher for a road contest against the Cardinals. Currently tied with Houghton by record in league play at 6-1, Hartwick needs to keep pace with the Highlanders to secure the second seed and first round bye in the playoffs.
Russell Sage opened the scoring just 1:34 into the contest, but Hartwick quickly answered. Angioletti tied the game at 3:31 off an assist from Kinkel on a penalty corner, burying a shot from the top of the shooting circle to tie the game. Bales gave the Hawks the lead at 8:49 with help from Angioletti for good as she recorded her team-leading fourth game-winning goal fo the season.
In the second quarter, Klotz extended the advantage to 3-1 at 21:59, finishing a play set up by Bales, sending the Hawks into halftime with a 3-1 lead.
The Hawks were not done yet, as Kinkel added another goal at 40:52 off an assist from Angioletti, to give the team a 4-1 lead after three quarters. In the fourth, McCarvill made it 5-1 at 46:59 with Cheeseman providing the assist, and Krawiec capped the scoring at 58:29 with an unassisted goal as Hartwick closed out the 6-1 conference win.
