LOS ANGELES, Calif. — No. 12-ranked Hartwick College went 2-1 on the West Coast as the Hawks defeated No. 20 California State University-Northridge 12-11, in sudden death overtime and knocked off Division III No. 8 Occidental College, 24-14. In the evening, Hartwick was defeated by No. 4 University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), 15-7.
In the first game, the Hawks trailed the Matadors by two and that deficit continued through the end of the third period. The game was all tied up at 10-all after the fourth period and needed overtime to decide a winner. After the first overtime period it remained tied at eleven goals each. In sudden death overtime Hartwick took home the win scoring the lone goal of the period.
Zsofia Polak (Dunaujvaros, Hungary/Rudas) led the Hawks scoring with six goals. Lena Kotanchyan (Moscow, Russia/Elk Island School) had three. Tori Wilson (Kitchener, Ontario/Grand River Collegiate Institute), Katie McKenty (Auckland, New Zealand/Takapuna Grammar School), and L.J. Edwards (Encinitas, Calif./Cathedral Catholic) each had lone goals to round out the scoring against the Matadors.
In the second game against Occidental, Hartwick jumped out to an early lead of 6-1 at the end of the first period. The Hawks built on their lead in the second period leading 14-5 at the half. Wick would continue their domination of the Tigers in the second half and go on to win by ten goals.
Maryanna Antoniou (Glyfada,Greece / Second General H.S. of Glyfada) and Sarah Lewis (La Jolla, Calif./Cathedral Catholic) each had seven points apiece to lead the Hawks. Nikolina Mihajlovik (Mississauga, Ontario/Silverthorn Collegiate Institute) had a team-high six goals. Lissa Westerman (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) had five goals. Edra Colbeck (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt) had four and Natalie May (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison), Gina Grauer (West Lawn, Pa./Wilson) and Hayley Hill (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) each scored two goals apiece. Madison Germuska (Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon) and Ashley Madrigal-Geary (Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers) each scored a lone goal to round out scoring for the Hawks. Josette Santos (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison) had eight saves in goal.
In the third game, UCLA jumped out to a three-goal lead after the first period. The Bruins led 8-3 at the half. Hartwick broke even with UCLA in the third scoring two goals apiece but was unable to cut into the Bruins lead.
Kotanchyan led the Hawks in scoring with four goals. Charlotte Cottle (Sydney, Australia/Presbyterian Ladies College), Polak and Wilson each scored a goal apiece.
Release courtesy Hartwick College Athletics Communications
