ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No. 13-ranked Hartwick College dropped a pair of games to close out the final day at the University of Michigan Invitational at the Donald B. Canham Natatorium. The Hawks lost a 19-9 exhibition match early in the morning to the Chinese National Team before taking a 16-14 defeat by No. 20 Wagner College.
In the opener versus China, the Hawks kept the tally even through the first quarter, 3-3. The Chinese team then out-scored ‘Wick in the second quarter by a 7-2 margin and built upon its lead in the closing two quarters for a ten-goal victory.
Lena Kotanchyan (Moscow, Russia/Elk Island School), Nikolina Mihajlovik (Mississauga, Ontario/Silverthorn Collegiate Institute) and Maryanna Antoniou (Glyfada, Greece/Second General) each scored a pair goals for the Hawks.
Becca Lelles (Boulder City, Nevada/Boulder City), Hayley Hill (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Fort Lauderdale) and Lissa Westerman (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor) all scored a goal apiece in the match.
Against Wagner, the Hawks led 10-7 in the second quarter, but the Seahawks scored seven of the next eight goals to build a three-point, 14-11 cushion. They would lead 15-12 heading into the fourth quarter. The Hawks trimmed the gap to one with 1:40 remaining but the Seahawks tallied with under a minute left for the final goal of the game.
Tori Wilson (Kitchener, Ontario/Grand River Collegiate Institute) scored four goals to lead the Hawks scoring. Zsofia Polak (Dunaujvaros, Hungary/Rudas) and Kotanchyan were not far behind scoring three goals each.
Mihajlovik scored a pair of goals as she did in the first game. L.J. Edwards (Encinitas, Calif./Cathedral Catholic) and Lauren Brennan (Canberra, Australia/St. Clares College) both scored goals to round out the Hawks’ scoring in the second game.
Release courtesy Hartwick College Athletics Communications
