ONEONTA, NY – Lycoming rallied to tie the score with under eight minutes left, but Hartwick answered 29 ticks later en route to a 4-2 victory over the Warriors on the second day of competition of the 11^th Annual Erinn K. Brozman Cup Sunday at Elmore Field.
            With the win, the Hawks finish the competition tied with Utica with a 2-0 record but take the cup on goal differential. It is ’Wick’s third title after claiming the 2009 and 2012 cups.
            Sophomore Allyson Daniels (Pembroke, NH/Pembroke Academy) scored two goals to lead the Hawks. Freshman Maddy Paul (Seattle, WA/Nathan Hale) added a goal and an assist and Kylie Thayer (Ithaca, NY/Ithaca) contributed two assists.
            Lycoming would gain the early lead as Olivia Mendler chipped a long shot up and over Hartwick keeper Alley Maurer (Jackson, NJ/Old Bridge) at the 6:03 mark to hand the Warriors a one-goal edge.
            As time wore on in the half, it looked like it might not be the Hawks’ day as Ashley Connolly (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City) ripped a shot off the post, Cami Cleaveland (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) was stopped on a breakaway, and the Hawks had a goal off a corner kick disallowed.
            A two-minute, 50-second span deep into the first half however, changed the game as the Hawks took the lead. Paul finished off a scramble in front of the Warrior goal following a corner at 39:45 to tie the score. Daniels then fired home off a Thayer feed at 42:35 and Hartwick was in front heading into halftime. 
            The Hawks controlled virtually the entire second half until a foul in the Hartwick box allowed Lycoming’s Meghenn Jackson to tie the game from the penalty spot with 7:20 to go.
            ’Wick wasted little time getting into the Warrior end. Following a clear attempt, freshman Casey Boucher (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) collected the ball at the top of the circle and drilled a shot to the far post past Lycoming goalkeeper Joelle Winey to retake the advantage, 3-2.
            As the Warriors pressed for the tying goal, they left the back exposed and the Hawks took advantage as Paul fed a through ball to Daniels who broke in alone with Winey. Daniels made a move around the Warrior keeper and tucked the ball into an empty net to put any chance for another Lycoming comeback to rest.
            Hartwick ended the match with a 21-7 edge in shots, including a 10-3 margin in the second half. Maurer and Annie Millar (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) combined to make three saves in the Hartwick goal. Maurer stopped one shot in the opening 45 minutes. Millar saved two shots in the second half. Winey made five stops for the visitors.
            The Hawks, who are now under the tutelage of first-year head coach Brian Gordon, open the season with two wins for only the second time in the last 19 seasons.
            Hartwick next plays at the Mayor’s Cup on Saturday, September 6 at Elmore Field. The Hawks oppose UMass-Dartmouth at 3:30 p.m.

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