<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3teMxy_0wF0C3Wz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3teMxy_0wF0C3Wz00" width="712" height="450" >HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Hawks picked up their second Empire 8 victory over the weekend as they handed Houghton their first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 win.THE BASICS<ul><li>Final Score: Hartwick 3, Houghton 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-21)</li><li>Location: Houghton, N.Y.</li><li>Record: Hartwick (15-2 Overall, 5-2 Empire 8), Houghton (9-10 Overall, 6-1 Empire 8)</li></ul>WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW<ul><li>The Hawks used a nine-point run to build up a 10-point lead that they carried throughout he first set to win 25-15.</li><li>Hartwick pushed points in bursts again in the 2nd set to take the convincing 25-12 win to go up 2-0 in the match.</li><li>The Highlanders pushed back in the 3rd set, going point for point with the Hawks eventually knotting the score at 19-19.</li><li>However, the Hawks picked up big kills down the stretch from Isabella Gracias (Oneonta, N.Y.), Sophia Palladino (Owego, N.Y.), and Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, Me.) to take the third set 25-21.</li><li>The Hawks were outstanding offensively throughout the match, hitting .387 with 47 kills while only committing 11 attack errors.</li><li>Thornton led the way with 12 kills on 19 attempts while Swartz followed that up with 10.</li></ul>UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKSThe Hawks return home on Friday, October 25 at 6 PM to square off against Keuka College in E8 action. The match will also be the team's mental health awareness game sponsored by Hartwick's The Hidden Opponent club.HARTWICK COLLEGEOne 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.</div></body>

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Hawks Hand Houghton First Conference Loss with 3-0 Sweep

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The Hawks picked up their second Empire 8 victory over the weekend as they handed Houghton their first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 win. Final Score: Hartwick 3, Houghton 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-21) Location: Houghton, N.Y. Record: Hartwick (15-2 Overall, 5-2 Empire 8),...