ONEONTA, N.Y. – Down 8-1 entering the fourth quarter, the Hartwick men's lacrosse team went on an eight goal tear to force overtime against ninth ranked Nazareth before falling to the Golden Flyers 10-9. Steve Caramello (Duxbury, Mass.) and Lee Austin (Duxbury, Mass.) led the Hawks with two goals apiece as Hartwick fell to 6-4 (3-2) on the season. Nazareth is now 7-1 (3-0).

The Golden Flyers used a stingy defense and a persistent offense to build a 7-0 lead in the first half. It wasn't until 10:09 remaining in the third quarter that Brandon Wilk (Hillsborough, N.J.) solved Nazareth goalie Pat Mullin to erase the shutout. The Golden Flyers would add another goal courtesy of Mark Kanellis to take an 8-1 lead into the final 15 minutes of play.

Ben Schluter (Kennett Square, Pa.) would initiate the comeback, scoring a man-down goal at the 12:37 mark. Over the next eight minutes Hartwick would get seven unanswered goals, including the Caramello tally with 3:08 to play in the game to give the Hawks their first lead at 9-8. The Golden Flyers would force overtime, scoring the equalizer with five seconds remaining in regulation on an Erinn O'Hara goal. Kevin Kimball would earn the game-winner for Nazareth with 3:30 to play in the overtime stanza.

Dan Hushion (Farmingdale, N.Y.), Jason Boltus (Baldwinsville, N.Y.), and Chris Vogler (Lynnfield, Mass.) added goals for Hartwick. Caramello and Brian Miller (Acton, Mass.) earned assists. John Meade (Ocean Beach, N.Y.) had a strong performance in goal for the Hawks, making 18 saves and picking up a team-high six ground balls.

Hartwick will return to action on Wednesday evening when they travel to non-conference opponent Union College for a 7:00 p.m. start.

NAZARETH SCORING:
GOALS: Ryan Hotaling 2; Conor O'Keefe 2; Erinn O'Hara 2; Aaron Civalier 2; Kevin Kimball 1; Mark Kanellis 1.
ASSISTS: Matt Aloi 2; Jordan Hirsch 1; Ryan Hotaling 1; Kevin Kimball 1.

Hartwick SCORING:
GOALS: Steve Caramello 2; Lee Austin 2; Brandon Wilk 1; Ben Schluter 1; Dan Hushion 1; Jason Boltus 1; Chris Vogler 1.
ASSISTS: Steve Caramello 1; Brian Miller 1.

GOALTENDER SUMMARY
NAZARETH                  Minutes   GA   W/L   1   2   3   4  OT Saves
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10 Pat Mullin..........     61:30    9         4   4   5   0   0    13
 
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
Hartwick College          Minutes   GA   W/L   1   2   3   4  OT Saves
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25 John Meade..........     61:30   10         4   5   4   5   0    18

2007-04-07