Kaye racks up goalkeeper awards after 3-0 start

Jen Kaye received Empire 8 Women's Lacrosse Goalie of the Week honors for the second week in a row along with ECAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for her games this weekend against Marywood and Maritime!

Click here to read our sports information release off the Hartwick Athletics Website.

HCWLax 3-0; first time since 1997

The Hartwick Women’s Lacrosse team improves to 3-0 after an undefeated weekend at Wright Stadium. The two wins over Marywood University (Scranton, PA) and SUNY Maritime (Throggs Neck, NY)  also helped bump the Hawks to a 16^th place ranking on Laxpower.com among all the remaining 208 DIII teams.

Eleven of the team’s 18 players helped net  47 points (37 goals and 10 assists) through the victories. The Hawks were led by freshman, Brittany McCabe, who collected eight goals and three assists on the team’s perfect weekend. Junior captain, Brittany LaVaute, chipped in six goals and two assists, picked up three groundballs and caused five turnovers, while fellow junior classmate, Hannah Kennedy, came off the bench on Friday scoring two goals and helping on another. Saturday Kennedy started and contributed three goals and an assist to cap her weekend. Sophomore, Ryan McGovern, was pivotal for the blue on Saturday with her three goals, one assist, one draw control and caused turnover.  Emily Walsh, Erin Doyle, Ali Sisco, Erica Scicchitano, Aly Davis and Meg Luce all collected at least one goal and/or assist through the team’s wins.

On defense, two-year captain, Bianca Gianfrate, picked up seven groundballs and caused five turnovers to protect the Hawks’ cage Friday and Saturday. The other members of Gianfrate’s defensive unit, senior Jessica Kenna, sophomore Lindsay Zweigenhaft, and freshmen duo Morgan Galipeau and Kiersten Racela all picked up groundballs to aid Hartwick’s transition game. Sophomore Kate O’Shea caused a turnover in transition.

Senior goalkeeper, Jen Kaye, was huge for the Hawks especially on Friday night. Even though our defense gave up 17 free-position shots, Kaye only let in six of those shots. She finished the game with 13 saves (84%), four groundballs and caused one turnover. Riding her win from the day before, Kaye, a former midfielder stopped three Privateer shots before taking the field, causing a turnover and scoring a goal. Freshman Grace Suttell, defended the pipes when Kaye was on the field and only let in one goal.

We had a fun and warm tailgate after our game against SUNY Maritime with player’s families and a handful of recruits who visited for the weekend.

We will chase our fourth win on Wednesday at Wells College.  

The sports information game recaps for Hartwick’s games against the Marywood University Pacers and the SUNY Maritime Privateers can be found off the Hartwick athletic website here.

Started Off 2011 with a W

Hartwick's women's lacrosse team started the 2011 season in style with a 14-2 romp over Mount Saint Mary in Newburgh on Tuesday. Sophomore Erica Scicchitano and freshman Brittany McCabe each scored three goals to pace the Hartwick attack.

'Wick needed just 15 seconds to gain the upper hand as junior attack Emily Walsh tallied following the opening draw. Goals from McCabe and Brittany LaVaute extended the advantage to three with only 4:43 elapsed in the game.

The Knights got on the scoreboard at the 22:30 mark on a Mikaely Whitehouse goal, but sophomore midfielder Ryan McGovern answered back less than two minutes later for the Hawks. Scicchitano tallied twice and Hannah Kennedy and LaVaute each scored before halftime as the Hawks opened up an 8-2 edge at the break.

In the second half, McCabe tallied twice in the opening five minutes to get 'Wick to 10. Freshman Aly Davis and Walsh then tallied 19 seconds apart to push the lead to 12-2. Scicchitano and Davis tacked on the final goals of the game with 13 and a half minutes remaining before the Hawks pulled back their offense.

Kate O'Shea and Meg Luce each had two assists apiece for Hartwick, which held advantages in shots (28-12) and ground balls (26-14). LaVaute grabbed a game-high seven ground balls. She also had a game-high three caused turnovers and a team-best two draws.

Goalkeeper Jen Kaye grabbed five ground balls for the Hawks. She also stopped five Knight shots to earn the win in goal.

Hartwick hosts Marywood in its home opener on Wednesday, March 9th.