About Hartwick Basketball

Oneonta, New York, United States
Hartwick is among the North East’s elite liberal art colleges both academically and athletically. Hartwick has a reputation of academic excellence and offers a most diverse selection of degree programs, with a strong emphasis on a liberal arts education. Our campus is truly beautiful. We are located on a scenic 425-acre site on the northern slopes of New York’s Catskill Mountains, in Oneonta, a town considered by some experts to be among the top ten best college towns in America. Hartwick offers a small college atmosphere; as the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1, and the average classroom size is 15. Yet we are only 70 minutes from the state capital, Albany, and two and a half hours from New York City. This setting provides an ideal atmosphere academically, athletically, and socially for the aspiring student-athlete. Combine these facts with tremendous facilities, a great schedule, and a major commitment to the basketball program, and you can see why Hartwick basketball has made the final four and is a true Division III Giant! As a member of the Empire 8 Conference, Hartwick competes successfully in one of the premier Division III conferences in the country.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Hartwick picks up a pair of wins at the Manhattanville tournament

This weekend at the Manhattanville tournament we picked up a pair of wins. Friday night we played Brooklyn College and tonight we played Manhattanville. We beat both teams by six. Friday night against Brooklyn we had four players reach double digits. Mike Geisser, Mark Blazek, Jared Suderley, and Chris Ryder. Ryder had 12 rebounds along with his 13 points giving him a double double. Mike Geisser helped us secure the victory with great fourth quarter play.

Tonight against Manhattanville, Mark Blazek had a great shooting performance making 6 of 7 shots from behind the arc and ended with 30 points and had six rebounds. Chris Ryder had 17 points along with 4 rebounds. Jared Suderley had 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists. Their was great play all around from Andres Carpio, Anthony Keane, Christian Laputka, Mike Geisser, Jon Zehe, and Aaron Laing. In addition Coach McGuinness played a key role with his play calling and coaching overall.

Hartwick does not play again until Tuesday when we travel to Schenectady, New York to face Union College. Game time is at 8p.m.
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