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.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Hartwick defeats Stevens



Last night we played Stevens and won to clinch the Empire 8 regular season title for the first time in school history. Everyone who played had a great game. The ending score was 96-71. In addition we said goodbye to our Seniors Mark Blazek, Andres Carpio, and Chris Ryder and it was great to send them off with a win to end the regular season.


Jared Suderley led the team with 25 points and added 7 rebounds. He also added 3 assists and a steal. Anthony Keane had a near triple double with 16 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds. In addition he had 3 steals. Chris Ryder had 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. Andres Carpio had 5 points. Mike Geisser to round out the starters had 11 points, 2 assists, and a rebound.


Off the bench several players saw time. This includes Christian Laputka, Travis Godley, Aaron Laing, Jon Zehe, Dustin Gratto, Matt Petruccione, Peter Melanson, Brendan Griffin, and Shiva Senthil.

Christian Laputka added 14 points, 5 rebounds, and an assist. Aaron Laing had 4 points, 4 assists, a rebound, and a block. Travis Godley added a 3-pointer.


With this win we are 23-2. This has been a great season and it is not over yet. On Friday we start playing in the Empire 8 conference tournament. On Friday we will play Ithaca college at home in the Lambros Arena. The game starts at 8 p.m. Please show up and show your Hartwick pride!
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