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 12, 2012

Hartwick picks up 4 wins

Over the last four games we have played we have won all four. These victories include Alfred and Elmira last week and Nazareth and St. John Fisher Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of February.

Against Alfred the ending score was 63-64 and we prevailed. Jared Suderley led the team with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. Anthony Keane added 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals, a block, and 2 assists. Chris Ryder had 4 points, 9 rebounds, a blocks, 2 steals and 3 assists. Andres Carpio had 4 points, an assist, and 2 steals. Mike Geisser started due to injuries with Mark Blazek. Geisser had 5 points and 6 rebounds.

Off the bench Aaron Laing, Christian Laputka, Travis Godley, Victor Angeline, and Matt Petruccione saw time.

Laing had 7 points, 6 rebounds, and added a steal and a block. Christian Laputka had 3 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and a steal. Travis Godley added a 3-pointer.

The next day we played Elmira. The ending score was 59-52. Once again Suderley led the team with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Ryder had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and a block and steal. Geisser ha 6 points, 4 rebounds, and a steal. Keane had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Once again Geisser started and had 6 points and 4 rebounds. Carpio chipped in 1 point, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.

Off the bench Godley, Angeline, Laputka, and Laing saw playing time. Laing had 5 points, 3 rebounds, and a block. Godley had another 3 pointer. Laputka added an assist.

On Friday we played Nazareth college. The ending score of the game was 83-65 and once again we won.

Suderley led the team with 25 points, 6 rebounds, and an assist and a block. Keane had 19 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, a block, and a rebound. Geisser had 15 points, 7 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Ryder had 12 points, 14 rebounds, an assist and a block. Carpio added 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and a block.

Several players saw time off the bench. This includes Matt Petruccione, Aaron Laing, Brendan Griffin, Mike Henson, Jake Karker, Mark Blazek, Christian Laputka, and Dustin Gratto.

Laputka had 8 points, 2 steals, and a rebound. Blazek had 2 points. Karker had a rebound. Laing had 2 points and a rebound.

On Saturday we played St. John Fisher and won 64-62. Suderley led the team with 24 points and had 5 rebounds. Suderley also added 3 assists, a steal, and a block. Ryder recorded another double double and had 12 points and 11 rebounds. He also had an assist, a block, and a steal. Geisser had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Carpio had 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists. To round out the starters, Keane had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 block.s

Off the bench Godley, Laputka, Blazek, Jon Zehe, and Aaron Laing saw time. Laputka had 3 points, 2 rebounds, and an assist as well as a steal. Laing had 3 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and a steal. Godley added a rebound.

With this win we have captured the regular season Empire 8 title. This means that we will be hosting the Empire 8 tournament. We have one more game before the Empire 8 tournament will begin. On Saturday we will be playing Stevens at home at 4 p.m. in the Lambros Arena. In addition this will be the senior game as we say goodbye to our seniors.
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