HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays from the Hartwick Basketball team. We will be back and playing in the New Year with Empire 8 games. Hope you can make a game. Here is the link to our schedule. http://www.hartwick.edu/x28384.xml

HAWKS ON THE ROAD FOR THE LAST 2 GAMES

We have our last 2 games of the semester on the road at Western New England College and SUNY Cobleskill. We are playing well and looking forward to finals. Hope you can come watch us play. Check out of fans in action.

BLAZEK NAME EMPIRE 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

ROCHESTER, NY - Hartwick sharpshooter Mark Blazek (Erie, PA/Erie Cathedral Prep) was named the Empire 8 Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday for his performances against Skidmore, Ithaca and Elmira last week.

Blazek scored a career-high 35 points to lead Hartwick to a 72-62 win at Elmira on Saturday, hitting a career-best eight 3-pointers. He surpassed the 20-point mark in all three Hawks' games with 23 points against undefeated Skidmore and 21 at Ithaca. For the week, Blazek averaged 26.3 points (25-of-52 from the field, 15-for-32 from three-point range, and 14-of-18 from the line) and 3.7 assists per game.

For the year, Blazek leads the team and ranks in the top 5 in the Empire 8 in scoring with a 23.1 points per game average. The reigning Empire 8 Rookie of the Year has knocked down 27 three-point baskets in the Hawks' first seven games.

Locker Room Renovations

Our locker room has gone through a major renovation. A new carpet with our Hawk logo has been added and new stools with Hartwick Basketball have been added. The locker room is used for film, meetings and hanging out. We are lucky to have such a nice space. On the walls are pictures of the Great Hartwick players and teams. We have a great tradition and we are working to build on that tradition.

New Uniforms

This year has been a year of transition for the Hartwick Hawks. A new coaching staff has arrived and the team is off to a good start. The Hawks are playing in new Nike uniforms and shoes this year. Hopefully, you can see us play. Here is the link to our schedule.

http://www.hartwick.edu/x28384.xml

HARTWICK WINS 1ST GAME

AURORA, NY - Hartwick College topped Wells College 66-59 in men's basketball on Sunday in the season opener for both teams. Sophomore Mark Blazek (Erie, PA/Erie Cathedral) poured in a game-high 24 points to lead the Hawks. The game marked the first on-campus contest for the Express, in its second year as a Division III program.


Blazek connected on four of his nine shots from the floor, including three treys. He also went 13-of-14 from the free-throw line. Senior Kyle Phillips (Ashland, MA/Ashland) added 15 points and a team-best seven rebounds. Senior Martin McCann (Hopewell Junction, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) registered nine points hitting three out of his six attempts from beyond the three-point arc.


The game was back and forth throughout with the lead changing hands 13 times. The Express, which was just a game away from the NCAA Tournament last season losing in the NEAC finals, gained the upper hand, 9-7, on a Paulino layup with 15 minutes to play in the first half. The Express kept the advantage until the final minute of the period.


Wells gained its biggest lead of the day, 25-18, with less than six minutes left before the Hawks scored on its next four possessions to dig into the deficit. With less under a minute left, two Phillips free throws gave the Hawks their first lead and senior James Mantas (Niskayuna, NY/CBA) hit a layup with nine second on the clock for a 35-32 Hartwick edge at the break.
A 12-2 run early in the second half regained the lead for Wells and with 14 minutes to play the Express held a 44-40 edge. The game see-sawed back and forth for the next 10 minutes with neither team able to earn more than a two-point advantage. ''Wick took the lead for good with five minutes left as Blazek hit two free throws to snap a 54-54 tie. From there, Hartwick did all of its scoring from the charity stripe hitting 10-of-12. Blazek would connect on nine of the free throws for the Hawks to help put the game on ice.


The Hawks are back in action next weekend as they host three teams in the Tom Greene Memorial Tip-Off Classic. Hartwick opposes Cazenovia and MCLA on the weekend with Castleton State also taking part in the tournament.

LAMBROS ARENA

Our home court last year went through a $700,000 renovation project. Last year was the first year that we competed in the arena. The arena features a new playing surface, new lights, and new bleachers with chair back seating. The gym was renamed after former Hartwick Coach Nick Lambros who compiled a record of 353-191 in his 21 year. Coach Lambros still helps out with the program and is a great link to the former players