HARTWICK COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Seniors Vladimir Vecher and Julien Klein each went 3-0, but Hartwick finished sixth with a 1-2 record at the Empire 8 Championships in Rochester on Sunday.

The fifth-seeded Hawks (5-10) opened with a 5-2 loss to fourth-seeded Alfred on Saturday. They followed with a 7-0 victory over No. 8 Utica before losing, 5-2, to St. John Fisher in the fifth-place match Sunday.

Vecher, the 2004 Empire 8 Player of the Year, won all three of his first singles matches in straight sets, as did Klein at second singles. The two teamed up for a 3-0 first doubles record as well.

[an error occurred while processing this directive]Vanja Ljubibratic, Dave Plossl, Ian Sears and Dan Meininger all finished 1-2 in singles play.

Hartwick plays host to Elmira at 4 p.m. Thursday.

EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS

ST. JOHN FISHER 5, HARTWICK 2
Sunday’s Fifth-Place Match
Singles: Vladimir Vecher (H) def. Aaron Haak, 6-3, 6-3; Jason Byam (S) def. Vanja Ljubibratic, 7-5, 6-2; Julien Klein (H) def. Jason Fiume, 6-4, 6-1; Dale Stoker (S) def. Dave Plossl, 6-3, 6-2; Tom Linhart (S) def. Ian Sears, 6-1, 6-1; Don Sherman (S) def. Dan Meininger, 6-2, 6-0;

Doubles: Vladimir Vecher and Julien Klein (H) def. Aaron Haak and Don Sherman, 8-4; Jason Byam and Tom Linhart (S) def. Vanja Ljubibratic and Dave Plossl, 8-6; Jason Fiume and Dale Stoker (S) def. Dan Meininger and Eric DesRoberts, 8-1.

HARTWICK7, UTICA0
Saturday
Singles: Vladimir Vecher (H) def. Mike Zielenski, 6-1, 6-3; Vanja Ljubibratic (H) def. Taka Okongi, 6-1, 6-1; Julien Klein (H) def. Dan Goodson, 7-6 (7-0), 6-0; Dave Plossl (H) def. Paul Alexander, 6-1, 6-0; Ian Sears (H) def. Jon Lougheed, 6-0, 6-1; Dan Meininger (H) def. Jon Griffith, 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles: Vladimir Vecher and Julien Klein (H) def. Mike Zielenski and Taka Okongi, 8-2; Dave Plossl and Vanja Ljubibratic (H) def. Dan Goodson and Rob McCrae, 8-1; Dan Meininger and Eric DesRoberts (H) def. Tom Meininger and Paul Alexander, 9-7.

ALFRED5, HARTWICK2
Saturday
Singles: Vladimir Vecher (H) def. Haki Nkrumah, 6-3, 6-2; Randy Vecchione (A) def. Vanja Ljubibratic, 7-6, 6-3; Julien Klein (H) def. Tim Inthirakoth, 6-1, 6-0; Andrew Lee (A) def. Dave Plossl, 7-5, 6-2; Kevin Dillon (A) def. Ian Spears, 6-1, 6-0; Steve Ventura (A) def. Dan Meininger (H), 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles: Vladimir Vecher and Julien Klein (H) def. Andrew Lee and Haki Nkrumah, 8-2; Randy Vecchione and Kevin Dillon (A) def. Dave Plossl and Vanja Ljubibratic, 8-5; Tim Inthirakoth and Steve Ventura (A) def. Dan Meininger and Eric DesRoberts, 8-4.

Men’s Lacrosse

Hartwick 12, RIT 8

Junior Mike Debrossy had four goals and an assist to lead host Hartwick to an Empire 8 Conference victory Saturday.

The Hawks (9-5, 5-2) clinched the second seed in the conference tournament with the victory. Third-seeded RIT (7-6, 5-2) returns to Hartwick at 4 p.m. Friday for an Empire 8 semifinal.

Top-seeded Ithaca (9-4, 7-0) plays the winner of Tuesday’s Nazareth-Elmira game.

RIT led, 2-0, with 8 minutes, 29 seconds to play in the first quarter, but the Hawks followed with an 11-2 run.

The Tigers scored four goals in the final 10 minutes, but Hartwick goalie Jason Fautas made three late saves to help Hartwick retain the lead. Fautas finished with 10 saves.

Pat McCormack had three goals and Noah Hollander a game-high four assists to lead Hartwick. Brian Prescott contributed two goals and an assist.

HARTWICK 12, RIT 8

RIT 2 1 1 4 — 8

Hartwick 3 3 4 2 — 12

RIT (7-6, 5-2): David Thering 3-3, Andrew Ruocco 3-0, Zach Bednarz 1-1, Brandon Wilkin 1-0, Dan Jernick 0-1, Joe Argese 0-1.

HARTWICK (9-5, 5-2): Mike Debrossy 4-1, Noah Hollander 0-4, Pat McCormack 3-0, Brian Prescott 2-1, Brian Miller 1-1, Mike Rose 1-0, Lee Austin 1-0, Devin Poole 0-1.

Shots: RIT 30; Hartwick 42. Ground Balls: RIT 29; Hartwick 38. Face-offs: RIT 10-for-24; Hartwick 14-for-24. Man-up: RIT 4-for-7; Hartwick 3-for-7.

Goalies: John Foley (R) 11; Jason Fautas (H) 10.

Women’s Lacrosse

Brockport 17, Hartwick 15

Brockport erased a 7-6 halftime deficit en route to a non-conference victory over visiting Hartwick on Saturday.

Jenev Schilling, Jamie Boulton and Kelsey Campbell each had two goals to help the Hawks to the halftime lead.

The Golden Eagles opened the second half with a 5-0 run, but Hartwick answered back with a 5-0 run for a 12-11 lead with 10:19 left. Brockport took the lead for good by scoring five of the next seven goals.

Hartwick’s Tiffany Hoke scored with 54 seconds left to make it 16-15, but the last goal came from Brockport’s Renee Cuda with 23 seconds left.

Schilling led Hartwick (4-9) with four goals. Hoke finished with three goals, and Campbell and Caitlin Damberg-Mauser had two goals apiece.

The Hawks play host to Rensselaer at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

BROCKPORT 17, HARTWICK 15

Hartwick 7 8 — 15

Brockport 6 11 — 17

HARTWICK (4-9): Jamie Boulton 4-2, Jenev Schilling 4-0, Tiffany Hoke 3-0, Caitlin Damberg-Mauser 2-0, Kelsey Campbell 2-0, Rachel Johnson 0-1.

BROCKPORT (8-3): Angela Inzinna 4-4, Renee Cuda 4-1, Keli Martin 4-1, Carrie Kane 2-2, Stephanie Spuches 1-0, Heather Daley 1-0, Jenny Baccile 1-0, Lauren Kerwawycz 0-1.

Shots: Hartwick 29; Brockport 31. Grounds Balls: Hartwick 19; Brockport 20. Draw Controls: Hartwick 18; Brockport 15. Free Position Attempts: Hartwick 2-for-6; Brockport 1-for-2. Clears: Hartwick 9-for-12; Brockport 9-for-14. Turnovers: Hartwick 3; Brockport 6.

Goalies: Emily Follit (H) 1, Amanda Gerich (H) 5; Jessica Dudek (B) 12.