ONEONTA, NY – After a tight 36-32 first half, visiting Alfred (18-7, 11-5 E8) pulled away in the second half of play in a 77-66 victory over Hartwick's men's basketball team. The Hawks close their season 9-16 overall and 6-10 in the Empire 8 Conference.

            Brandon LaForest (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) led three Hawks in double figures with 13 points. He added three assists, three steals, and he connected on a trio of three-pointers. Kevin Townes (Lagrangeville, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) contributed 11 points, eight rebounds, and three three-pointers. Marc du Moulin (Altamont, NY/Guilderland), playing in his final game as a Hawk, missed a double-double by one rebound with 11 points and a team-high nine boards.

            The Hawks would take their only lead, 10-9, at the 16:17 mark of the first half following a layup from Tommy Kelly (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) before Alfred answered two possessions later on a three-pointer. The Saxon lead would grow to 10 points before a 9-0 run from the Hawks would cut the margin to one two and a half minutes later.

            The Saxons would build their advantage back to nine points with under two minutes left in the half, but a three from Matt Knezovic (Ballston Lake, NY/Mansfield University) and a layup from du Moulin trimmed it to a four-point deficit at the break.

            The game went scoreless for the opening five minutes of the second half. The Saxons finally scored on a three to trigger an 11-0 spurt to make it a 15-point game, 47-32. A pair from the line from Austin Haskell (Kirkwood, NY/Susquehanna Valley) marked Hartwick's first points of the half after seven and a half minutes. A Sam Hanley (Cranston, RI/Cranston East) jumper would be the Hawks' first field goal at the 11:43 mark and their deficit would be fourteen, 50-36. 'Wick cut its deficit to 11 points on five different occasions over the next six and a half minutes but never got any closer.

            Haskell closed the game with nine points. Kzezovic accounted for six points on a pair of threes and fellow senior Corey Baker (Granby, MA/Granby) added five points and six rebounds. Hanley also finished with five points.

            Alfred's Scotty Stopera led all players with 16 points and four three-pointers. Dalton Cousin added a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds with Dom LeMorta also contributing 14 points. Sam Dagon scored 13.

            The game marked Hartwick Senior Day with du Moulin, Knezovic, Baker and Jake Sinicki (Endicott, NY/Maine Endwell) being recognized in a ceremony prior to tip-off.