ONEONTA, NY—Sophomore attack, John Winchell (Vestal, NY/Vestal) tied his career high of five goals in 18-10 win over Hartwick College Saturday afternoon on the road.
 
Senior Nicolas Wood (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) and freshman Jake Lynch (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) scored four times each for the Saxons, as they racked up 18 goals against the Hawks.  Lynch also added four assists to his already stellar offensive day.  Junior Tanner Morse (Corning, NY/Corning East) paced the Saxons with five helpers in the contest.
 
Sophomore Jimmy Pratti (Minisink, NY/Minisink Valley) led AU with eight groundballs while winning 19-of-31 face-offs.  Sophomore Chris Diesenroth (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) and sophomore Keenan Denis (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) had seven groundballs each. 
 
Alfred University got out to a hot start, scoring four unanswered goals on the Hawks.  Hartwick's Matt McCallan scored back-to-back goals to get the Hawks on the board.  However, Lynch scored his 41^st goal of the season with 1:27 left in the quarter to increase the Saxon advantage to 5-2.
 
In the second quarter Wood and Morse scored to add a cushion to the lead.  Hartwick's Roy Simmons began to cut into the lead with a goal, but the Hawks were quickly shocked by three more goals from the Saxons.  Simmons would score one more time, but Denis would close out the half with a goal of his own to increase the lead, 11-4.
 
The Hawks were the first on the board in the second half, but AU rattled off another trio of goals to increase the lead yet again, 14-5.  Simmons scored another two goals down the stretch in the third quarter, but his goals were answered by goals from sophomore Derek Bishopp (Livonia, NY/Livonia) and Lynch.  Heading into the fourth quarter AU was on top, 16-7.
 
In the final stanza the Saxons scored twice while Hartwick netted three goals.  The Hawks looked to make a comeback, but succumbed to the clock.  As the game came to a close, AU held the advantage, 18-10.
 
A trio of goalies played for the Saxons, with freshman Drew Gardner (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) taking most of the minutes (45).  Gardner made seven saves during his time in net.  Senior Tyler Beyor (Carthage, NY/Carthage) came in as relief, making one save.  Finally, freshman Chris Doktor (East Rochester, NY/Eastridge) closed out the game and faced no shots on goal.