Worcester, Mass. (September 8) -- The Hawks outlasted the Assumption Greyhounds 3-2 in a Northeast-10 see-saw battle.  The win improves the Hawks to 2-3-1 overall, 1-2 NE-10, while the loss drops Assumption to 1-5 overall, 0-3 NE-10.

The Hawks jumped on top quickly, scoring just 2:11 into the game.  Jon Cournoyer (N. Granby, Conn.) buried a pass off the head of Sam Lamptey (Worcester, Mass.) into the left corner, putting the Hawks up 1-0. 

Assumption refused to give in, and after almost 20 minutes of scoreless play, the Greyhounds got on the board with a penalty kick goal from Paul Murphy, his third goal of the season, at the 22:05 mark.  Assumption then took the lead late in the first half, as Jeffrey Swan buried a shot in the right corner off a pass from Stephen Blaisdell.  The goal was Swan's second of the season, giving the Greyhounds a 2-1 lead over the Hawks at halftime.

The Hawks stunned Assumption coming out strong in the second half, scoring two goals only 4:01 apart from each other.  Jon Cournoyer added his second goal of the game off a free kick pass from Tim Hubbard (Marshfield, Mass.) at the 51:37 mark evening the score at 2-2.  Hubbard added to his assist by scoring his third goal of the season at the 55:38 mark, assisted by Sam Lamptey, making the score 3-2 in favor of the Hawks. 

The Hawks held onto the 3-2 lead, winning their first conference game of the season.

The Hawks play next when the team heads to Holy Family (Pa.) for a non-conference match-up on Saturday, September 15.  Game time is set for 12:00 p.m.