WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The Hawks fell in their 2021 regular season finale, 2-1, to visiting UAlbany on Senior Day. Senor Jovanté Etienne scored the lone goal for the Hawks, while freshman Rotem Fadida tallied four saves. Hartford dropped to 3-2-1 overall and 3-2-1 in conference play while UAlbany finishes their season at 3-5-1.
 
UALBANY 2, HARTFORD 1
The opening 45 minutes would feature a back-and-forth game, as both sides created numerous scoring opportunities. The best chance for the Hawks came in the 38th minute when Rasmus Karlsson's header rattled off of the crossbar. Neither team would be able to create another clear cut opportunity as the game remained scoreless entering the halftime break.
 
The second half would start off much like the first, as both teams looked to gain control of the match. UAlbany would break the deadlock in the 63rd minute with a goal from Adam Aoumaich. Rotem Fadida would come up big in net for the Hawks a minute later, denying Aoumaich a chance to double the Great Danes' lead. Etienne would then try his luck in the 65th minute, but his shot fell straight to the UAlbany goalkeeper. The Great Danes would double their lead in the 80th minute. Fadida would be called upon once more, making an unbelievable across goal save to deny UAlbany a third goal. Fadida's save would give the Hawks momentum as Nadav Datner found Etienne cutting into the box and rifled a shot into the back of the net, cutting the lead to 2-1 in the 85th minute. The Hawks would battle until the end, looking for the equalizer but the fell,  2-1.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE & HARTFORD NOTES
·       Etienne scored his first goal this season
·       Datner tallied his first assist in a Hartford uniform
·       Fadida finished with four saves on the afternoon
·       The Great Danes held an 11-9 advantage in shots, while the Hawks had a 4-0 edge in corner kicks
·       Datner and Etienne led the offensive effort with three shots each
·       UAlbany snapped a three-game losing streak against the Hawks with the victory
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks kick off postseason play on Thursday, April 15, with the semifinals of the America East Championships. Hartford's opponent and the location of the America East Championships is TBD.
 
 

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