Box Score West Hartford, Conn. - The Hartford women's soccer team defeated the Eastern Connecticut State Warriors on Tuesday night 3-0, this now brings the Hawks record to 3-0-1 overall for a powerful start to their season.

Rapid Recap:

• The Warriors started out on the attack, with their first shot on goal coming only 13 seconds into the game. The first set piece for the Warriors came from a dangerous free kick  came at 8:03 minutes but was unsuccessful due to the Hawks strong defense. The Hawks had their first shot on goal at 11:26, by junior Kathleen Brush (Wethersfield, Conn.)  that missed just wide. Tension built between these teams as they traded possession and fouls as they moved through the first until the 33rd minute when a foul was committed by ECSU in the box. The penalty kick was taken by senior Rebecca Opdenbrouw (Vernon, Conn.) who found the bottom left corner to put the Hawks up 1-0 headed into the half. 
• Freshman Anastasia Nerney (Glocester, R.I ) had the first shot on goal for Hartford early in the half, but it was saved by the Warriors keep Alex Ignatowicz. In the 52^nd minute of play Hartford converted a beautiful header into the upper right by senior Mayson Massaro (Sarasota, Fla.) assisted by Brush a perfect corner service. In the 65^th minute of play Brush found the back of the net from just inside the box. It was pretty quiet on both ends from there, and the Hawks ended up with the 3-0 win over the Warriors.

Post Game Press:
"This win feels great we want to set the tone for the rest of the season," said senior Mayson Massaro (Sarasota, Fla.). "We really just brought the energy and we're really happy about that. We've really just been working hard in practice getting that chemistry on and off the field it plays a big part in our consistency."

Inside the Numbers:

• Brush led the way with one goal and one assist 
• Massaro and Opdenbrouw each added one goal as well.
• Hartford outshot ECSU 19-6 and shots on target 7-4.
• Senior Sejal Johnson (Weddington, N.C ) had four saves in the win to hold the Hawks in yet another shut-out, their second of the season.
• With the win head coach John Natale has picked up his 200th career collegiate win all coming at Hartford.

Up Next: 
The Hawks will take on Suffolk University on September 13^th with a 2:00 p.m. start at home.

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