Men's Soccer

Hartwick Captures 32nd Annual Mayor's Cup Title

ONEONTA, N.Y. - John Paul Boyle (Renfrew, Scotland), Chris Jackson (Manchester, England), and Liam Parrington (Woking, England) each tallied goals to pace Hartwick College to a convincing 3-0 victory over Seton Hall in a heavy downpour at Elmore Field, Sunday and clinched the 32^nd Annual Mayor's Cup title.

Hartwick, which improved to 3-1 overall, got on the board early as Boyle beat goalie Paul McHenry with a shot off a crossing pass from freshman Steven Amaya (New York, N.Y.) some 89 seconds into the contest. Leading 1-0 at intermission, the Hawks put the game away with two scores in a span of 117 seconds. Jackson connected for his second goal of the tournament off a corner kick from Michael Cunningham (Dunedin, New Zealand) at 52:49. Seconds later, the freshman tallied his second consecutive assist off a corner, this time feeding Parrington at 54:46 of the contest. The victory gave the Hawks revenge for a 2-1 loss to Seton Hall in the opening round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament match-up.

Jeremy Vuolo (Downingtown, Pa.) was credited with his second collegiate victory despite not having to record a save. The redshirt freshman also blanked James Madison 1-0, Friday evening. Vuolo didn't record a save in 180 minutes manning the goal for the Hawks.

Jackson, who scored the lone goal in the victory over JMU, was chosen as the Jim Lennox Offensive MVP for the second-consecutive season. In the 2006 edition of the event, he also netted two goals for Hartwick. Parrington was selected as the Garth Stam Defensive MVP for his efforts against JMU and Seton Hall. This is the junior's second honor this year. A week ago, Parrington was named to the all-tournament team at the Third Annual Westfield Insurance Cup in Akron, Ohio.

With the victory, the Hawks won their 19^th team title of the Mayor's Cup, the longest running collegiate soccer tournament in the country. The Hawks were the lone team to finish the Cup with an unblemished, untied mark. Earlier in the afternoon, James Madison and Syracuse failed to settle the score, as the game ended in a 1-1 draw after two overtimes. Prior to last year, Hartwick had won five-consecutive Cups before the University of Pennsylvania snapped the streak in 2006.

The Hawks will have a chance to redeem themselves against Penn as they travel to play in the Penn Classic in Philadelphia. On Friday, the Hawks will square off with the Quakers, and then will face Lafayette on Sunday.