Rome GA - Shorter Hawks battled back three times from a one-goal deficit but ultimately fell in overtime 4-3 to NCAA DII 9th ranked Union University Sunday afternoon on Ben Brady Field. 

The Hawks (2-3) fell behind in the 13th minute before sophomore Mattia Maiello fired home a blast from 15 yards to knot the game at one. 

Union regained the lead early in the second period but this time it was Jackson Wheatley who would equalize to make it 2-2.   Wheatley's penalty kick came about when Maiello was taken down in the box in the 54th minute.  

Union answered 6 minutes later to make it 3-2 before the Hawks battled back a third time with Maiello scoring his second goal of the day off a cross from Bailey Lopez. 

But it was Union's Gavin Scott scoring his third goal of the day 2 minutes into the second overtime for the final 4-3 Hawk heart breaker. 

Freshman Colby Strickland had four saves in his first collegiate start in goal for the Hawks while Unions Botund Nemeth recorded 5. 

Friday night the Hawks fell to Christian Brothers University as Nicho Marin scored his first collegiate goal on an Emmanuel Alerte assist in an 8-1 defeat.  

The Hawks head to Mississippi to take on Delta State and Mississippi College this upcoming weekend.