Kindlon scored 14 points in the first half to help the Hawks (1-2) take a 30-14 lead into halftime. Hartwick held the Trailblazers (1-2) to 4-for-23 shooting (17 percent) in the first half.
Freshman forward Josh MacKenzie (Mount St. Joseph Academy/Castleton, Vt.) fnished with 12 points and six rebounds, and sophomore guard Ramose Modesto (Holy Cross/Queens, N.Y.) contributed nine points and four rebounds for the Hawks.
Senior guard Robert Mitchell (Central/Brooklyn, N.Y.) had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and sophomore guard J.P. Quintal (Queensbury/Queensbury, N.Y.) added 12 points for Massachusetts College.
Hartwick will host St. Joseph's College (Long Island) for a non-conference game at 2 p.m. Saturday.
HARTWICK COLLEGE 55, MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS 51 HARTWICK (1-2) Tim Kindlon 6-14 4-5 17, Eddie McAdoo 0-3 0-2 0, Sterling Green 2-5 0-0 4, Mike Wawrzonek 2-7 2-2 6, Josh MacKenzie 5-10 1-2 12, Matt Simoneschi 0-1 0-0 0, Ramose Modesto 4-10 0-1 9, Christopher Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Greg Betancourt 2-4 1-1 5, James Watkins 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-55 8-13 55. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE of LIBERAL ARTS(1-2) JP Quintal 3-7 6-6 12, Donal Cogdell 1-3 1-2 4, Thad Broughton 3-11 2-4 8, Brian Phillips 0-3 0-0 0, Robert Mitchell 5-20 4-8 15, Mike Harmon 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Voght 1-4 0-2 2, Adam Garner 2-8 0-0 5, Robert Malloy 0-0 0-0-0 0, Brandon Pender 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 17-58 14-23 51. Hartwick 30-25—55 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 14-37—51 3-Point Goals: Hartwick 3-10 (Tim Kindlon 1-4, Eddie McAdoo 0-1, Josh MacKenzie 1-1, Ramose Modesto 1-2, Greg Betancourt 0-2), Massachusetts College 3-17 (JP Quintal 0-2, Donal Cogdell 1-2, Thad Broughton 0-1, Robert Mitchell 1-7, Chris Voght 0-2, Adam Garner 1-3). Fouled Out: Hartwick (Mike Wawrzonek). Rebounds: Hartwick 36 (Josh MacKenzie 6), Massachusetts College 37 (Robert Mitchell 10). Assists: Hartwick 10 (Sterling Green 4), Massachusetts College 5 (Brian Phillips 3). Total Fouls: Hartwick 23, Massachusetts College 16.