The Hartford Hawks men’s soccer team came out ready to grab their first set of consecutive wins on the season after their strong home stand against Iona.

This time, the Hawks would be back on the road to take on the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State University on Sept. 23.

All season long, the Hawks have been able to flex their muscle and lead control of games with their dominant shot advantage, possession time and all-around defense.

This would be the same style of play to rely on against CCSU.

In the first half, the Hawks put the first points on the board as senior Javoni Simms darted a shot through traffic that landed in the back of the net.

Junior teammate Brian Richards set up the play as he landed the assist to Simms, giving him his fifth goal on the season and No. 25 of his career.

The Blue Devils weren’t going to back down easily, as they left their mark right before the first half would conclude.

With just 15 seconds left in the half, CCSU was able to score off a rebound setup by a corner kick.

This would send the Hawks into halftime with a mission to regroup and attack the same way they have done all season.

Without any hesitation, the team did just that as they were seeing their next scoring opportunity just 28 seconds into the half.

Senior Jhamie Hyde was granted a penalty kick and made the most of it as it sailed right through the goal.

This would ultimately be the game-winning shot for the Hawks as they took down the Blue Devils 2-1.

Hartford controlled the game as it led with a 13-8 shot advantage, and despite the one goal scored, junior goalkeeper David MacKinnon made one save and notched career victory No. 23.

This victory was just what the team was looking for as the Hawks set themselves up to make a serious run as the season moves on.

Seniors get local rivals all four years. #HawkNationDomination https://t.co/Rul4sl9VLA

— Tom Poitras (@HHawksSocCoach) September 24, 2015

After their successful road victory against CCSU, the Hawks looked to make it three wins in a row as they returned home on Sept. 27 to take on Saint Francis.

With much success in their recent games, the Hawks relied on a strong game plan to try and outmatch Saint Francis.

Throughout the first half, both teams were even keeled as neither could catch a break when it came to scoring.

Solid defense on both sides lead to the Hawks going into halftime scoreless.

From here, it was still anyone’s game to win as it was a fresh set of 45 minutes on the clock for any team to claim victory.

The Hawks were finally able to break free in the 62nd minute when freshman Andri Jonasson sent a strike through the goal as he capitalized on a missed attempt by freshman classmate Mikkel Song.

This would mark the first goal of the young forward’s career.

With solid defense to finish out the game, the Hawks would be able to cruise to victory.

Saint Francis, however, had other plans. In the 86th minute, as the game was closing to an end, the opposing team was able to connect through the goal on a header.

This would tie the game up at 1-1, and send the game into overtime.

In the extra minutes of overtime, both teams went right back into their first half playstyles as neither team could get it going offensively.

Without any significant looks, the match would then head into second overtime.

Defense was relentless, as both teams had nothing going for them, even in the second overtime.

The Hawks had their backs against the wall, searching for answers.

With just 48 seconds left of the second overtime, junior Jeff Tryon reached into his bag of tricks to score the game-winning header.

Seniors Rohan Roye and Anthony LoBello assisted on the play as they got the ball moving before dishing the ball off to Tryon where the Hawk claimed goal No. 12 on his career and the win for the team.

MSOC | It only takes a moment…. Jeff Tryon's diving header wins it for @HartfordMSOC with 46 seconds left in OT pic.twitter.com/BwDBSOvtK3

— America East (@AmericaEast) September 27, 2015

This would give the team their third straight win and improve their unbeaten home streak to 15 games.

Junior goalkeeper MacKinnon continues to move closer to the Hawks record books as he gained his 24th career win.

The Hawks’ momentum is limitless right now as they are playing some of their best ball of the season.

Their next game will be at home against UMBC on Oct. 3 as they begin America East Conference play.

UMBC is not only the team that Hartford was tied with as preseason favorites to the win the division, but also the team Hartford faced in the conference championships the last two seasons and the last team that the Hawks lost to at home. This upcoming game should truly be a thriller.