CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Ryan Heath (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) scored four first-half goals and senior Billy Fuchs (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) added three goals and five assists all in the first half as the nationally third-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team defeated Morrisville St., 28-1, in SUNYAC action Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons improved to 11-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference, while the Mustangs fell to 0-9 and 0-5.

Fifteen different players scored goals and 19 players scored at least one point for Cortland in the game. Freshman Matt Evanchak (Camillus/West Genesee) scored a career-high three goals and added an assist, freshman Chris DeLuca (Sayville) scored three goals, freshman Pete Morgan (Putnam Valley) had a career-best four points on two goals and two assists and senior Kyle Simensky (Locust Valley), sophomore Brian Krol (Niskayuna) and freshman Frank Padolecchia (Patchogue-Patchogue-Medford) scored two goals each. Senior Adam Hyde (West Seneca/West Seneca East), junior Conor Duffy (Vestal) and sophomore Kevin Keown (Morris Plains, NJ/Morristown) contributed a goal and two assists apiece.

DeLuca also had a game-high eight ground balls and won 12-of-13 faceoffs, while senior J.R. Gaudet (Binghamton) won 9-of-13 and senior Josh Cittadino (Baldwin) was successful on 6-of-7. Four goalies split time in the cage with junior Mike Robinson (Alexandria, VA/Thomas Edison) making two saves in 27 minutes and junior Matt Hipenbecker (Mountain Lakes, NJ) stopping one shot. Senior Greg Steward (Elmont/Sewanhaka), normally a defensive midfielder, earned the start in goal on Senior Day.

Sophomore Tim Bobbett (Cazenovia/CBA) scored the Mustangs' lone goal, assisted by junior Andrew Elsmore (Scituate, MA/Plymouth St.). Freshman goalie Jeremy Hunt (Bourne, MA) made 14 saves in 46:14 before giving way to freshman Jimmy Hodgson (Charlton/Cazenovia), who stopped two shots in 13:46.

Cortland outshot Morrisville St., 68-5, had a 54-19 advantage in ground balls and won 27-of-33 faceoffs.

CORTLAND MEN'S LACROSSE – April 19, 2008

FINAL SCORE: Cortland 28, Morrisville St. 1

GAME SUMMARY:
Team    1    2    3    4        Final   
Morrisville St. (0-9, 0-5)    0    1    0    0        1           
Cortland (11-1, 5-0)    8    8    6    6        28

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Morrisville St.: Tim Bobbett 1-0, Andrew Elsmore 0-1
Cortland: Ryan Heath 4-0, Billy Fuchs 3-5, Matt Evanchak 3-1, Chris DeLuca 3-0, Pete Morgan 2-2, Kyle Simensky 2-0, Frank Padolecchia 2-0, Brian Krol 2-0, Adam Hyde 1-2, Conor Duffy 1-2, Kevin Keown 1-2, J.R. Gaudet 1-1, Neal Hopps 1-1, Chris Hannon 1-0, Eric Parah 1-0, Josh Cittadino 0-1, Eric Martin 0-1, Matt Noble 0-1, Kevin Mitchell 0-1


Goalkeepers:
Morrisville St.: Jeremy Hunt, 14 saves (22 GA in 46:14), Jimmy Hodgson, 2 saves (6 GA in 13:46)
Cortland: Greg Steward, 0 saves (0 GA in 3:00), Mike Robinson, 2 saves (1 GA in 27:00), Tom Holden, 0 saves (0 GA in 15:00), Matt Hipenbecker, 1 save (0 GA in 15:00)

Shots: Cortland 68, Morrisville St. 5
Ground Balls: Cortland 54, Morrisville St. 19
Clears: Cortland 12-of-13, Morrisville St. 12-of-28
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 27, Morrisville St. 6
Penalties: Morrisville St. 3-2:30, Cortland 1-1:00
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 1-3, Morrisville St. 0-1