CORTLAND, N.Y. – Eleven different players scored goals as the nationally second-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team rolled to a 14-3 victory versus Plattsburgh Saturday afternoon in the SUNYAC opener for both schools. The Red Dragons ran their record to 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference, while the Cardinals fell to 6-4 and 0-1.

Senior Greg Wright (Irondequoit/West Irondequoit) led Cortland with two goals and two assists, and sophomore Cody Consul (Webster/Webster Schroeder) and freshman Matt Rakoczy (Clifton Park/Albany Academy) each netted two goals. Senior Mike Tota (Webster/Webster Schroeder), junior Taylor Mendoza (Greensboro, NC/Western Guilford) and freshman Dieter Treusdell (Painted Post/Corning West) recorded one goal and one assist apiece. Senior Zack Mulvaney (Deferiet/Carthage), junior Tom Casey (Yorktown), sophomore Joe Slavik (Binghamton/Seton Catholic) and freshmen Eric Ohman (Islip) and Nick Wolak (Rochester/Brighton) each scored once.

Junior Mike Kaminski (Sayville) started in the cage, surrendering one goal and making eight saves in 35 minutes, 24 seconds. Sophomore Steve Mahle (Syracuse/West Genesee) saw his first action as a Red Dragon, making three saves and allowing one goal in 18:04, and sophomore Scott Tota (Webster/Webster Schroeder) did not register a stop over the final 6:32. Junior Nick Jarvis (Syracuse/Onondaga Central) won 9-of-13 faceoffs, sophomore Doug Meehan (Sayville) collected six ground balls and Mike Tota recorded five ground balls.

Junior Tommy Kilderry (Glen Head/North Shore) and sophomores Anthony Pafundi (Islip Terrace/East Islip) and Nick Travers (Smithtown/Sacred Heart) netted one goal apiece for Plattsburgh with junior Brett McClelland (Oswego/Mercyhurst) and freshman James Read (Miller Place) each adding an assist. Junior goalie Gordie Gehring (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) registered eight saves in 58:43 before giving way to freshman Chris Guzzetta (East Islip), who did not face a shot on goal in the final 1:17. Junior Mike Santisteban (Lawrence) won 7-of-14 faceoffs and scooped up five ground balls. Gehring recorded six ground balls and McClelland had four.

The Red Dragons built an 8-0 lead through the midway point of the second quarter after leading 3-0 through the first 15 minutes of play. In the opening quarter, Treusdell tallied his first career goal at 8:38 and Slavik and Mendoza followed with goals at 4:48 and 2:53, respectively. Cortland pushed its lead to 8-0 with five straight goals in the second quarter. Wright scored his first at 11:55 then assisted on Tota's goal just 35 seconds later. Rakoczy netted his first of the game at 9:37, Wolak scored at 8:26 and Rakoczy finished off the run at 7:56. Pafundi finally put the Cardinals on the scoreboard at 7:19, but the Red Dragons closed the quarter with scores from Ohman and Consul for a 10-1 lead at the break.

Cortland sealed the win with the first four goals of the third quarter for a 14-1 lead. Casey, Mulvaney and Consul tallied even-strength goals and Wright added a man-up goal at 5:22. Kilderry made it 14-2 at 3:49 of the third quarter and Travers completed the scoring at 1:31 of the fourth quarter as Cortland emptied its bench.            

Cortland 14, Plattsburgh 3

GAME SUMMARY:
Team                                                       1-2-3-4    Final
Plattsburgh (6-4, 0-1 SUNYAC)                  0-1-1-1      3
Cortland (8-0, 1-0 SUNYAC)                       3-7-4-0     14

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Plattsburgh: Anthony Pafundi 1-0, Tommy Kilderry 1-0, Nick Travers 1-0, James Read 0-1, Brett McClelland 0-1 
Cortland: Greg Wright 2-2, Cody Consul 2-0, Matt Rakoczy 2-0, Mike Tota 1-1, Taylor Mendoza 1-1, Dieter Treusdell 1-1, Zack Mulvaney 1-0, Joe Slavik 1-0, Tom Casey 1-0, Nick Wolak 1-0, Eric Ohman 1-0, Brian Winterfeldt 0-1, Eric Richards 0-1  

Goalkeepers:
Plattsburgh: Gordie Gehring, 8 saves (14 GA in 58:43), Chris Guzzetta, 0 saves (0 GA in 1:17)
Cortland: Mike Kaminski, 8 saves (1 GA in 35:24), Steve Mahle, 3 saves (1 GA in 18:04), Scott Tota, 0 saves (1 GA in 6:32)

Shots: Cortland 46, Plattsburgh 31
Ground Balls: Cortland 44, Plattsburgh 35
Turnovers: Cortland 23, Plattsburgh 20
Caused Turnovers: Plattsburgh 8, Cortland 6
Clears: Cortland 25-of-29, Plattsburgh 17-of-20
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 11, Plattsburgh 8
Penalties: Plattsburgh 5-4:30, Cortland 4-2:30
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 1-5, Plattsburgh 0-4