CORTLAND, N.Y. – Sophomore Kylie Burghardt (Lisle/Whitney Point) scored twice off penalty corner plays in the first 10 minutes and nationally eighth-ranked Cortland went on to defeat 20th-ranked Montclair State, 4-1, in a non-league game at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex White Field. The Red Dragons won their seventh straight game and are now 16-2 on the season. The Red Hawks dropped to 12-6 with the loss.

Sophomore Lauren Eichenberger (Suffern) and freshman Ashley Hughes (Selden/Comsewogue) also scored for the Red Dragons and junior Stacy Billings (Marathon) made seven saves. Senior Jennifer Tanis (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Township) broke up Billings' shutout bid with 4:03 left in the game. Red Hawks' sophomore goalie Jacquie Supko (Moorestown, NJ) finished with four saves.

Burghardt's goals came on nearly identical plays, both assisted by junior Kayla Chambers (Craryville/Taconic Hills). Chambers sent a penalty corner pass to the top of the circle, where Burghardt gathered the ball and blasted a shot into the cage 3:30 into the contest. Less than six minutes later, another Chambers penalty corner pass was fielded by Burghardt, who settled the ball just inside the top of the arc and nailed another shot to give Cortland a 2-0 lead.

The lead grew to 3-0 in the 24th minute. A Red Dragon shot hit off the right post and Eichenberger was in the right spot to tap in the rebound from point-blank range. Midway through the second half, Hughes stole a pass in the circle and nailed a 15-yard shot past Supko to push the Cortland advantage to 4-0. Tanis scored the Red Hawks' goal when her shot from a tough angle on the left side after a brief scramble found its way past Billings.

Cortland will host fifth-ranked The College of New Jersey to close out the regular season Sunday at 1 p.m.

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
     Montclair St.: Jennifer Tanis 1-0
     Cortland: Kylie Burghardt 2-0, Lauren Eichenberger 1-0, Ashley Hughes 1-0, Kayla Chambers 0-2
Halftime: Cortland 3, Montclair St. 0
Shots: Cortland 12, Montclair St. 12
Penalty Corners: Cortland 6, Montclair St. 5
Saves: Jacquie Supko (Montclair St.) 4 (4 GA in 70:00); Stacy Billings (Cortland) 7 (1 GA in 70:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 16-2 (ranked 8th in Div. III); Montclair St. (Red Hawks) 12-6 (ranked 20th in Div. III)