ONEONTA, N.Y. – Sophomore Kylie Burghardt (Lisle/Whitney Point) scored two goals and junior Stacy Billings (Marathon) made seven saves for her second shutout of the season as nationally sixth-ranked Cortland won 4-0 at Hartwick College.

Junior Kayla Chambers (Craryville/Taconic Hills) and freshman Brenda Semit (Holland Patent) each scored once for the Red Dragons (4-1). Junior Katie Johnson (Elma/Iroquois Central) finished with two assists, while junior Samantha Spehler (Sag Harbor/Pierson) and freshman Holly Duesler (Johnstown) recorded one assist apiece.

Katie Thorpe made five saves, all in the second half, for Hartwick (2-3). The Hawks suffered their second straight loss after opening the season 2-1.

Hartwick outshot Cortland in the first half, 9-7, and earned 10 penalty corners compared to eight for the Red Dragons. Despite those numbers, Cortland still took a 3-0 lead before intermission. The Red Dragons struck for two goals in the first six minutes as Burghardt converted a Johnson assist 3:51 into the game  and Chambers netted her team-high ninth goal of the season, assisted by Spehler, at the 5:54 mark.

Burghardt's second goal of the game and third of the season, again assisted by Johnson, pushed the lead to 3-0 with 19:10 left in the half. Five of Billings' seven saves came during the first 35 minutes.

Cortland dominated play in the second half with advantages of 15-3 in shots and 15-2 in penalty corners. The lone goal of the period came with 19:45 remaining when Semit recorded her first collegiate goal off a Duesler assist.

SUNY Cortland Field Hockey
Cortland 4, Hartwick 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
     Cortland: Kylie Burghardt 2-0, Kayla Chambers 1-0, Brenda Semit 1-0, Katie Johnson 0-2, Samantha Spehler 0-1, Holly Duesler 0-1
     Hartwick: no scoring
Halftime: Cortland 3, Hartwick 0
Shots: Cortland 22, Hartwick 12
Penalty Corners: Cortland 23, Hartwick 12
Saves: Stacy Billings (Cortland) 7 (0 GA in 70:00); Katie Thorpe (Hartwick) 5 (4 GA in 70:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-1 (ranked 6th in Div. III); Hartwick (Hawks) 2-3