CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland field hockey team, ranked 12th nationally in Division III, posted its fourth straight shutout and 10th overall this season in a 6-0 victory over visiting Ithaca College. The Red Dragons improved to 13-1 with their 11th straight victory, while Ithaca drops to 6-8.

Senior Sam Spehler (Sag Harbor/Pierson) and sophomore Brenda Semit (Holland Patent) each scored twice, while sophomore Brianna Yetsko (Vestal) and junior Lauren Eichenberger (Suffern) notched one goal apiece. Semit leads the Red Dragons with 12 goals this fall, followed by Spehler with 11.

Senior Kayla Chambers (Craryville/Taconic Hills) assisted on two goals. Junior Kylie Burghardt (Lisle/Whitney Point), freshman Danielle Hand (Whitney Point) and junior Christine McCabe (Greene) finished with one assist each.

Three goalies combined for the shutout. Senior Stacy Billings (Marathon) started and made three saves in 50 minutes, 20 seconds. Freshman Emily Gunner (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) played the next 15:59 and made four saves, while freshman Adrianna Iannotti (Pleasantville) did not have to make any saves over the final 3:41.

Ithaca junior Courtney Dowell (Massapequa) played the first half in goal and stopped seven shots. Junior Chelsea Welsh (Scotia/Scotia-Glenville) made five saves and allowed two goals in the second half.

Cortland struck quickly when Spehler scored 1:25 into the game on a one-timer off a crossing pass from Chambers. The lead grew to 2-0 just over two minutes later when Semit knocked in a reverse-stick shot at the left post, assisted by Burghardt.

Semit scored again in the 19th minute, set up by Chambers, when she one-timed a shot in front of the cage. Yetsko tallied her second goal of the season with 10:59 left in the half when she poked in a loose ball hit by Hand.

Cortland's final two goals came on a Spehler one-timer at the left post 9:48 into the second half, assisted by McCabe, and a long blast by Eichenberger for an unassisted goal with 14:22 remaining. Ithaca pressured the Red Dragons in the final 10 minutes but couldn't spoil the shutout.

Cortland 6, Ithaca 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
   Ithaca: none
    Cortland: Sam Spehler 2-0, Brenda Semit 2-0, Brianna Yetsko 1-0, Lauren Eichenberger 1-0, Kayla Chambers 0-2, Kylie Burghardt 0-1, Danielle Hand 0-1, Christine McCabe 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 4, Ithaca 0
Shots: Cortland 27, Ithaca 11
Penalty Corners: Cortland 14, Ithaca 4
Saves: Courtney Dowell (Ithaca) 7 (4 GA in 35:00), Chelsea Welsh (Ithaca) 5 (2 GA in 35:00); Stacy Billings (Cortland) 3 (0 GA in 50:20), Emily Gunner (Cortland) 4 (0 GA in 15:59), Adrianna Iannotti (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 3:41)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-1 (ranked 12th in Div. III); Ithaca (Bombers) 6-8