CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior goalie Ryan Scott (Williamsville/Abitibi Eskimos) stopped 37 shots to lead the nationally 12th-ranked Oswego men's hockey team to a 3-0 win versus Cortland Saturday night at Alumni Arena in the final regular-season game for each team. With the loss, the Red Dragons fell to 11-11-3 overall and 6-8-2 in the SUNYAC and earned the fifth seed in the conference playoffs. Cortland travels to fourth-seeded Potsdam in a quarterfinal game Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Lakers, who had already secured the second seed in the league and a first-round bye, improved to 17-5-2 and 13-2-1.

For Cortland, junior goalie Mike Mistretta (Buffalo/Northland College) turned aside 36 shots.

Freshman Joe Hall (Schaumberg, IL/Wellington Dukes), junior Peter Magagna (Orangeville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and senior Tony DiNunzio (King City, ON/St. Michael's Buzzers) each scored a goal for Oswego, while five different players collected one assist apiece.

After a scoreless first period, Hall scored what proved to be the game-winner at three minutes, three seconds of the second period. Oswego sophomore Brad Dormiedy (Ajax, ON/Bowmanville Eagles) possessed the puck after a Cortland turnover in its zone, skated in on Mistretta and a fed a pass to the right side of the net where Hall lifted a wrist shot for his sixth goal of the season. The Lakers killed off a two-man Cortland advantage midway through the period, and Magagna added a goal at 18:10 on a rebound for a 2-0 lead.

DiNunzio completed the scoring at 17:11 of the third period with the Lakers skating with a two-man advantage after a wild scrum at the 16:41 mark resulted in eight penalties for 48 minutes. Cortland finished the game 0-for-9 on the power play, while the Lakers converted 1-of-8.

MEN'S ICE HOCKEY Oswego 3, Cortland 0

Score by periods:
Oswego    0-2-1    3
Cortland    0-0-0    0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Oswego: Joe Hall 1-0, Peter Magagna 1-0, Tony DiNinzio 1-0, Brad Dormiedy 0-1, Ryan Ellis 0-1, Brendan McLaughlin 0-1, Matt Whitehead 0-1, C.J. Thompson 0-1
Cortland: no scoring

Saves: Ryan Scott (Oswego) 37 saves (0 GA in 60:00); Mike Mistretta (Cortland) 36 saves (3 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Oswego 39 (10-11-18), Cortland 37 (15-17-5)
Penalties: Oswego 12-32:00, Cortland 13-50:00
Power Play: Oswego 1-8, Cortland 0-9
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 11-11-3, 6-8-2 SUNYAC; Oswego (Lakers) 17-5-2, 13-2-1 SUNYAC