ITHACA, N.Y. – Cortland scored all five of its goals in the final 29 minutes and the nationally sixth-ranked Red Dragons improved to 15-0 with a 5-0 victory at Ithaca College. Freshman Liz DeWaters (Lockport/Royalton-Hartland)led the offense with a goal and an assist and junior Ashley Hughes (Selden/Comsewogue) recorded five saves for the shutout.

Ithaca goalie Chelsea Welsh made 16 saves, including 10 in the first half as the Bombers (4-10) played to a scoreless draw with the Red Dragons for the first 35 minutes. The guests eventually broke through 6:36 into the second half when sophomore Danielle Hand (Whitney Point) knocked in a rebound after a scramble in front of the net for her team-high 11th goal of the season.

The lead grew to 2-0 just about five minutes later as freshman Sara Woodward (Pine Plains) netted her ninth goal of the season. DeWaters fed a pass from the left side to Woodward, who dodged Welsh in front before knocking the ball in.

DeWaters scored off her own rebound with 18:16 remaining to give Cortland a 3-0 lead. Junior back Angela Lorello (East Greenbush/Columbia) scored her first collegiate goal with 16 minutes left on a long shot from the top of the circle, and freshman Danielle Groneman (East Islip) finished the scoring with 8:38 left on a rebound after an initial shot by Emily O'Gorman (Williamsville/Williamsville North) was stopped by Welsh.

Cortland finished with a 27-9 lead in shots and a slight 9-8 edge in penalty corners. The Red Dragons will host Montclair State on Saturday at noon.


Cortland 5, Ithaca 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Ithaca: No scoring
Cortland: Liz DeWaters 1-1, Danielle Hand 1-0, Sara Woodward 1-0, Angela Lorello 1-0, Danielle Groneman 1-0

Halftime: Cortland 0, Ithaca 0
Shots: Cortland 27, Ithaca 9
Penalty Corners: Cortland 9, Ithaca 8
Saves: Ashley Hughes (Cortland) 5 (0 GA in 70:00); Chelsea Welsh (Ithaca) 16 (5 GA in 70:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 15-0 (ranked 6th in Div. III); Ithaca (Bombers) 4-10