CORTLAND, N.Y. - Seniors Harry Biggs (West Newbury, MA/St. Mark's School) and Vaclav Tomicek (Liberec, Czech Republic) each had a goal and an assist to lead the Hamilton men's hockey team to a 4-2 win in non-conference action Tuesday night at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons fell to 3-5 with the setback, while the Continentals improved to 2-1.

Sophomore Ryan Durocher (Canton/Boston Bulldogs) and freshman Matt Tardif (Forest Hill, MD/Syracuse Stars) each scored a goal for the Red Dragons. Senior Patrick Palmisano (Ann Arbor, MI/Bay State Breakers), sophomore Mark Gonsalves (Bristol, CT/Northern Cyclones) and freshman Mike Lysyj (Hillsborough, NJ/South Shore Kings) collected one assist apiece. Sophomore goalie Mike Reilly (New York/Bismarck Bobcats) made 34 saves.

Sophomore Bryan Kelly (Plymouth, MA/Pomfret School) and freshman Andrew Jelinek (Great Falls, VA/Tabor Academy) also scored goals for Hamilton with sophomore B.J. Lalonde (Pointe Claire, QC/Phillips Exeter Academy) and freshman Joe Houk (Richboro, PA/Council Rock H.S. South) chipping in with an assist. Freshman goalie Calvin Bartel (Drake, SK/Lanigan Central H.S.) turned aside 32 shots.

The Continentals took a 2-0 lead after one period of play. Jelinek put in his own rebound over Reilly's shoulder at two minutes, 54 seconds for his first career goal. Kelly made it a 2-0 game at 5:07 when he tucked the puck in an open net on a 3-on-2. The Red Dragons tied the game with two early second-period goals. Durocher scored on a wrist shot from the left circle at 2:23 and Tardif sent a one timer past Bartel after a save on a delayed penalty call at 3:32.

In the third period, Cortland took two penalties a little more than a minute apart and Hamilton capitalized as Biggs knocked in a rebound on the left side at 7:36 with one Cortland player still in the box. Late in the contest, Cortland pulled Reilly for an extra skater but Tomicek sealed the win just seconds later with an unassisted empty-net goal.

Hamilton 4, Cortland 2

Hamilton         2-0-2        4
Cortland          0-2-0        2

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Hamilton: Harry Biggs 1-1, Vaclav Tomicek 1-1, Andrew Jelinek 1-0, Bryan Kelly 1-0, Joe Houk 0-1, B.J. Lalonde 0-1
Cortland: Ryan Durocher 1-0, Matt Tardif 1-0, Mark Gonsalves 0-1, Patrick Palmisano 0-1, Mike Lysyj 0-1 

Saves: Calvin Bartel (Hamilton) 32 (2 GA in 59:31), Empty Net :29; Mike Reilly (Cortland) 34 (3 GA in 59:57), Empty Net 1 GA in :03
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 38 (12-9-17), Cortland 34 (16-12-6)
Penalties: Cortland 5-10:00, Hamilton 5-10:00
Power Play: Hamilton 1-5, Cortland 0-4
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-5; Hamilton (Continentals) 2-1