ONEONTA, N.Y. -  Senior Joey Morgan (Putnam Valley) scored a season-high five goals and added an assist to lead the nationally eighth-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team to an 18-8 victory at Oneonta Saturday afternoon in SUNYAC play. The visiting Red Dragons improved to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference, while the host Red Dragons fell to 5-8 and 1-4.

Freshman Greg Wright (Irondequoit) had three goals and an assist for Cortland. Sophomore Chris DeLuca (Sayville) added two goals and two assists and won 8-of-13 faceoffs. Junior Tom Burke (Massapequa) chipped in with two goals and an assist, freshman Mike Tota (Webster/Webster Schroeder) scored twice, junior Brian Krol (Niskayuna) had a goal and two assists and junior Brandon Misiaszek (New Hartford) contributed a goal and an assist. Senior goalie Matt Hipenbecker (Mountain Lakes, NJ) stopped five shots through the first three quarters before giving way to freshman Kyle Gaebel (Deferiet/Carthage), who made four saves in the final quarter.

Blair Hanson scored a pair of goals for Oneonta. Scott Weiner and Andy Hilton had a goal and an assist, Ryan Waibel recorded two assists and John Carberry, Brian Kollar, Troy Lapore and Christopher Tenny each scored once. Nick Murray played the first 55:52 and made six saves, followed by Sean Reynolds, who registered one save over the final 4:08.

Cortland led just 2-1 after the first quarter as Morgan netted both goals for the visiting Red Dragons, but broke the game open by outscoring the host Red Dragons, 9-2, in the second quarter for a commanding 11-3 lead. Morgan added three more goals in the second quarter, including the last two of the half. Cortland upped its lead to 14-5 after three quarters and outscored Oneonta, 4-3, in the last quarter for the 18-8 final score.

Cortland outshot Oneonta, 42-25, and held a 46-33 advantage in ground balls. 
  
FINAL SCORE: Cortland 18, Oneonta 8

GAME SUMMARY:
Team                                               1     2    3    4        Final    
Cortland (10-2, 4-1 SUNYAC)     2    9    3    4            18            
Oneonta (5-8, 1-4 SUNYAC)       1    2    2    3            8

Scoring (Goals-Assists):

Cortland: Joey Morgan 5-1, Greg Wright 3-1, Chris DeLuca 2-2, Tom Burke 2-1, Mike Tota 2-0, Brian Krol 1-2, Brandon Misiaszek 1-1, Matt Evanchak 1-0, Eric Parah 1-0, Zack Mulvaney 0-2, Jay DiStefano 0-1 
Oneonta: Blair Hanson 2-0, Andy Hilton 1-1, Scott Weiner 1-1, John Carberry 1-0, Brian Kollar 1-0, Troy Lepore 1-0, Christopher Tenny 1-0, Ryan Waibel 0-2 

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Matt Hipenbecker, 5 saves (5 GA in 45:00), Kyle Gaebel, 4 saves (3 GA in 15:00)
Oneonta: Nick Murray, 6 saves (16 GA in 55:52), Sean Reynolds, 1 save (2 GA in 4:08)

Shots: Cortland 42, Oneonta 25 
Ground Balls: Cortland 46, Oneonta 33
Clears: Cortland 17-of-20, Oneonta 9-of-12 
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 15, Oneonta 15 
Penalties: Cortland 5-4:30, Oneonta 2-1:30
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 1-2, Oneonta 1-5