CORTLAND, N.Y. - Four different players scored goals as the nationally fourth-ranked Plattsburgh men's hockey team defeated Cortland, 4-1, Friday night in SUNYAC action at Alumni Arena.

Junior Jarrett Gold (East Setauket/NY Bobcats) scored his team-high 13th goal of the season for the Red Dragons (7-13 overall, 4-7 SUNYAC), and senior Justin Porpora (Hauppauge/NY Bobcats) and sophomore Alex Arthur (Portland, ME/Boston Bulldogs) each recorded an assist. Sophomore goalie Mike Reilly (New York/Bismarck Bobcats) stopped 23 shots and allowed three goals before being pulled for an extra skater late in the game.

Sophomore Kyle Kudroch (Cottam, ON/Leamington Flyers) led the Cardinals (13-2-4, 9-1-1) with a goal and an assist. Juniors Dan Sliasis (Georgetown, ON/Guelph Dominators) and Kyle VanDermale (Brentwood, NH/New England Huskies) and sophomore Kyle Taylor (St. Albans, VT/Brockville Braves) netted a goal apiece. Freshman Jared Docking (Toronto, ON/Toronto Jr. Canadians) chipped in with two assists, while four other players registered one assist. Freshman goalie Ryan Williams (Milton, ON/Huntsville Otters) turned aside 18 shots.

VanDermale opened the scoring at 18 minutes, 19 seconds of the first period when he tallied a short-handed goal after a Cortland turnover. Kudroch upped the lead to 2-0 at 6:45 of the second with a rebound goal in front. Gold pulled Cortland to within 2-1 at 17:53 of the second as he scored right on the doorstep.

Sliasis netted a power-play goal just seconds after a two-man advantage ended at 9:51 of the third period on a one-time at the left side of the net. Shortly after killing off a late Plattsburgh power play, Cortland pulled Reilly for an extra skater and Taylor iced the game with a breakaway empty-net goal.
  
Plattsburgh 4, Cortland 1

Plattsburgh             1-1-2       4
Cortland                   0-1-0       1

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Plattsburgh: Kyle Kudroch 1-1, Kyle Taylor 1-0, Dan Sliasis 1-0, Kyle VanDermale 1-0, Jared Docking 0-2, Cody Adams 0-1, Patrick Jobb 0-1, Ryan Corry 0-1, Matty MacLeod 0-1
Cortland: Jarrett Gold 1-0, Alex Arthur 0-1, Justin Porpora 0-1  

Saves: Ryan Williams (Plattsburgh) 18 (1 GA in 59:45), Empty Net :15; Mike Reilly (Cortland) 23 (3 GA in 59:02), Empty Net 1 GA in :58
Shots on Goal: Plattsburgh 27 (7-11-9), Cortland 19 (5-7-7)
Penalties: Cortland 7-14:00, Plattsburgh 4-8:00
Power Play: Plattsburgh 1-7, Cortland 0-4
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-13, 4-7 SUNYAC; Plattsburgh (Cardinals)  13-2-4, 9-1-1 SUNYAC