OSWEGO, N.Y. – Luke Moodie scored two goals and added an assist as the nationally top-ranked Oswego men's hockey team skated past Cortland, 5-2, Friday night in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons dropped to 7-15 overall and 4-9 in the conference, and Oswego increased its winning streak to 20 games to improve to 21-1 and 13-0.
Sophomore
Jake Saville (Bellingham, WA/Marquette Rangers) and freshman
Chris Kaleta (Angola/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) scored goals for the Red Dragons. Senior
Gerard Heinz (Kings Park/ NY Apple Core), sophomores
Joey Christiano (Rochester/Port Hope Predators) and
Corey John (Albany/SUNY Plattsburgh) and freshman
Dave Williams (Mississauga, ON/Port Hope Predators) each recorded an assist. Sophomore
Brittan Kuhlman (Elkhorn, NE/Winnipeg Saints) started in goal and made 17 saves through the first two periods. Freshman
Doug Danzi (Nesconset/New Jersey Rockets) stopped 15 shots over the final 20 minutes.
Paul Rodrigues and Eric Selleck each added a goal and an assist for the Lakers, and Chris Laganiere also found the back of the net. Justin Fox and Tyler Lyon contributed two assists apiece. Goalie Kyle Gunn-Taylor registered 25 saves before receiving a game misconduct at the 52:17 mark. Paul Beckwith made three saves over the final 7:43.
The Lakers opened up a 4-0 lead through two periods on the strength of three power-play goals. Saville put the Red Dragons on the scoreboard at 1:04 of the third period off assists from Christiano and Williams. Moodie then netted his second of the night to make it a 5-1 game at 2:37. Kaleta notched his sixth goal of the season on the power play at 13:09 to conclude the scoring.
Oswego 5, Cortland 2
Score by periods:
Cortland 0-0-2 2
Oswego 2-2-1 5
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland:
Jake Saville 1-0,
Chris Kaleta 1-0,
Gerard Heinz 0-1,
Joey Christiano 0-1,
Corey John 0-1,
Dave Williams 0-1
Oswego: Luke Moodie 2-1, Paul Rodrigues 1-1, Eric Selleck 1-1, Chris Laganiere 1-0, Justin Fox 0-2, Tyler Lyon 0-2, Neil Musselwhite 0-1, Jon Whitelaw 0-1
Saves:
Brittan Kuhlman (Cortland) 17 saves (4 GA in 40:00),
Doug Danzi (Cortland) 15 saves (1 GA in 20:00); Kyle Gunn-Taylor (Oswego) 25 saves (1 GA in 52:13), Paul Beckwith (Oswego) 3 saves (1 GA in 7:43), Empty Net :04
Shots on Goal: Oswego 37 (9-12-16), Cortland 30 (11-3-16)
Penalties: Oswego 10-28:00, Cortland 7-14:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-6, Oswego 3-4
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-15, 4-9 SUNYAC; Oswego (Lakers) 21-1, 13-0 SUNYAC (ranked 1st nationally in Div. III)