CORTLAND, N.Y. – Junior Danielle Hand (Whitney Point) scored a goal in each half to lead the nationally sixth-ranked Cortland field hockey team to a 3-1 win versus Hartwick Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 7-0 with the victory, while the Hawks fell to 2-4.

Sophomore Danielle Groneman (East Islip) also scored for Cortland with seniors Brenda Semit (Holland Patent) and Brittany Wilson (Farmingville/Sachem East) and sophomore Sara Woodward (Pine Plains) collecting assists. Senior goalie Ashley Hughes (Selden/Comsewogue) made four saves, all in the second half.

Sophomore Kelsey Kimble (Dingmans Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) tallied Hartwick's goal. Senior goalie Mackenzie Chapman (Niskayuna) stopped five shots.

Hand gave the Red Dragons a 1-0 lead 24 minutes, 26 seconds into the game when she deflected Wilson's hard pass at the left post. The game remained 1-0, with much of the play throughout the midfield, until 7:31 into the second half as Hand scored her second of the game and fifth of the season. Woodward touched a loose ball in front that Hand jumped on and sent into the left side of the cage.

A little over six minutes later, the Hawks made it a 2-1 game as they pressured the Red Dragons. After Hughes denied a shot by freshman Gabi Ferraro (Kingston), the ball bounced out to the right side where Kimble one-timed a shot into the open goal for her team-high third goal of the season.

Groneman gave the Red Dragons back their two-goal lead at 54:59 when she redirected Semit's long blast inside the left post. Hartwick pressed late in the game, receiving multiple corners, but could not beat Hughes again.

Cortland 3, Hartwick 1

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Hartwick: Kelsey Kimble 1-0 
Cortland: Danielle Hand 2-0, Danielle Groneman 1-0, Brittany Wilson 0-1, Sara Woodward 0-1, Brenda Semit 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 1, Hartwick 0 
Shots: Cortland 11, Hartwick 7
Penalty Corners: Cortland 15, Hartwick 6
Saves: Mackenzie Chapman (Hartwick) 5 (3 GA in 70:00); Ashley Hughes (Cortland) 4 (1 GA in 70:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-0 (ranked 6th in Div. III); Hartwick (Hawks) 2-4