CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior
Sara Woodward (Ancram/Pine Plains) became just the 10th Cortland field hockey player to reach 100 career points with her goal in the second half as the Red Dragons defeated St. Lawrence, 3-0, in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium White field. Cortland improved to 8-6 with the win, while the Saints dropped to 2-13.
Seniors
Katie Barbagallo (North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse) and
Erin Carrino (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) also scored goals for the Red Dragons with juniors
Karly Vdoviak (Johnstown) and
Erin Smith (Greene) collecting assists. Sophomore
Amanda Perricone (Bedminster, PA/Pennridge) started in the cage and did not face a shot on goal in 64 minutes, four seconds before giving way to senior
Emily von Schondorf (Webster/Webster Thomas), who also did not see a shot in the final 5:56.
Junior goalie Nicole Matos (Greenwich, CT) turned aside 17 shots for St. Lawrence. Senior Emily Viani (Concord, NH) made two first-half defensive saves.
Barbagallo gave Cortland a 1-0 lead at 10:50 when she poked in a loose ball in front after the Saints failed to clear away a pass into the circle. Carrino made it a 2-0 game at 17:21. Vdoviak sent a cross from the right side to Carrino in front who one-timed a shot past Matos for her seventh goal of the season.
The Saints' best chance to score came 4:30 into the second half. Shortly after a penalty corner, senior Courtney Cartier (Hudson Falls) struck a one-time shot from six yards out that barely slid outside of the left post. Ten minutes later, Woodward scored her milestone goal. Smith carried into the circle and dropped a pass back. Woodward stepped into the shot from just inside the line on the left side and scored through traffic.
The Red Dragons wrap up their regular season with a game at The College of New Jersey on Sunday before competing in the SUNYAC Tournament at New Paltz next weekend.
Cortland 3, St. Lawrence 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
St. Lawrence: no scoring
Cortland:
Sara Woodward 1-0,
Erin Carrino 1-0,
Katie Barbagallo 1-0,
Karly Vdoviak 0-1,
Erin Smith 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 2, St. Lawrence 0
Shots: Cortland 32, St. Lawrence 3
Penalty Corners: Cortland 15, St. Lawrence 2
Saves: Nicole Matos (St. Lawrence) 17 (3 GA in 70:00);
Amanda Perricone (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 64:04),
Emily von Schondorf (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 5:56)
Record after game: St. Lawrence (Saints) 2-13; Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-6