CORTLAND, N.Y. - Junior A.J. Moyer (Perkasie, PA/Buffalo J. Sabres) scored a pair of goals to help lead the Cortland men's hockey team to a 3-2 non-conference victory versus visiting Hamilton College Tuesday night at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons improved to 6-9-2 with the win, while the Continentals fell to 4-7-3 with the loss.

Sophomore Nick Zappia (Manlius/Kingston Voyageurs) also scored a goal for Cortland with senior Michael Lysyj (Hillsborough, NJ/South Shore Kings) recording two assists and senior Chris Kaleta (Hamburg/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and freshman Adam Diorio (Staten Island/NY Bobcats) each contributing one assist. Junior goalie Lyle Rocker (Buffalo/Wisconsin-River Falls) registered 36 saves.

Senior Andrew White (Franklin, MA/Xaverian Brothers H.S.) and freshman Scott Vazquez (North Canton, OH/Boston Bandits) netted Hamilton's goals. Senior Andrew Jelinek (Great Falls, VA/Tabor Academy), junior Dom Jancaterino (Needham, MA/Sacred Heart) and freshman Brian Ferrell (Wilmington, NC/Berkshire School) chipped in with one assist apiece. Senior goalie Cam Gibbar (Highlands Ranch, CO/NY Bobcats) made 25 saves.

After a scoreless first period, Moyer put the Red Dragons on the scoreboard at four minutes, 59 seconds of the second with a power-play goal shortly after Cortland killed off three minutes of a five-minute major penalty. Lysyj dug a loose puck out of the right corner and fed a pass to Moyer, who beat Gibbar with a wrist shot. Lysyj set up Moyer for his second of the game at 8:02 of the period, sending a pass to the slot where Moyer converted a one-timer. White made it a 2-1 game at 16:49, scoring on a slap shot from the left point through traffic. Zappia, however, gave Cortland back its two-goal lead when he finished off a partial breakaway 46 seconds before the end of the period.

Midway through the third period, the Continentals went on a five-minute power play and cut the lead to 3-2 at 11:59 as Vazquez found the top corner with a wrist shot from the right point. The Red Dragons killed off the remainder of the penalty to preserve their lead. Hamilton pulled Gibbar with 40 seconds remaining but could not score the equalizer.    
       
Cortland 3, Hamilton 2

Hamilton            0-1-1      2
Cortland             0-3-0      3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Hamilton: Andrew White 1-0, Scott Vazquez 1-0, Brian Ferrell 0-1, Dom Jancaterino 0-1, Andrew Jelinek 0-1  
Cortland: A.J. Moyer 2-0, Nick Zappia 1-0, Michael Lysyj 0-2, Chris Kaleta 0-1, Adam Diorio 0-1

Saves: Cam Gibbar (Hamilton) 23 (3 GA in 59:20), Empty Net :40; Lyle Rocker (Cortland) 36 (2 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 38 (7-16-15), Cortland 26 (8-10-8)
Penalties: Cortland 6-34:00, Hamilton 3-6:00
Power Play: Hamilton 1-5, Cortland 1-2
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 6-9-2; Hamilton (Continentals) 4-7-3