CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland field hockey team tied a school record for single-game scoring and set a school mark for margin of victory in a 15-0 win over visiting Morrisville State in a SUNYAC contest. The Red Dragons, ranked 18th nationally in Div. III, improved to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the league. Morrisville is 0-9 and 0-3.
Cortland's 15 goals matches the school record and its 15-goal victory margin breaks the record set in a 15-1 win over New Paltz in 2002.
Freshman Gabrielle Stein (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) and senior
Karly Vdoviak (Johnstown) led Cortland with three goals apiece. Freshman
Alexa Martino (East Islip) scored her first two collegiate goals and freshman
Shelby Underwood (Marathon) finished with a goal and three assists.
Senior
Erin Smith (Greene) recorded a goal and two assists and sophomore
Meghan Coope (Farmingville/Sachem East) added a goal and an assist. Other Red Dragon goal scorers included junior
Emily Woods (Williamsville/Williamsville North), sophomore
Emmajean Speer (Cazenovia), freshman
Alexa Sanzone (Rome/Rome Free Academy) and sophomore
Brittany Murphy (North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse).
Three goalies combined for the shutout. Junior
Amanda Perricone (Bedminster, PA/Pennridge) played the first 18 minutes, 18 seconds, followed by freshman
Chelsea Palma (Holbrook/Sachem North) for 32:12 and freshman
Mairead Hourihan (Yorktown Heights/Lakeland) for the final 19:30. Palma recorded Cortland's lone save as the Red Dragons finished with a 64-2 advantage in total shots.
Nicole Gregg (Whitney Point) started in goal for Morrisville and made 11 saves in the first half. Meaghan Mack (Endicott/Maine-Endwell) recorded 12 saves in the second half. The Mustangs also registered four defensive saves – two by Carolyn Sobol (Amherst) and one each by Katrina Kilmer (Walton) and Abby Hastings (Morrisville/Morrisville-Eaton).
Cortland led 8-0 at halftime. Stein scored all three of her goals in the game's first 19 minutes.
Cortland travels to Oswego for the annual "Dragon Sword" game Saturday at 1 p.m.
Cortland 15, Morrisville St. 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Morrisville St.: no scoring
Cortland: Gabrielle Stein 3-0,
Karly Vdoviak 3-0,
Alexa Martino 2-0,
Shelby Underwood 1-3,
Erin Smith 1-2,
Meghan Coope 1-1,
Emily Woods 1-0,
Emmajean Speer 1-0,
Alexa Sanzone 1-0,
Brittany Murphy 1-0,
Erica Wharton 0-1,
Jillian Vogl 0-1, Abbey Wentlent 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 8, Morrisville 0
Shots: Cortland 64, Morrisville 2
Penalty Corners: Cortland 16, Morrisville 1
Saves: Nicole Gregg (Morrisville) 11 (8 GA in 35:00), Meaghan Mack (Morrisville) 12 (7 GA in 35:00);
Amanda Perricone (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 18:18),
Chelsea Palma (Cortland) 1 (0 GA in 32:12),
Mairead Hourihan (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 19:30)
Record after game: Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 0-9, 0-3 SUNYAC; Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-2, 1-0 SUNYAC (ranked 18th nationally in Div. III)
