CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Erin Smith (Greene) scored a career-high three goals to lead the Cortland field hockey team to an 8-1 win versus Elmira Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium Complex White Field. The Red Dragons improved to 2-0 with the victory. The Soaring Eagles fell to 0-1.

Freshman Alexa Sanzone (Rome/Rome Free Academy) tallied the first two goals of her collegiate career for Cortland. Sophomore Jillian Vogl (Cazenovia) recorded a goal and two assists, sophomore Meghan Coope (Farmingville/Sachem East) and freshman Gabrielle Stein (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) each added a goal, while senior Mallory Guerin (Port Jefferson) recorded two assists and sophomore Sara O'Brien (Amherst) contributed one. Junior Amanda Perricone (Bedminster, PA/Pennridge) played the first 57 minutes, one second in the cage and did not make a save. Freshman Chelsea Palma (Holbrook/Sachem North) stopped one shot over the final 12:59 in her first collegiate action.

Senior McKenna Light (Marathon) scored Elmira's goal with senior Allison Smith (Middleport/Royalton) collecting an assist. Senior goalie Lauren Thomas (Marshfield, MA) made 15 saves and allowed six goals in 59:38 before giving way to freshman Mikayla Rebusmen (Coxsackie/Coxsackie-Athens), who stopped five shots and gave up two goals over the final 10:22. Senior Shannon Nelligan (Poughquag/Canterbury) and freshman Julia Derco (Hackettstown, NJ) each registered a defensive save.

The Red Dragons opened up a 3-0 lead at the half. Sanzone started the scoring with a rebound goal on the right side at 9:58. Smith then struck for back-to-back scores. At the 27:23 mark, she finished off a give-and-go with Vogl on a penalty corner and lifted a high shot over Thomas at 32:43 to make it 3-0.

Just 2:56 into the second half, Stein deflected a pass from O'Brien into the cage at the left post on a penalty corner to stretch Cortland's lead to 4-0. Light tallied Elmira's goal at 43:29, blasting a long, low shot that deflected off a defender and over Perricone.

The Red Dragons finished off the game with the final four goals. Smith scored her third of the game with another shot lifted inside the post off Guerin's assist on a penalty corner exactly three minutes after Light's score. At 58:36, Vogl tucked a penalty-stroke shot inside the left post to make it 6-1. Less than four minutes later, Sanzone picked up her second goal of the game, deflecting in Vogl's pass inside the right post. Coope completed the scoring when she knocked in a rebound with 2:29 remaining.

The Red Dragons out shot the Soaring Eagles, 43-4, and held a decisive 22-0 advantage in penalty corners.

Cortland 8, Elmira 1

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Elmira: McKenna Light 1-0, Allison Smith 0-1
Cortland: Erin Smith 3-0, Alexa Sanzone 2-0, Jillian Vogl 1-2, Gabrielle Stein 1-0, Meghan Coope 1-0, Mallory Guerin 0-2, Sara O'Brien 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 3, Elmira 0
Shots: Cortland 43, Elmira 4
Penalty Corners: Cortland 22, Elmira 0
Saves: Lauren Thomas (Elmira) 15 (6 GA in 59:38), Mikayla Rebusmen (Elmira) 5 (2 GA in 10:22); Amanda Perricone (Cortland) 0 (1 GA in 57:01), Chelsea Palma (Cortland) 1 (0 GA in 12:59)

Record after game: Elmira (Soaring Eagles) 0-1; Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-0