PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Despite Cortland falling to nationally fourth-ranked Plattsburgh, 7-1, in SUNYAC action Saturday night, Red Dragon freshman goalie
Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) registered a school-record 65 saves to break the old mark of 59 set by Nate Ziemski against Mercyhurst during the 1998-
99 season.Cortland's goal came off the stick of senior
Nick Zappia (Manlius/Kingston Voyageurs) with the assists going to freshmen
Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders) and
Darren McCormick (West Seneca/Buffalo Jr. Sabres).
Seven different players scored for Plattsburgh led by Connor Toomey with one goal and three assists. Kyle Hall, Michael Cassidy and Alex Brenton each recorded one goal and one assist, while Patrick Hermans, Rich Botting and Luke Baleshta netted one goal apiece. Goalie Spencer Finney made 19 saves through the first two periods before giving way to Ryan Hubbard, who stopped two shots in the third period.
Plattsburgh 7, Cortland 1
Score by periods:
Cortland 0-0-1 1
Plattsburgh 3-2-2 7
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland:
Nick Zappia 1-0,
Dan Broderick 0-1,
Darren McCormick 0-1
Plattsburgh: Connor Toomey 1-3, Kyle Hall 1-1, Michael Cassidy 1-1, Alex Brenton 1-1, Patrick Hermans 1-0, Rich Botting 1-0, Luke Baleshta 1-0, Ayrton Valente 0-1, Chris Taff 0-1, Connor Gorman 0-1, Anthony Calabrese 0-1, Josh Koerner 0-1
Saves:
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 65 saves (7 GA in 59:54), Empty Net :06; Spencer Finney (Plattsburgh) 19 saves (0 GA in 39:57), Ryan Hubbard (Plattsburgh) 2 saves (1 GA in 20:00), Empty Net :03
Shots on Goal: Plattsburgh 72 (21-28-23),
Cortland 22 (8-11-3)Penalties: Cortland 4-8:00, Plattsburgh 3-6:00
Power Play: Plattsburgh 0-3, Cortland 0-2
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-6-1, 3-5-1 SUNYAC, Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 9-2, 8-1 SUNYAC (ranked fourth nationally in Div. III)