OSWEGO, NY. – The nationally 10th-ranked Oswego men's hockey team built a 3-0 first-period lead and held on to claim a 4-2 win versus Cortland Saturday night in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons dropped to 4-13-3 overall and 3-7-2 in the conference, while the Lakers improved to 13-4-2 and 6-3-1.

Senior Mike Henrici (North Haven, CT/Manhattanville College) and sophomore Michael Mascaro (Merrick/NY Apple Core) each scored a goal for Cortland. Sophomore Brant Sherwood (Rochester/Plymouth St.) recorded two assists and sophomore Kyle Herring (Valencia, CA/Rochester Stars) contributed one assist. Senior goalie Lyle Rocker (Buffalo/Wisconsin-River Falls) started in net and made 10 saves in the opening period. Senior Mark Balkwill (Saskatoon, SK/Broome C.C.) stopped 18 shots in the final two periods.

Brandon Adams registered a goal and an assist for the Lakers, while Chris Waterstreet, Kenny Neil and Nick Rivait each added a goal, Shawn Halshof, Manny Gialedakis and Mike Montagna chipped in with one assist apiece. Goalie Justin Gilbert turned aside 28 shots.

After falling behind 3-0 through the first 20 minutes of play, the Red Dragons battled back to pull to within 3-2 late in the third period. Mascaro scored his first of the season at eight minutes, 12 seconds of the second period, and Henrici netted his sixth goal of the season at 16:00 of the final period. With just over two and half minutes left in regulation, Oswego took a penalty, but Adams notched a short-handed goal with 1:35 left on the clock to seal the win. Cortland pulled Balkwill for an extra skater after the goal but could not capitalize.

Score by periods:
Cortland 0-1-1 2
Oswego 3-0-1 4

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: Michael Mascaro 1-0, Mike Henrici 1-0, Brant Sherwood 0-2, Kyle Herring 0-1
Oswego: Brandon Adams 1-1, Chris Waterstreet 1-0, Kenny Neil 1-0, Nick Rivait 1-0, Shawn Halshof 0-1, Manny Gialedakis 0-1, Mike Montagna 0-1

Saves: Lyle Rocker (Cortland) 10 saves (3 GA in 20:00), Mark Balkwill (Cortland) 18 saves (1 GA in 38:53), Empty Net 1:07; Justin Gilbert (Oswego) 28 saves (2 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Oswego 32 (23-10-9), Cortland 30 (14-7-9)
Penalties: Oswego 5-10:00, Cortland 4-8:00
Power Play: Cortland 0-5, Oswego 0-4
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-13-3, 3-7-2 SUNYAC, Oswego (Lakers) 13-4-2, 6-3-1 SUNYAC (ranked 10th nationally in Div. III)