MT. SINAI, N.Y. – Sophomore
Erica Geremia (Camillus/West Genesee) tallied a career-high 10 points on a career-best six goals and four assists to lead the nationally fourth-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team to a 20-3 win against Catholic University Saturday afternoon at Mt. Sinai High School.
Thirteen players in total scored at least one point in the game for the Red Dragons (4-0). Junior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) and sophomore
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) netted three goals each, senior
Liz Beville (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) scored two goals and freshman
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) had one goal and two assists. Five others each scored a goal, while two players collected one assist apiece.
Sophomore goalie
Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's) made two saves in 44 minutes, 39 seconds. Freshman
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) stopped for shots shots in 15:21. Senior
Taylor Reh (Miller Place) and junior
Melissa Halstead (Miller Place) led Cortland with four ground balls each. Sophomore
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) registered a game-high four draw controls, and Halstead and senior
Jessica Lavelle (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) recorded three caused turnovers apiece.
Clair Schmitzer, Madeline Nowakowski and Jenna Van Middelem each notched a goal for the Cardinals (3-1). Goalie Tricia Pehnke made six saves in 38:54, and Yasmeen Ajdari stopped one shot in 21:06. Alexis Martin collected four ground balls and Schmitzer and Caroline DiBartolomeo registered three caused turnovers apiece.
The Red Dragons took command by scoring the first nine goals of the game in the opening 19:22. Geremia collected four goals and two assists and Monaghan scored twice during the run. Van Middelem ended the streak with a goal at 8:20 and Schmitzer found the back of the net just 14 seconds later to make it a 9-2 game. Cortland then reeled off four straight goals from four different players to close the half with a 13-2 lead.
The Red Dragons stretched their lead to 19-2 by opening the second half with six consecutive goals as Geremia picked up two more scores to hit the 10-point mark with 21:13 remaining in the game. Nowakowski tallied her goal at 12:32, and sophomore
Elise Bennett (Webster/Webster Thomas) closed the scoring for Cortland with a goal at 2:08 for the 20-3 final.
Cortland 20, Catholic 3
Team 1-2 Final
Cortland 13-7 20
Catholic 2-1 3
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Erica Geremia 6-4,
Tara Monaghan 3-0,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-0,
Liz Beville 2-0,
Kristen Ohberg 1-2,
Taylor Reh 1-0,
Taylor Robinson 1-0,
Nicole Bello 1-0,
Elise Bennett 1-0,
Chelsea Martin 1-0,
Marilyn Farrell 0-1,
Ally McNerney 0-1
Catholic: Jenna Van Middelem 1-0, Clair Schmitzer 1-0, Madeline Nowakowski 1-0
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Liz Ingalls, 2 saves (2 GA in 44:39),
Jaclyn Beshlian, 4 saves (1 GA in 15:21)
Catholic: Tricia Pehnke, 6 saves (17 GA in 38:54), Yasmeen Ajdari, 1 save (3 GA in 21:06)
Shots: Cortland 35, Catholic 12
Ground Balls: Cortland 26, Catholic 19
Clears: Cortland 15-of-16, Catholic 13-of-14
Draw Controls: Cortland 17, Catholic 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 13, Catholic 11
Turnovers: Catholic 25, Cortland 21
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-0 (ranked 4th nationally in Div. III); Catholic (Cardinals) 3-2
