GENEVA, N.Y. – Sophomore
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) scored a career-high five goals as nationally fourth-ranked Cortland pulled away from a close game midway through the first half to rout William Smith, 22-6. The Red Dragons improved to 2-0 with the win and have outscored their opponents by a combined 42-10 in the two victories.
Monaghan also led Cortland with eight draw controls. Junior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) and senior
Taylor Reh (Miller Place) scored four goals each. Sophomore
Erica Geremia (Camillus/West Genesee) had a goal and seven assists, one assist shy of tying her own single-game school assist record.
Also for the Red Dragons, junior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) registered two goals and one assist. Sophomore
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and sophomore
Nicole Bello (Camillus/West Genesee) each scored twice.
Freshman
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) added a goal and two assists, senior
Liz Beville (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) had a goal and an assist and freshman
Ally McNerney (Tully) notched one assist. Senior
Jessica Lavelle (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) led the team with three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
William Smith (0-2) was led by Geneva Calder's (Toronto, ON/Birchmount Park Collegiate Inst.) two goals. Allie Flaherty (South Burlington, VT) and Katie Sipple (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) each tallied a goal and an assist, while Kate Byrne (Armonk/Byram Hills) and Cat Gorman (Pittsford/Pittsford Mendon) scored once apiece.
Cortland sophomore
Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's) started in goal and made five saves in 49 minutes, 29 seconds. Freshman
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made one save and did not allow any goals over the final 10:31. William Smith starting goalie Sarah Honan (Medfield, MA) recorded five saves in 32:50, while Allie O'Hara (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) made three saves and gave up eight goals in 10:31.
William Smith trailed 4-3 after a goal by Byrne with 14:05 left in the first half. Cortland, however, rattled off six straight goals over the next 10 minutes to take a 10-3 lead. The Red Dragons led 11-4 at halftime. The Herons scored 35 seconds into the second half before Cortland put the game away with a 7-0 run in an eight-minute stretch.
Cortland will travel to Tufts University next Wednesday, March 12. Tufts is coached by Courtney Farrell, who served as Cortland's assistant coach in 2011-12 and associate head coach last spring.
Cortland 22, William Smith 6
Team 1-2 Final
Cortland 11-11 22
William Smith 4-2 6
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Tara Monaghan 5-0,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 4-0,
Taylor Reh 4-0,
Marilyn Farrell 2-1,
Ashley Gentile 2-0,
Nicole Bello 2-0,
Erica Geremia 1-7,
Kristen Ohberg 1-2,
Elise Bennett 1-0,
Liz Beville 0-1,
Ally McNerney 0-1
William Smith: Geneva Calder 2-0, Allie Flaherty 1-1, Katie Sipple 1-1, Kate Byrne 1-0, Cat Gorman 1-0
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Liz Ingalls, 5 saves (6 GA in 49:29),
Jaclyn Beshlian 1 save (0 GA in 10:31)
William Smith: Sarah Honan, 5 saves (14 GA in 32:50), Allie O'Hara, 3 saves (8 GA in 27:10)
Shots: Cortland 35, William Smith 14
Ground Balls: Cortland 19, William Smith 15
Clears: Cortland 9-of-15, William Smith 12-of-20
Draw Controls: Cortland 19, William Smith 10
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 9, William Smith 9
Turnovers: William Smith 20, Cortland 15
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-0 (ranked 4th nationally in Div. III); William Smith (Herons) 0-2
