PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Junior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) and sophomore
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) each scored four goals to lead the nationally second-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team to a tight 15-12 victory at 19th-ranked St. John Fisher Thursday afternoon in non-conference action. The Red Dragons ran their record to 13-0 on the season, while the Cardinals dropped to 9-4.
Senior
Taylor Reh (Miller Place) added three goals for Cortland, sophomore
Erica Geremia (Camillus/West Genesee) and freshman
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) tallied a game-high five points apiece on two goals and three assists and junior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) contributed two assists to the offensive effort.
Sophomore goalie
Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's) started in the cage for the Red Dragons, making two saves in 39 minutes, 41 seconds. Freshman
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) did not register a save in 20:19 spanning the end of the first half and into the second half. Hayes-Hurley won nine of Cortland's 20 draw controls in the game with Ohberg securing five and sophomore
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) winning four. Monaghan and senior
Jessica Lavelle (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) each collected three ground balls.
Samantha Barton and Sierra Badger paced the St. John Fisher offense with three goals apiece. Jordan Johnson and Erin Ward each netted two goals and Taylor Hughes and Lindsey Shoales scored once. Caroline Trpcevski started in goal and stopped four shots in 19:56. Nicole Hart made seven saves in 40:04 for St. John Fisher.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening 12:44 before a flurry of 10 goals in just over a seven-minute span changed the complexion of the game as Cortland turned the tide for a 9-5 lead at the 10:04 mark. Monaghan scored three times and Hayes-Hurley tallied two goals in the Red Dragons' 8-2 run. St. John Fisher answered with back-to-back goals to pull to within 9-7, but Reh scored her third goal of the half at the 3:43 mark to make it a 10-7 game at the break.
Hayes-Hurley scored her third of the game to open the second-half scoring, but the Cardinals responded with a three-goal run, one each from Barton, Ward and Shoales, to get St. John Fisher to within 11-10 with 12:30 remaining. The Red Dragons answered with their own three-goal outburst from three different scorers to earn some breathing room at 14-10 with 6:02 on the clock. Badger and Ward, however, netted back-to-back goals for the Cardinals 59 seconds apart and Cortland held a narrow 14-12 advantage with 2:57 to play. Ohberg won the next draw for the Red Dragons and Hayes-Hurley connected for her fourth goal of the game for a 15-12 lead. Hayes-Hurley then secured the ensuing draw and Cortland ran out the clock to seal the victory.
Cortland 15, St. John Fisher 12
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Cortland 10-5 15
St. John Fisher 7-5 12
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Emma Hayes-Hurley 4-0,
Tara Monaghan 4-0,
Taylor Reh 3-0,
Erica Geremia 2-3,
Kristen Ohberg 2-3,
Marilyn Farrell 0-2
St. John Fisher: Samantha Barton 3-0, Sierra Badger 3-0, Jordan Johnson 2-0, Erin Ward 2-0, Taylor Hughes 1-0, Lindsey Shoales 1-0
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Liz Ingalls, 2 saves (10 GA in 39:41),
Jaclyn Beshlian, 0 saves (2 GA in 20:19)
St. John Fisher: Caroline Trpcevski, 4 saves (9 GA in 19:56), Nicole Hart, 7 saves (6 GA in 40:04)
Shots: Cortland 32, St. John Fisher 18
Ground Balls: St. John Fisher 21, Cortland 17
Clears: Cortland 9-of-10, St. John Fisher 15-of-21
Draw Controls: Cortland 20, St. John Fisher 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 10, St. John Fisher 8
Turnovers: St. John Fisher 15, Cortland 11
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-0 (ranked 2nd nationally in Div. III); St. John Fisher (Cardinals) 9-4
