CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's hockey team scored the last three goals of the third period to earn a 5-5 overtime tie versus Fredonia Friday night in SUNYAC action at Alumni Arena. The tie was the fourth consecutive between the two teams as the Red Dragons' record stands at 4-3-3 overall and 1-3-2 in the conference, while Fredonia is 3-4-2 and 2-4-2.
Five different players scored goals for Cortland with sophomore
Dray Zack (Rensselaer/Connecticut Oilers) tallying his first career goal and adding an assist. Junior
Casie Garrison (Cortland/Philadelphia Revolution), sophomores
Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders) and
Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and freshman
Shane Bennett (Grand Island/Halton Ravens) each netted a goal. Garrison's power-play score tied the game at 5-5 with 8:14 remaining in regulation. Â
Senior
Sam Pinsler (Chicago, IL/Green Mountain Glades) collected two assists, and seniors
Mike Davie (Brooklyn/NY Apple Core),
Michael Mascaro (Merrick/NY Apple Core) and
Kyle Herring (Valencia, CA/Rochester Stars), sophomore
Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and freshman
Zach Felser (Sylvania, OH/Philadelphia Little Flyers) chipped in with one assist apiece for the Red Dragons. Sophomore goalie
Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 33 saves.
Freshman Luke Rivera (Pacific Palisades, CA/Hartford Wolfpack) recorded a goal and an assist for Fredonia. Senior Mitch Kaufmann (Red Deer, AB/Canmore), sophomore Samuel Wilbur (Saginaw, MI/Kirkland Lake Gold Miners) and freshmen Kyle Jelinski (Edmonton, AB/Fresno Monsters) and Jimmy Morgan (Highlands Ranch, CO/West Sound Warriors) each scored a goal. Junior Marcus Ortiz (Richardson, TX/Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights) and freshmen Rich DeMarco (Niagara Falls/Fort Erie Meteors) and Benjamin Casale (Lewiston/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) registered two assists apiece. Senior goalie Jeff Flagler (Owen Sound, ON/Walkertown Jr.) turned aside 32 shots. Â
Cortland 5, Fredonia 5 (OT)
Score by periods:
Fredonia      1-3-1-0     5
Cortland       2-0-3-0     5
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Fredonia: Luke Rivera 1-1, Samuel Wilbur 1-0, Jimmy Morgan 1-0, Mitch Kaufmann 1-0, Kyle Jelinski 1-0, Marcus Ortiz 0-2, Rich DeMarco 0-2, Benjamin Casale 0-2, Hunter Long 0-1
Cortland:
Dray Zack 1-1,
Casie Garrison 1-0,
Darren McCormick 1-0,
Dan Broderick 1-0,
Shane Bennett 1-0,
Sam Pinsler 0-2,
Zach Felser 0-1,
Andrew McCann 0-1,
Michael Mascaro 0-1,
Kyle Herring 0-1,
Mike Davie 0-1
Saves: Jeff Flagler (Fredonia) 32 saves (5 GA in 65:00);
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 33 saves (5 GA in 65:00)Â
Shots on Goal: Fredonia 38 (7-21-9-1), Cortland 37 (11-13-13-0)
Penalties: Cortland 8-27:00, Fredonia 6-12:00
Power Play: Fredonia 2-5, Cortland 1-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-3-3, 1-3-2 SUNYAC, Fredonia (Blue Devils) 3-4-2, 2-4-2 SUNYAC