POTSDAM, N.Y. – Nine different players scored at least one goal as the nationally fifth-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team posted a 19-5 win over Potsdam in SUNYAC action Tuesday afternoon. The Red Dragons improved to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference, while the Bears fell to 1-7 and 0-2.
Junior
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) led Cortland with four goals. Senior Emma Hayes-Hurly (Huntington) and junior
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) each tallied three goals and one assist, and junior
Nicole Bello (Camillus/West Genesee) netted a career-best three goals. Sophomore
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) scored a game-high five points on two goals and three assists.
Junior
Elise Bennett (Webster/Webster Thomas) and freshman
Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) recorded one goal and two assists apiece, and freshman
Katie Wolfe (East Amherst/Williamsville North) and
Madison Kandoth (Chestnut Ridge/Albertus Magnus) each scored her first career goal for the Red Dragons. Senior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) chipped in with an assist.
Sophomore goalie
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) raised her record to 4-0 on the season for Cortland, stopping four shots in the first half. Junior
Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's) did not register a save while playing the second half. Hayes-Hurley pulled down a game-high nine draw controls and collected three ground balls, and Gentile secured six draws. Monaghan caused four turnovers, while senior
Melissa Halstead (Miller Place) and sophomore
Allyson McNerney (Tully) each scooped up three ground balls.
Five different players scored a goal for the Bears, led by Bri McClusky who recorded one goal and one assist. Emily Petit, Michaela Cole, Margaret Wall and Murphy Newman each netted a goal and Alyssa Ferenczy contributed an assist. Goalie Devan Olschewske made 11 saves. Bailey Weigel won six draws, and Petit recorded four ground balls and forced four turnovers.
The Red Dragons took control of the game with a 9-0 run in the first 13:59 of the contest. Bello, Hayes-Hurley, Gentile and Monaghan each scored twice during the streak. Newman put the Bears on the scoreboard at 14:58 before Cortland closed the half with three of the final four goals for a 13-2 lead.
Potsdam tallied the first two goals of the second half to make it a 13-4 game, but Elmer scored once and Gentile netted back-to-back goals to push Cortland's lead to 16-4 with 12:40 remaining. Petit scored for Potsdam with 8:45 to play, and the Red Dragons closed out the scoring with goals from Bello, Kandoth and Monaghan in the last four minutes for the 19-5 final.
Cortland 19, Potsdam 5
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Cortland 13-2 19
Potsdam 2-3 5
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Ashley Gentile 4-0,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-1,
Tara Monaghan 3-1,
Nicole Bello 3-0,
Kristen Ohberg 2-3,
Elise Bennett 1-2,
Hannah Elmer 1-2,
Katie Wolfe 1-0,
Madison Kandoth 1-0,
Marilyn Farrell 0-1
Potsdam: Bri McClusky 1-1, Emily Petit 1-0, Michaela Cole 1-0, Margaret Wall 1-0, Murphy Newman 1-0, Alyssa Ferenczy 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Jaclyn Beshlian, 4 saves (2 GA in 30:00),
Liz Ingalls, 0 saves (3 GA in 30:00)
Potsdam: Devan Olschewske, 11 saves (19 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 37, Potsdam 9
Ground Balls: Cortland 19, Potsdam 16
Clears: Cortland 10-of-12, Potsdam 8-of-19
Draw Controls: Cortland 18, Potsdam 7
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 18, Potsdam 5
Turnovers: Potsdam 19, Cortland 12
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-1, 2-0 SUNYAC (ranked 5th nationally in Div. III); Potsdam (Bears) 1-7, 0-2 SUNYAC
