CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally fifth-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team scored four of the game's final five goals to pull away for a 14-8 win versus 10th-ranked Tufts University Sunday afternoon in non-conference action at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 12-1 on the season with the win, while the Jumbos dropped to 9-4.
Junior
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) led the Cortland offense with four goals, three in the first half. Senior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) tallied three goals and one assist, and junior
Nicole Bello (Camillus/West Genesee) also netted three goals. Junior
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) and sophomore
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) each recorded two goals and one assist, and senior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) contributed two assists.
Sophomore goalie
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) turned aside four shots, all in the second half. Gentile collected four ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers, Hayes-Hurley won eight draws and Monaghan secured three draws.
Junior Caroline Ross (Sewickley, PA/Sewickley Academy) paced the Tufts offense with three goals and one assist. Senior Kali DiGate (Wilmington, DE/Tower Hill School) scored a pair of goals and junior Brigid Bowser (Westborough, MA) and freshmen Jenn Duffy (Miller Place/ St. Anthony's) and Calie Nowak (Glenview, IL/Glenbrook South) each netted a goal. Freshman Hannah Wiltshire (Wilton, CT) started in goal, stopping one shot in 37:10 before giving way to senior Rachel Gallimore (Hanover, NH/Middlesex School), who made four saves over the final 22:50.
The Red Dragons built a 5-1 lead just before the midway point of the first half, highlighted by a three-goal run from Gentile. After DiGate made it a 5-2 game, Cortland took an 8-2 advantage as three different players found the back of the net. The Jumbos closed the half with a goal by Duffy at 3:13 and DiGate's second score just before the horn, and the Red Dragons led, 8-4.
Ross sandwiched a pair of goals around a Bello score to bring Tufts to within 9-6 with 22:50 remaining in the game. Ohberg and Nowak then traded goals and Cortland led 10-7 with 7:56 on the clock. The Red Dragons took control of the game with a three-goal burst in just over two minutes for a 13-7 lead. Hayes-Hurley, Gentile and Ohberg each netted unassisted goals during the stretch. Ross's third goal of the game at 2:41 cut the lead to 13-8, but Hayes-Hurley finished off the scoring with her fourth goal of the game with four seconds on the clock for the 14-8 final.
Cortland's four seniors -- Farrell, Hayes-Hurley,
Melissa Halstead (Miller Place) and
Chelsea Martin (Ogdensburg/Ogdensburg Free Academy) -- were honored prior to the game.
Cortland 14, Tufts 8
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Tufts 4-4 8
Cortland 8-6 14
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Tufts: Caroline Ross 3-1, Kali DiGate 2-0, Brigid Bowser 1-0, Jenn Duffy 1-0, Calie Nowak 1-0, Annie Nero 0-1
Cortland:
Ashley Gentile 4-0,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-1,
Nicole Bello 3-0,
Tara Monaghan 2-1,
Kristen Ohberg 2-1,
Marilyn Farrell 0-2
Goalkeepers:
Tufts: Hannah Wiltshire, 1 save (9 GA in 37:10), Rachel Gallimore, 4 saves (5 GA in 22:50)
Cortland:
Jaclyn Beshlian, 4 saves (8 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 32, Tufts 17
Ground Balls: Cortland 17, Tufts 16
Clears: Cortland 9-of-11, Tufts 9-of-17
Draw Controls: Cortland 16, Tufts 7
Caused Turnovers: Tufts 6, Cortland 5
Turnovers: Tufts 17, Cortland 12
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 12-1 (ranked 5th nationally in Div. III); Tufts (Jumbos) 9-4
