CORTLAND, N.Y. - Junior
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) scored a career-high eight goals to help lead the top-seeded and nationally second-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team to a 21-8 victory versus fourth-seeded Brockport in the SUNYAC Semifinals Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The host Red Dragons improved their record to 16-1 and will face second-seeded Fredonia, who defeated third-seeded Geneseo, 8-3, in the other semifinal game, Saturday at 12 p.m. in the conference championship game.
Senior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) scored three times with two assists, junior
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) added three goals and classmate
Nicole Bello (Camillus/West Genesee) netted two goals and had three assists. Sophomore
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) added two goals with an assist, freshman
Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) scored once and recorded two assists and senior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayettville/Fayetteville-Manlius) and junior
Elise Bennett (Webster/Webster Thomas) added a goal each. Sophomore
Nicolette Tortorici (Deer Park) also recorded an assist.
Sophomore goalie
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made 10 saves. Hayes-Hurley won seven draws and Gentile picked up three ground balls and caused three turnovers.
Junior Makensie Schuber (Webster/Webster Thomas) and freshman Jessica Boddery (Webster/Webster Thomas) netted three goals each for the Golden Eagles. Senior Nina Tassone (Liverpool) had a goal and two assists, sophomore Kelly Wall (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) netted a goal and junior Keely Rice (Potsdam) recorded an assist. Senior goalie Remle Harr (Farmington/Fairport) started for Brockport and made two saves. Junior Ciara McKeon (Westhampton/Westhampton Beach) had a game-high eight draw controls and junior Courtney Szczesniak (Liverpool) picked up a game-high five ground balls.
Hayes-Hurley scored the first two goals of the game for Cortland but Brockport answered right back with goals from Schuber and Tassone to even the score at two with 22:15 remaining in the first half. The Red Dragons then closed the half by outscoring the Golden Eagles 9-2 on four goals from Monaghan, two scores from Ohberg and Gentile and a goal from Hayes-Hurley. Wall and Schuber scored the two goals for Brockport during the run.
Monaghan and Boddery traded goals to open up the second half before Genitle, Monaghan and Farrell scored three unanswered goals for Cortland. Boddery netted a goal for the Golden Eagles, but Cortland scored six unanswered goals, Monaghan and Bello had two goals each and Elmer and Bennett each added a score. Scuber and Boddery scored the final two goals of the game for the Golden Eagles.
Cortland 21, Brockport 8
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Brockport 4-4 8
Cortland 11-10 21
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Brockport: Makensie Schuber 3-0, Jessica Boddery 3-0, Nina Tassone 1-2, Kelly Wall 1-0, Keely Rice 0-1
Cortland:
Tara Monaghan 8-0,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-2,
Ashley Gentile 3-0,
Nicole Bello 2-3,
Kristen Ohberg 2-1,
Hannah Elmer 1-2,
Marilyn Farrell 1-0,
Elise Bennett 1-0,
Nicolette Tortorici 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Brockport: Remle Harr, 2 saves (21 GA in 60:00)
Cortland:
Jaclyn Beshlian, 10 saves (8 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 29, Brockport 29
Ground Balls: Brockport 12, Cortland 8
Clears: Brockport 9-for-10, Cortland 14-for-17
Draw Controls: Cortland 18, Brockport 13
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 6, Brockport 4
Turnovers: Cortland 10, Brockport 8
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 16-1 (ranked 2nd nationally in Div. III); Brockport (Golden Eagles) 10-7
