CORTLAND, N.Y. - The nationally second-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team ran out to a 15-0 lead at the half and defeated Augustana College, 21-2, in the third round of the NCAA Div. III Women's Lacrosse Tournament Saturday afternoon at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 19-1 and advanced to the regional final and national quarterfinals to face the winner of Mount Union versus Catholic, Sunday at 1 p.m. The Vikings had their season end at 19-2.
Junior
Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) paced the Cortland offense with five goals and one assist. Sophomore
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) contributed four goals and two assists, senior
Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) recorded three goals and one assist and junior
Elizabeth LaComb (Syracuse/West Genesee) netted three goals.
Freshman
Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) scored twice, senior
Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied one goal and six assists, junior
Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) registered one goal and one assist and sophomore
Allyson McNerney (Tully) and freshman
Madison Kandoth (Chestnut Ridge/Albertus Magnus) each scored a goal.
Sophomore goalie
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made three saves in 45:55 for Cortland before giving way to junior
Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's), who stopped one shot over the final 14:05. Hayes-Hurley won eight draw controls, while Monaghan secured five draws.
Senior Hilary Kargl (Louisville, KY/Sacred Heart Academy) tallied both of Augustana's goals with senior Gina Filippo (Green Oaks, IL/Libertyville) and sophomore Anne Hopkins (Chicago, IL/Mother Mcauley) each recording an assist. Junior goalie Jenna Hofmann (Littleton, CO/Columbine) made eight saves in 51:55. Freshman goalie Analia Fowler (Elmhurst, IL/York) did not stop a shot over the final 8:05 of the first half.
The Red Dragons built a 4-0 lead just 3:50 into the game as four different players found the cage. The lead grew to 10-0 before the halfway point of the opening half as Ohberg and Monaghan each chipped in two goals. The advantage became 15-0 at intermission with two more goals coming from Monaghan and Hayes-Hurley netting a pair.
Ohberg and McNerney scored goals to open the second half, and LaComb netted back-to-back goals for a 19-0 Cortland lead at the 14:30 mark. Kargl broke the Vikings' scoreless stretch with her first of the game at 8:05. LaComb tallied her third of the game at 4:26, Kandoth scored her third goal of the season from the free position at 1:10 and Kargl completed the scoring with her team-high 76th goal of the campaign with 51 seconds remaining.
Cortland 21, Augustana 2
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Augustana 0-2 2
Cortland 15-6 21
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Augustana: Hilary Kargl 2-0, Gina Filippo 0-1, Anne Hopkins 0-1
Cortland:
Tara Monaghan 5-1,
Kristen Ohberg 4-2,
Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-1,
Elizabeth LaComb 3-0,
Hannah Elmer 2-0,
Marilyn Farrell 1-6,
Ashley Gentile 1-1,
Allyson McNerney 1-0,
Madison Kandoth 1-0,
Nicole Bello 0-1,
Nicolette Tortorici 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Augustana: Jenna Hofmann, 8 saves (18 GA in 51:55), Analia Fowler, 0 saves (3 GA in 8:05)
Cortland:
Jaclyn Beshlian, 3 saves (0 GA in 45:55),
Liz Ingalls, 0 saves (2 GA in 14:05)
Shots: Cortland 35, Augustana 8
Ground Balls: Cortland 14, Augustana 7
Clears: Cortland 12-of-14, Augustana 8-of-10
Draw Controls: Cortland 17, Augustana 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 5, Augustana 3
Turnovers: Augustana 12, Cortland 5
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 19-1 (ranked 2nd nationally in Div. III); Augustana (Vikings) 19-2
