GENESEO, N.Y. – Seven different players scored goals as the nationally fourth-ranked Geneseo men's hockey team defeated Cortland, 11-2, in the SUNYAC opener for both teams Friday night. The Red Dragons fell to 1-2 overall with the loss, while the Knights, a Div. III "Final Four" team last season, improved to 2-0.

Juniors Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and Paul Fregeau (Los Angeles, CA/Des Moines Buccaneers) scored goals for Cortland. Freshmen Tony DeVito (Chicago, IL/New Jersey Titans), Aidan Salerno (East Atlantic Beach/Soo Thunderbirds) and Stefano Alonzi (Maple, ON/Burlington Cougars) each recorded an assist. Junior goalie Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 30 saves in 42:43 before giving way to freshman Nick Modica (Sloatsburg/New Jersey Hitmen), who stopped five shots in 17:17.

Conlan Keenan led Geneseo with three goals. Stephen Collins tallied five points on two goals and three assists. Trevor Hills recorded two goals and two assists, and R.J. Burns, Devin Brink and Sotin Athanasopoulos contributed one goal and one assist apiece. Goalie Devon McDonald made 20 saves in 42:43, and Matt Leon turned aside nine shots in 17:17. 

Geneseo 11, Cortland 2

Score by periods:

Cortland            1-1-0      2
Geneseo           0-1-2      3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: Darren McCormick 1-0, Paul Fregeau 1-0, Tony DeVito 0-1, Aidan Salerno 0-1, Stefano Alonzi 0-1
Geneseo: Conlan Keenan 3-0, Stephen Collins 2-3, Trevor Hills 2-2, R.J. Burns 1-1, Devin Brink 1-1, Sotin Athanasopoulos 1-1, Arthur Gordon 1-0, David Szmyd 0-3, Derek Stahl 0-2, Pat Condon 0-2, Cam Russell 0-2, Anthony Marra 0-1, Jack Ceglarski 0-1  

Saves: Drew Weigman (Cortland) 30 saves (8 GA in 42:43), Nick Modica (Cortland) 5 saves (3 GA in 17:17); Devin McDonald (Geneseo) 20 saves (1 GA in 42:43), Matt Leon (Geneseo) 9 saves (1 GA in 17:17)
Shots on Goal: Geneseo 46 (17-18-11), Cortland 18 (5-10-3)
Penalties: Geneseo 4-19:00, Cortland 9-18:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-2, Geneseo 4-8

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 0-2, 0-1 SUNYAC; Geneseo (Knights) 2-0, 1-0 SUNYAC (ranked 4th in Div. III)