CORTLAND, N.Y. – Thirteen different players scored at least one goal as the nationally top-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team wrapped up an unbeaten regular season with a 21-1 victory versus New Paltz Saturday afternoon in SUNYAC action at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 16-0 overall and 8-0 in the conference and will host the SUNYAC semifinals and finals next Friday and Saturday. The Hawks fell to 3-13 and 0-8.

Junior Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) had three goals and an assist for Cortland and senior Elizabeth LaComb (Syracuse/West Genesee) added three scores. Senior Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) tallied two scores with three assists and classmate Nicole Bello (Camillus/West Genesee) and sophomore Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) netted two goals and recorded two assists each. Freshman Morgan Thompson (Akwesasne/Salmon River) scored twice and senior Elise Bennett (Webster/Webster Thomas) tallied a goal with two helpers. Senior Colleen Wright (Huntington Station/Huntington) and sophomore Katie Wolfe (East Amherst/Williamsville North) netted a goal and an assist each. Senior Andrea Moore (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker), classmate Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker), junior Kaitlin Antelmi (Bridgeport/Chittenango) and freshman Carly Stone (Syracuse/Jamesville-DeWitt) contributed one goal each.

Junior Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made one save and allowed one goal in the first 11:58 for the Red Dragons before giving way to senior Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's) who made one save and finished the remainder of the game without allowing a goal. Monaghan led Cortland with seven draw controls, four ground balls and three caused turnovers.      
 
Sophomore Caitlyn Morris (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) scored an unassisted goal for New Paltz. Junior Colleen Roemer (Pound Ridge/Fox Lane) made five saves and conceded 21 goals. Roemer and junior Alexa Criollo (Queens/Forest Hills) scooped up two ground balls each for the Hawks and junior Nicole Gottschalk (Glastonbury, CT) won three draws and caused one turnover.
 
Nine different players scored for Cortland in the first half as the Red Dragons jumped out to a 13-1 lead. Ohberg scored three times, LaComb and Elmer tallied two goals each and Monaghan, Wolfe, Moore, Wright, Gentile and Stone all added one goal each. Morris scored the lone goal for New Paltz. 

Cortland added eight unanswered goals in the second half. Bello and Thompson scored twice each and Monaghan, Antelmi, LaComb and Bennett all added one goal each.

Aside from Ingalls, all Red Dragon seniors scored at least one goal each as they celebrated senior day.        
 
Cortland 21, New Paltz 1

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                    1-2     Final
New Paltz             1-0       1
Cortland               13-8     21

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
New Paltz: Caitlyn Morris 1-0
Cortland: Kristen Ohberg 3-1, Elizabeth LaComb 3-0, Tara Monaghan 2-3, Hannah Elmer 2-2, Nicole Bello 2-2, Morgan Thompson 2-0, Elise Bennett 1-2, Colleen Wright 1-1, Katie Wolfe 1-1, Andrea Moore 1-0, Ashley Gentile 1-0, Carly Stone 1-0, Kaitlin Antelmi 1-0 

Goalkeepers:
New Paltz: Colleen Roemer, 5 saves (21 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Jaclyn Beshlian, 1 save (1 GA in 11:58), Liz Ingalls, 1 save (0 GA in 48:02)

Shots: Cortland 33, New Paltz 3 
Ground Balls: Cortland 19, New Paltz 7
Clears: Cortland 6-of-6, New Paltz 5-of-9
Draw Controls: Cortland 18, New Paltz 6
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 10, New Paltz 1
Turnovers: New Paltz 13, Cortland 5

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 16-0, 8-0 SUNYAC (ranked 1st nationally in Div. III); New Paltz (Hawks) 3-13, 0-8 SUNYAC