MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Jessica Welsh (Hamilton) scored with less than five minutes remaining in the first half as Cortland defeated host Morrisville State, 1-0, in SUNYAC field hockey action. The Red Dragons improved to 2-0 in league play and 5-2 overall.

Welsh scored her team high sixth goal of the season on a penalty corner play with 4:42 left in the opening half. Gabby Stein (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) set up the goal for her team-high seventh assist of the year.

Cortland outshot the Mustangs (1-7, 0-2 SUNYAC) by a 38-5 margin and earned all 20 of the game's penalty corner chances. Morrisville, however, had a good opportunity to tie the game in the 52nd minute, but a shot by Alisha Wittmer was turned away by a Meg Redmond (Accord/Rondout Valley) defensive save.

Morrisville goalie Meredith Koziol made 16 saves to keep her team in the game. Morrisville defender Nicole Griender added a defensive save in the first half. Cortland goalie Kailynne Reinoehl (Lititz, PA/Warwick) did not have to register any saves to earn the shutout.

Cortland will travel to nationally 13th-ranked Skidmore College Saturday at 12:30 p.m. for a non-league game.


Cortland 1, Morrisville St. 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):

Cortland: Jessica Welsh 1-0, Gabby Stein 0-1
Morrisville St.: no scoring

Halftime: Cortland 1, Morrisville St. 0
Shots: Cortland 38, Morrisville St. 5
Penalty Corners: Cortland 20, Morrisville St. 0
Saves: Kailynne Reinoehl (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 70:00); Meredith Koziol (Morrisville St.) 16 (1 GA in 70:00)

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-2, 2-0 SUNYAC; Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 1-7, 0-2 SUNYAC