CORTLAND, N.Y. - Junior
Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Cortland men's hockey team to a come-from-behind, 5-2, victory versus Curry College Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Alumni Arena.
Freshman
Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) tallied two assists for the Red Dragons (8-7-1), junior
Drazen Zack (East Greenbush/Connecticut Oilers) contributed one goal and one assist and
Stefano Alonzi (Maple, ON/Burlington Cougars) scored a goal. Juniors
Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and
Mike Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues) and freshmen
Tony DeVito (Chicago, IL/New Jersey Titans) each contributed one assist. Junior goalie
Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) registered 38 saves.
Sophomore Mack Heisinger (Winnipeg, MB/Winnipeg Blues) led the Colonels (8-6-1) with one goal and one assist. Junior Ryan Fitzgerald (Cary, NC/Connecticut Oilers) netted a goal, and senior Jake Heisinger (Winnipeg, MB/Winnipeg Blues), junior Phil Kiss (Burlington, ON/Georgetown Raiders) and sophomore Lionel Mauron (Lausanne, Switzerland/Springfield Pics) each chipped in with an assist. Sophomore goalie Spencer Cookson (Sheffield, MA/Berkshire School) made 22 saves and allowed three goals in 57:42, while Cortland added two empty-net scores.
Curry took a 2-0 lead just past the midway point of the second period before Cortland started its comeback. McCormick scored his first goal at 15:10 of the second on the power play, and Zack made it a 2-2 game with a power-play goal at 17:23.
Alonzi netted the game-winner, also on the power play, at 6:57 of the third period on a slap shot from the right point through traffic, and McCormick finished off the scoring with empty-net goals at 18:36 and 19:55, respectively, to complete the hat trick and raise his season goal total to 14.
Cortland 5, Curry 2
Score by periods:
Curry          1-1-0    2
Cortland       0-2-3    5
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Curry: Mack Heisinger 1-1, Ryan Fitzgerald 1-0, Phil Kiss 0-1, Lionel Mauron 0-1, Jake Heisinger 0-1
Cortland:
Darren McCormick 3-1,
Drazen Zack 1-1,
Stefano Alonzi 1-0,
Sean Perichak 0-2,
Tony DeVito 0-1,
Andrew McCann 0-1,
Mike Crowley 0-1
Saves: Spencer Cookson (Curry) 22 saves (3 GA in 57:42) Empty Net 2 GA in 2:18;
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 38 saves (2 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Curry 40 (20-12-8), Cortland 27 (11-9-7)
Penalties: Curry 9-18:00, Cortland 7-14:00
Power Play: Cortland 3-9, Curry 1-7
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-7-1; Curry (Colonels) 8-6-1