CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Oswego women's ice hockey team completed a home-and-home two-game sweep of Cortland with a 2-0 victory Saturday afternoon in NEWHL action at Alumni Arena. With the setback, the Red Dragons fell to 2-6-2 overall and 1-5 in the conference. The Lakers improved to 5-6 and 3-3.
Sophomore goalie
Rachael Farmer (Grand Island/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) started her 10th straight game in the net for Cortland, turning aside 26 shots. Sophomore goalie Amber Samonek (Cary, IL/Chicago Mission U19) made 14 saves in posting the shutout for Oswego.
Senior Andrea Noss (Orange, CT/Connecticut Polar Bears) and freshman Emma Morisette (Wyandotte, MI/HoneyBaked Hockey Club) netted goals for the Lakers. Seniors Olivia Ellis (Wilcox, SK/Notre Dame Hounds) and Sarah Grupp (Charlottesville, VA/Reston Raiders), sophomore Kate Randazzo (Ancaster, ON/Burlington Barracudas) and freshman Jean-marie Padden (Cranford, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) each recorded an assist.
Noss scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on the power play at 4:29 of the first period, knocking in a rebound after Farmer made a save on Ellis. Morisette's rebound goal at 12:24 of the second period made it a 2-0 score heading into the final 20 minutes. After the Lakers were whistled for a penalty with 1:03 remaining in the game, Cortland pulled Farmer for an extra skater but could not get a shot past Samonek.
Score by periods:
Oswego 1-1-0 2
Cortland 0-0-0 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Oswego: Andrea Noss 1-0, Emma Morisette 1-0, Olivia Ellis 0-1, Sarah Grupp 0-1, Kate Randazzo 0-1, Jean-marie Padden 0-1
Cortland: no scoring
Saves: Amber Samonek (Oswego) 14 saves (0 GA in 60:00);
Rachael Farmer (Cortland) 26 saves (2 GA in 58:57), Empty Net 1:03
Shots on goal: Oswego 28 (11-9-8), Cortland 14 (5-4-5)
Penalties: Cortland 3-6:00, Oswego 3-6:00
Power Play: Oswego 1-3, Cortland 0-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-4-2, 1-4-1 NEWHL, Buffalo St. (Bengals) 4-4, 4-2 NEWHL
