MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - The Morrisville St. men's hockey team netted the last five goals of the game, including two in the final 1:04 of the third period, to erase a 4-3 deficit and defeat Cortland, 8-4, in SUNYAC action Saturday night.
For the Red Dragons (9-12-2, 5-8-1 SUNYAC), junior
Tommy Nolan (Mahopac/Connecticut Oilers) scored a pair of goals. Juniors
Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and
Cory Lauer (Mt. Juliet, TN/Toronto Lakeshore Patriots) each added goal.
Junior
Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders) and freshmen
Aidan Salerno (East Atlantic Beach/Soo Thunderbirds) and
Stefano Alonzi (Maple, ON/Burlington Cougars) recorded two assists apiece, and junior
Paul Fregeau (Los Angeles, CA/Des Moines Buccaneers) and freshman
Michael Lindberg (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets) each contributed an assist for Cortland. Junior goalie
Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 33 saves.
Nick DeVito led the Mustangs (5-16-4, 4-9-3) with three goals and an assist, while Joe Santino, C.J. Stubbs and Bradley Hefner registered one goal and one assist apiece and Jordan Carvalho had three assists. Goalie Jared Young stopped 34 shots.
The Red Dragons close their regular season at home next weekend with a pair of key conference games versus Buffalo St. on Friday and Fredonia on Saturday.
Morrisville St. 8, Cortland 4
Score by periods:
Cortland        4-0-0   4
Morrisville St.   3-2-3    8
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland:
Tommy Nolan 2-0,
Andrew McCann 1-0,
Cory Lauer 1-0,
Aidan Salerno 0-2,
Stefano Alonzi 0-2,
Dan Broderick 0-2,
Michael Lindberg 0-1,
Paul Fregeau 0-1
Morrisville St.: Nick DeVito 3-1, Jow Santino 1-1, C.J. Stubbs 1-1, Joe Ftoma 1-0, Bradley Hefner 1-1, Max Sund 1-0, Jordan Carvalho 0-3, Mike Giacometti 0-2, Jimmy Philbin 0-1, Ian Wood 0-1, Layne Martin 0-1
Saves:
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 33 saves (7 GA in  59:15), Empty Net 1 GA in :45; Jared Young (Morrisville St.) 34 saves (4 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Morrisville St. 41 (13-17-11), Cortland 38 (18-13-7)
Penalties: Cortland 7-14:00, Morrisville St. 7-14:00
Power Play: Cortland 2-7, Morrisville St. 2-7
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-12-2, 5-8-1 SUNYAC; Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 5-16-4, 4-9-3 SUNYAC