CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's lacrosse team scored 10 second-half goals to break a 5-5 tie at intermission and earned a 15-9 victory versus Scranton Wednesday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 1-0 with the season-opening win, while the Royals dropped to 1-1.
 
Junior Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) led Cortland with a game-high seven points on five goals and two assists in his first career game as a Red Dragon. Junior Nate Beresovoy (LaFayette) tallied three goals and one assist, junior Devin Phelps (Chittenango) contributed two goals and three assists and sophomore Joey Panariello (Islip) recorded one goal and one assist.

Seniors Mike Hart (Cornelius, NC/Hough), Andrew Gonzalez (Sayville) and T.J. deLyra (Brightwaters/Bay Shore) and junior Justin Siracusa (Sayville) each added a goal. Senior Dave Foster (Farmingville/Sachem East) and junior Tyler Brown (Camillus/West Genesee) contributed one assist apiece.

Junior goalie Joe Scalise (Fairport) made three saves in 54:15 before giving way to freshman Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT), who stopped one shot over the final 4:45 in his first collegiate action. Hart won 8-of-10 faceoffs and collected five ground balls.Foster added two caused turnovers and three ground balls, and Phelps collected four ground balls.

Junior Matt Carfaro (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris) paced Scranton with two goals and three assists. Junior Conor Carey (Long Beach/Chaminade) tallied two goals and one assist, and freshman Connor Kirkwood (Milburn, NJ/St. Peter's Prep) also netted two goals. Senior William Joyce (Bethesda, MD/St. John's College H.S.), junior Patrick O'Rourke (Floral Park/Chaminade) and freshman Peter Roche (Chester, NJ/Mendham) each scored a goal.

Junior goalie Jeff Sabatini (Haddonfield, NJ) registered nine saves. Junior Adam Drury (Chatham, NJ) won 14-of-28 faceoffs. Junior Jack Kiess (Glen Rock, NJ/Ramapo) caused two turnovers and scooped up three ground balls, while senior Mattias Jones (Exton, PA/Malvern Prep) had four ground balls.

After Scranton took an early 1-0 lead, Cortland strung together four goals for a 4-1 advantage late in the first quarter. The Royals pulled to within 4-3, but Beresovoy scored with just five seconds on the clock for a 5-3 Cortland lead. Scranton notched the only two goals of the second quarter off the sticks of Roche and Kirkwood, and the teams entered halftime tied at 5-5.

The Red Dragons took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Royals, 6-0, for an 11-5 lead. Six different players scored for Cortland. The Red Dragons pushed their lead to as much as 15-7 as McNaney scored three of his goals before Scranton netted a pair of late goals for the 15-9 final.

Cortland 15, Scranton 9

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                  1-2-3-4 Final
Scranton            3-2-0-4      9 
Cortland             5-0-6-4     15

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Scranton: Matt Carfaro 2-3, Conor Carey 2-1, Connor Kirkwood 2-0, William Joyce 1-0, Patrick O'Rourke 1-0, Peter Roche 1-0, Quinn Killeen 0-1 
Cortland: Thomas McNaney 5-2, Nate Beresovoy 3-2, Devin Phelps 2-3, Joey Panariello 1-1, Andrew Gonzalez 1-0, T.J. deLyra 1-0, Mike Hart 1-2, Justin Siracusa 1-0, Dave Foster 0-1, Tyler Brown 0-1  

Goalkeepers:
Scranton: Jeff Santini, 9 saves (15 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Joe Scalise, 3 saves (7 GA in 55:15), Jake Craybas, 1 save (2 GA in 4:45) 

Shots: Cortland 46, Scranton 23
Ground Balls: Cortland 40, Scranton 25 
Turnovers: Scranton 21, Cortland 16
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 10, Scranton 6
Clears: Cortland 16-of-20, Scranton 11-of-20
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 14, Scranton 14
Penalties: Cortland 2-1:30, Scranton 2-1:00 
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 1-2, Scranton 1-2 

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-0 (ranked 18th in Div. III); Scranton (Royals) 1-1