CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally 11th-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team scored 12 unanswered goals in a stretch of 33:09 to surge past Morrisville St., 16-5, at the Stadium Complex Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference matchup. The Red Dragons improved to 5-0, while the Mustangs dropped to 0-3.
Junior
Devin Phelps (Chittenango) led Cortland with a career-high eight points on three goals and five assists and senior
Andrew Gonzalez (Sayville) added three scores. Sophomore
Joey Panariello (Islip) notched two goals with two helpers and juniors
Nate Beresovoy (LaFayette) and
Liam Erickson (Brewster) each recorded two scores and an assist.
Juniors
Nick Bonitatibus (Yorktown) and
Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) as well as freshmen
Corey McMahon (Lindenhurst/St. John the Baptist) and
Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) netted one goal each for the Red Dragons. Senior
T.J. deLyra (Brightwaters/Bay Shore) and sophomore
Dean Riley (Homer) each dished out one assist.
Junior goalie
Joe Scalise (Fairport) made two saves and registered three ground balls in 42:50 for Cortland. Freshman
Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT) stopped three shots over the final 17:10. Senior
Mike Hart (Cornelius, NC/Hough) won 12-of-16 faceoffs and scooped up a game-high eight ground balls, while senior
Dave Foster (Farmingville/Sachem East) caused two turnovers and collected five ground balls.
Sophomore Nick Geswaldo (LaFayette) led Morrisville with three goals and senior Corey Grace (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) and freshman Peter Piña (Culver City, CA) each tallied one score. Junior Brad Biggs (Tully) notched two assists and freshman Chris Dovi (Cortland) recorded one helper.
Senior goalie Tyler Catalfano (Rochester/Greece Arcadia) turned aside 18 shots for the Mustangs. Sophomore Shawn Walberger (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) won eight faceoffs and collected three ground balls. Junior Noah Gregor (Danbury, CT) caused three turnovers and picked up two ground balls.
The teams split the first four goals of the game. Geswaldo's two goals for Morrisville sandwiched goals from Panariello and Phelps for Cortland. The Red Dragons then scored 12 straight goals. Three came from Gonzalez, two from Phelps, Beresovoy and Erickson and one from McNaney, McMahon and Bonitatibus. The Mustangs outscored Cortland 3-2 in the final quarter.
Cortland 16, Morrisville St. 5
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Morrisville St. 2-0-0-3 5
Cortland 3-6-5-2 16
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Morrisville St.: Nick Geswaldo 3-0, Peter Piña 1-0, Corey Grace 1-0, Brad Biggs 0-2, Chris Dovi 0-1
Cortland:
Devin Phelps 3-5,
Andrew Gonzalez 3-0,
Joey Panariello 2-2,
Nate Beresovoy 2-1,
Liam Erickson 2-1,
Thomas McNaney 1-0,
Nick Bonitatibus 1-0,
Corey McMahon 1-0,
Brian Williams 1-0,
T.J. deLyra 0-1,
Dean Riley 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Morrisville St.: Tyler Catalfano, 18 saves (16 GA in 60:00)
Cortland:
Joe Scalise, 2 saves (2 GA in 42:50),
Jake Craybas, 3 saves (3 GA in 17:10)
Shots: Cortland 58, Morrisville St. 23
Ground Balls: Cortland 47, Morrisville St. 24
Turnovers: Morrisville St. 25, Cortland 11
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 17, Morrisville St. 4
Clears: Cortland 15-of-17, Morrisville St. 12-of-20
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 15, Morrisville St. 9
Penalties: Cortland 8-6:00, Morrisville St. 3-3:00
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-3, Morrisville St. 2-5
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-0 (ranked 11th in Div. III); Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 0-3
