GENESEO, N.Y. – The nationally seventh-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team never trailed in earning a 12-8 SUNYAC victory at Geneseo Wednesday afternoon. The Red Dragons improved to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference with the win. The Knights, coached by one-time Cortland assistant Nick Fiorentino, dropped to 7-3 and 1-1.
Junior
Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) netted a game-high four goals to lead the Red Dragons. Junior
Nate Beresovoy (LaFayette) scored three goals, and junior
Devin Phelps (Chittenango) tallied a game-high five points on two goals and three assists. Sophomore
Joey Panariello (Islip) recorded two goals and one assist, senior
Jimmy Nielsen (Miller Place) contributed one goal and one assist, freshman
Danny Caroussos (Smithtown/Smithtown West) chipped in with three assists and senior
Andrew Gonzalez (Sayville) added an assist.
Junior goalie
Joe Scalise (Fairport) registered 11 saves and allowed seven goals in 57:34 for Cortland. Freshman
Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT) made one save in 2:26. Senior
Mike Hart (Cornelius, NC/Hough) won 13-of-20 faceoffs and secured four ground balls. McNaney and junior
Justin Siracusa (Sayville) also collected four ground balls, and senior
Dave Foster (Farmingville/Sachem East) caused two turnovers.
Alex Leuze paced the Geneseo offense with three goals. Michael Engstrom tallied two goals and one assist, Joshua Merkel had one goal and two assists, Ryan Kelly contributed one goal and one assist and Kyle Wanamaker scored once.
Goalie Michael Yehl stopped 15 shots and scooped up three ground balls. Jack Crowley recorded seven ground balls and three caused turnovers, Ryan Cates had five ground balls and three caused turnovers and Chris Dunn caused three turnovers.
The teams traded the first four goals of the game in the first quarter before Cortland went ahead, 4-2, to open the second quarter and took a 5-3 lead into the half. The Red Dragons narrowly outscored the Knights, 3-2, in the third quarter for an 8-5 advantage with 15 minutes remaining. After Kelly's goal made it an 8-6 game, Cortland scored three straight goals, two from McNaney and one from Beresovoy, to build an 11-6 lead. Geneseo pulled to within 11-8 with 4:28 to play, but Phelps capped the scoring at 1:33 for the 12-8 final.
Cortland 12, Geneseo 8
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 2-3-3-4 12
Geneseo 2-1-2-3 8
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Thomas Mcnaney 4-0,
Nate Beresovoy 3-0,
Devin Phelps 2-3,
Joey Panariello 2-1,
Jimmy Nielsen 1-1,
Danny Caroussos 0-3,
Andrew Gonzalez 0-1
Geneseo: Alex Leuze 3-0, Michael Engstrom 2-1, Joshua Merkel 1-2, Ryan Kelly 1-1, Kyle Wanamaker 1-0, Michael Leveroni 0-1, Tim Wright 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Joe Scalise, 11 saves (7 GA in 57:34),
Jake Craybas, 1 save (1 GA in 2:26)
Geneseo: Michael Yehl, 15 saves (12 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 38, Geneseo 28
Ground Balls: Geneseo 39, Cortland 34
Turnovers: Cortland 19, Geneseo 16
Caused Turnovers: Geneseo 14, Cortland 7
Clears: Cortland 17-of-20, Geneseo 14-of-18
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 14, Geneseo 10
Penalties: Cortland 4-4:00, Geneseo 1-1:00
Extra-Man Offense: Geneseo 0-4, Cortland 1-1
Records after the game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 10-1, 3-0 SUNYAC (ranked 7th nationally in Div. III), Geneseo (Knights) 7-3, 1-1 SUNYAC
