CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally 17th-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team improved to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the SUNYAC with a 15-8 victory versus Oneonta Tuesday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The visiting Red Dragons fell to 6-6 and 2-3 with the loss.
Freshman
Lexie Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) led the Red Dragons with a career-high four goals. Senior
Makenzie Annable (Navarino/Onondaga) netted three goals, and junior
Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) and sophomore
Carly Stone (Syracuse/Jamesville-DeWitt) each scored twice. Senior
Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) tallied a game-high five points on one goal and four assists. Freshman Brie Young (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) had one goal and one assist, juniors
Katie Wolfe (East Amherst/Williamsville North) and
Jaycie Annable (Navarino/Onondaga) netted one goal apiece, freshman
Molly Newton (Skaneateles) recorded two assists and senior
Laura Messer (Ransomville/Niagara-Wheatfield) chipped in with one assist.
Senior goalie
Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) stopped eight shots and scooped two ground balls. Meager secured a game-high eight draw controls, while
Makenzie Annable and Messer each collected three ground balls.
Sophomore Kelsey Cohen (Baldwin) paced Oneonta with three goals. Senior Katie Flannery (Massapequa/Plainedge) contributed two goals and one assist, and juniors Jaime Morris (West Nyack/Clarkstown South) and Taylor Casey (Garden City/Kellenberg) and freshman Shannon Giddens (Franklin Square/H. Frank Carey) each netted a goal.
Sophomore goalie Jaclyn Marry (Long Beach) made 13 saves in 41:51 before giving way to freshman Lexi Keen (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa), who turned aside four shots over the final 18:09. Sophomore Cara Zanta (Scotia/Scotia-Glenville) won four draws, and freshman Erin Fowler (East Meadow) secured three draws. Cohen collected a game-high five ground balls.
Cortland 15, Oneonta 8
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2 Final
Oneonta 4-4 8
Cortland 8-7 15
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Oneonta: Kelsey Cohen 3-0, Katie Flannery 2-1, Jaime Morris 1-0, Taylor Casey 1-0, Shannon Giddens 1-0
Cortland:
Lexie Meager 4-0,
Makenzie Annable 3-0,
Carly Stone 2-0,
Hannah Elmer 2-0,
Kristen Ohberg 1-4,
Brie Yonge 1-1,
Katie Wolfe 1-0,
Jaycie Annable 1-0,
Molly Newton 0-2,
Laura Messer 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Oneonta: Jaclyn Marry, 13 saves (10 GA in 41:51), Lexi Keen, 4 saves (5 GA in 18:09)
Cortland:
Jaclyn Beshlian, 8 saves (8 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 39, Oneonta 21
Ground Balls: Cortland 13, Oneonta 13
Clears: Cortland 10-of-12, Oneonta 10-of-15
Draw Controls: Cortland 16, Oneonta 9
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 5, Oneonta 5
Turnovers: Oneonta 12, Cortland 10
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 10-3, 5-0 SUNYAC (ranked 17th nationally in Div. III); Oneonta (Red Dragons) 6-6, 2-3 SUNYAC
