CORTLAND, N.Y. – Fifteen different players scored goals as the nationally sixth-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team defeated Potsdam, 24-9, in SUNYAC action Saturday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 12-1 overall and 4-0 in the conference, while the Bears fell to 4-8 and 1-4.

Junior Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) led the offense for Cortland with four goals and two assists. Senior T.J. deLyra (Brightwaters/Bay Shore) tallied three goals and one assist. Junior Devin Phelps (Chittenango) and sophomore Joey Panariello (Islip) each totaled two goals and two assists, and sophomore Dean Riley (Homer) and freshman Danny Caroussos (Smithtown/Smithtown West) netted two goals apiece.

Junior Tyler Brown (Camillus/West Genesee) added one goal and two assists for the Red Dragons. Freshmen Gianni Ciffone (Briarcliff Manor/Archbishop Stepinac), Dylan DeLorme (Fairport) and Thomas Boland (Hillsborough, NJ) and sophomore Matthew Mazza (West Seneca/West Seneca East) each scored his first goal as a Red Dragon. Senior Andrew Gonzalez (Sayville) and juniors Trevor Pratt (Denver, CO/Colorado Academy), Michael O'Connor (Ossining) and Liam Erickson (Brewster) contributed one goal apiece.

Junior Joe Scalise (Fairport) started in goal for the Red Dragons, making five saves in 36:05. Freshman Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT) stopped four shots in 15:50, and freshman Will DeCamp (Bay Shore) turned aside one shot in 8:05 in his first collegiate action. Senior Mike Hart (Cornelius, NC/Hough) won 13-of-17 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls. Freshmen Gage Gomez (Sayville) and Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) combined to win 13-of-19 faceoffs with nine ground balls.

Senior Casey Boulio (Carthage) paced Potsdam with three goals. Senior Berkley Stone (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand) netted a pair of goals. Senior Matt Moran (Watertown/Immaculate Heart) and juniors Eric Soderquist (Watertown) and Nick Orsini (Fairport) each contributed one goal and one assist, while freshman Nick Henrie (Massena) added a goal.

Senior goalie Jack Bezek (Webster/Webster Thomas) registered 14 saves in the first half. Sophomore Zach Sheridan (Clay/Cicero-North Syracuse) did not stop a shot in 7:55, and sophomore Sean Coe (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) turned aside six shots in the final 22:05. Soderquist led the Bears with four ground balls, and senior Michael Roukous (Dexter/General Brown), sophomore Colby Chapman (Johnson City) and freshman Josh Huiatt (Lisbon/Hugh C. Williams) each collected three ground balls.

The Red Dragons outshot the Bears, 73-31, in the game and held a 48-30 advantage in ground balls. Cortland also won 26-of-36 faceoffs in the contest. The Red Dragons lead just 4-2 after the first quarter but stretched their lead to 13-4 at the half and continued to pull away throughout the second half as Cortland emptied its bench.
 
Cortland 24, Potsdam 9

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                       1-2-3-4 Final
Potsdam                  2-2-4-1      9
Cortland                   4-9-5-6    24

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Brockport: Casey Boulio 3-0, Berkley Stone 2-0, Eric Soderquist 1-1, Matt Moran 1-1, Nick Orsini 1-1, Nick Henrie 1-0, Michale Roukous 0-1
Cortland: Thomas McNaney 4-2, T.J. deLyra 3-1, Devin Phelps 2-2, Joey Panariello 2-2, Danny Caroussos 2-0, Dean Riley 2-0, Tyler Brown 1-2, Andrew Gonzalez 1-0, Gianni Ciffone 1-0, Dylan DeLorme 1-0, Thomas Boland 1-0, Trevor Pratt 1-0, Liam Erickson 1-0, Matthew Mazza 1-0, Michael O'Connor 1-0, Mike Hart 0-1, Brian Williams 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Potsdam: Jack Bezek, 14 saves (13 GA in 30:00), Zach Sheridan, 0 saves (5 GA in 7:55), Sean Coe, 6 saves (6 GA in 22:05)
Cortland: Joe Scalise, 5 saves (5 GA in 36:05), Jake Craybas, 4 saves (3 GA in 15:50), Will DeCamp 1 save (1 GA in 8:05) 

Shots: Cortland 73, Potsdam 31
Ground Balls: Cortland 48, Potsdam 30 
Turnovers: Potsdam 14, Cortland 13
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 7, Potsdam 3
Clears: Potsdam 12-of-16, Cortland 10-of-15
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 26, Potsdam 10
Penalties: Potsdam 8-7:00, Cortland 4-3:00 
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 5-7, Potsdam 1-4 

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 12-1, 4-0 SUNYAC (ranked 6th in Div. III); Potsdam (Bears) 4-8, 1-4 SUNYAC