CORTLAND, N.Y. – Juniors Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) and Devin Phelps (Chittenango) combined for twelve points as the nationally fifth-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team surged past Brockport, 16-7, at the Stadium Complex Saturday afternoon in a SUNYAC matchup. The Red Dragons improved to 9-1 and 2-0 in the conference and the Golden Eagles dropped to 5-4 and 1-1.
 
McNaney scored a game-high four goals with two assists and Phelps notched three goals and three helpers for Cortland. Freshman Danny Caroussos (Smithtown/Smithtown West) recorded two goals with an assist and senior Jimmy Nielsen (Miller Place) scored twice.
 
Sophomore Dean Riley (Homer) netted a goal with two helpers and juniors Nate Beresovoy (LaFayette), Bobby Saporito (Medford/Patchogue-Medford) and Michael O'Connor (Ossining) as well as sophomore Cam LaPorta (Centerport/Harborfields) scored one goal each for the Red Dragons. Senior Andrew Gonzalez (Sayville), junior Justin Siracusa (Sayville), sophomore Matthew Mazza (West Seneca/West Seneca East) and freshman Corey McMahon (Linderhurst/St. John the Baptist) each recorded an assist.  

Junior goalie Joe Scalise (Fairport) made nine saves and registered two ground balls in 45:00 for Cortland. Freshman Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT) stopped three shots over the final 15:00. Senior Mike Hart (Cornelius, NC/Hough) won 7-of-13 faceoffs and scooped up six ground balls, while McNaney caused three turnovers and collected four ground balls.

Senior Brendan Fitzgerald (Baiting Hollow/Kellenberg Memorial) led Brockport with two goals and an assist. Junior Colton Oliver (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) and seniors Jake Giudice (Webster/Webster Thomas) and Mark Robinson (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) tallied a score and a helper each. Seniors Colin Blind (Webster/Webster Thomas) and Pete Barilla (Irondequoit) each notched a goal and sophomore Jake Recor (Lancaster) dished out one assist.

Senior goalie Conor Nowak (Amherst/Eden) made four saves and picked up three ground balls in 20:37 for the Golden Eagles. Junior Dallas Meyers (Elma/Iroquois) stopped five shots over the final 39:23. Junior Zach Cook (Vestal) won 13-of-15 faceoffs and scooped up a game-high seven ground balls, while Blind caused three turnovers and collected five ground balls.
 
McNaney scored all four of his goals in the first quarter as the Red Dragons jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Cortland outscored Brockport 7-1 in the second quarter, on two goals from Phelps and scores from Saporito, LaPorta, Beresovoy, Nielsen and Caroussos, to take an 11-2 lead into halftime. The teams each tallied five goals in the second half which resulted in a 16-7 final.
 
Cortland 16, Brockport 7

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                       1-2-3-4 Final
Brockport                1-1-3-2       7
Cortland                  4-7-3-2     16

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Brockport: Brendan Fitzgerald 2-1, Jake Giudice 1-1, Colton Oliver 1-1, Mark Robinson 1-1, Pete Barilla 1-0, Colin Blind 1-0, Jake Recor 0-1
Cortland: Thomas McNaney 4-2, Devin Phelps 3-3, Danny Caroussos 2-1, Jimmy Nielsen 2-0, Dean Riley 1-2, Nate Beresovoy 1-0, Bobby Saporito 1-0, Cam LaPorta 1-0, Michael O'Connor 1-0, Andrew Gonzalez 0-1, Matthew Mazza 0-1, Corey McMahon 0-1, Justin Siracusa 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Brockport: Conor Nowak, 4 saves (7 GA in 20:37), Dallas Meyers, 5 saves (9 GA in 39:23)
Cortland: Joe Scalise, 9 saves (5 GA in 45:00), Jake Craybas, 3 saves (2 GA in 15:00) 

Shots: Brockport 35, Cortland 33
Ground Balls: Cortland 46, Brockport 41 
Turnovers: Brockport 32, Cortland 19
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 12, Brockport 9
Clears: Cortland 20-of-22, Brockport 8-of-23
Faceoffs Won: Brockport 17, Cortland 8
Penalties: Cortland 8-7:30, Brockport 5-5:00 
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 3-6, Brockport 2-7 

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-1, 2-0 SUNYAC (ranked 5th in Div. III); Brockport (Golden Eagles) 5-4, 1-1 SUNYAC