MORRISVILLE, N.Y. –
Connor Beck (Richmond Hill, ON/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) and
Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) each recorded a goal and an assist and
Mike Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues) assisted on three goals as Cortland defeated host Morrisville State, 4-2, to earn a weekend split of its SUNYAC two-game road series with the Mustangs.
Mike Sciore (Syracuse/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and
Louis DiMatteo (Nobleton, ON/Trenton Golden Hawks) scored one goal apiece for the Red Dragons, who improved to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in the SUNYAC.
Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) earned the win in goal with 30 saves.
CJ Stubbs and R. Austin Johnson each scored a goal and Jorgen Johnson made 29 saves for Morrisville (1-5, 1-3 SUNYAC).
Cortland led 1-0 after the first period on a power play goal by Perichak, assisted by Crowley and Beck. Morrisville knotted the game 7:36 into the second on a goal by Johnson, but Cortland quickly responded with two goals in the next minute to take a 3-1 lead. DiMatteo scored on the power play at the 8:15 mark, with assists credited to Crowley and Perichak, and Sciore found the net at the 8:27 mark off assists from Crowley and
Douglas Elgstam (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets).
The Red Dragons extended their lead to 4-1 on a goal by Beck 6:35 into the third off a
Conor Tierney (Point Pleasant, NJ/Philadelphia Flyers) assist. The hosts closed the scoring on a Stubbs goal with 4:59 remaining.
Cortland held a slim 33-32 edge in shots on goal. Both teams committed 10 penalties. Cortland was 2-for-5 on the power play and killed off all six of the Mustangs' extra-skater advantages.
Cortland 4, Morrisville St. 2
Score by periods:
Cortland 1-2-1 4
Morrisville St. 0-1-1 2
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland:
Connor Beck 1-1,
Sean Perichak 1-1,
Mike Sciore 1-0,
Louis DiMatteo 1-0,
Mike Crowley 0-3,
Douglas Elgstam 0-1,
Conor Tierney 0-1
Morrisville: CJ Stubbs 1-0, R. Austin Johnson 1-0, Jesse Anderson 0-1, Jimmy Philbin 0-1, Bradley Hefner 0-1, Aidan Conolly 0-1
Saves:
Nick Modica (Cortland) 30 saves (2 GA in 60:00); Jorgen Johnson (Morrisville) 29 saves (4 GA in 58:36), Empty Net 1:24
Shots on Goal: Cortland 33 (17-12-4), Morrisville 32 (4-12-16)
Penalties: Morrisville 10-31:00, Cortland 10-20:00
Power Play: Cortland 2-5, Morrisville 0-6
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-3, 1-2 SUNYAC; Morrisville (Mustangs) 1-5, 1-3 SUNYAC
