CORTLAND, N.Y. - Seven different players scored goals as the Cortland men's hockey team put up its highest-scoring output of the season in a 7-3 victory versus Brockport Friday night in SUNYAC action at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons improved to 9-12-1 overall and 4-8-1 in the conference, while the Golden Eagles fell to 11-11-1 and 5-8-1.

Sophomore Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) led Cortland with one goal and two assists. Sophomore Nico Gonzalez (Rochester/Toronto Jr. Canadiens) tallied one goal and one assist, and senior Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders), junior Mike Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues), sophomore Douglas Elgstam (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets) and freshmen Alex Storjohann (Anthem, AZ/Kirkland Lake) and Tom Ritchie (Spencerport/New York PAL Islanders) each netted a goal.

Freshman Louis DiMatteo (Nobleton, ON/Trenton Golden Hawks) recorded three assists for the Red Dragons. Senior Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and freshman Michael Faliero (West Seneca/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) picked up two assists apiece, and junior Andrew Gleason (Vestal/Syracuse Stars), sophomore Martin Lavallee (Goose Bay, NL/Nepean Raiders) and freshman Logan Blaser (Aurora, ON/Brockville Braves) chipped in with one assist each. Senior goalie Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 33 saves.

Senior Aidan Verbeke (Elmwood Park, IL/Granite City Lumberjacks) and juniors Tim Kielich (East Aurora/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and Connar Bass (Calgary, AB/WayWayseecappo Wolverines) scored for Brockport.  Senior Zac Sikich (Oak Park, CA/Granite City Lumberjacks) collected two assists, while four others recorded one assist apiece.

Sophomore Matt Schneider (Manlius/Florida Eels) started in goal for the Golden Eagles, making six saves in 33:12. Junior Jake Moore (Arcade/Springfield Pics) turned aside 13 of the 14 shots he faced.

Cortland built a 5-1 lead through two periods on the strength of three power-play goals. Brockport cut the deficit to 5-3 with goals just eight seconds apart just past the midway point of the third period. The Red Dragons sealed the win with a short-handed empty-net goal at 18:52, after Brockport pulled Moore, and a breakaway goal with 21 seconds remaining. 

Cortland 7, Brockport 3

Score by periods:
Brockport         1-0-2    3
Cortland           3-2-2    7

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Brockport: Tim Kielich 1-0, Connar Bass 1-0, Aidan Verbeke 1-0, Zac Sikich 0-2, Ethan Solat 0-1, Doc Gentzler 0-1, Brian Hurlimann 0-1, Connor Hutchins 0-1
Cortland: Sean Perichak 1-2, Nico Gonzalez 1-1, Dan Broderick 1-0, Alex Storjohann 1-0, Mike Crowley 1-0, Tom Ritchie 1-0, Douglas Elgstam 1-0, Louis DiMatteo 0-3, Andrew McCann 0-2, Michael Faliero 0-2, Andrew Gleason 0-1, Martin Lavallee 0-1, Logan Blaser 0-1

Saves: Matt Schneider (Brockport) 6 saves (5 GA in 33:12), Jake Moore (Brockport) 13 saves (1 GA in 25:50), Empty Net 1 GA in :58; Drew Weigman (Cortland) 33 saves (3 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Brockport 36 (13-8-15), Cortland 26 (4-14-8)
Penalties: Brockport 9-29:00, Cortland 8-16:00
Power Play: Cortland 3-6, Brockport 0-6

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-12-1, 4-8-1 SUNYAC; Brockport (Golden Eagles) 11-11-1, 5-8-1 SUNYAC