CORTLAND, N.Y. – Five different players scored goals as the nationally 18th-ranked Cortland field hockey team defeated Misericordia, 5-0, Saturday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 4-2, while the Cougars dropped to 0-6.

Senior Jess Gibaldi (Westbury/W.T. Clarke) tallied her team-high fifth goal of the season and added an assist. Senior Shannon McGuinness (Carle Place) scored her first goal of the season, juniors Hannah Burchell (Whitney Point) and Molly Quinlan (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) each notched her fourth goal of the season and sophomore Brynn Crocker (Harpursville) picked up the first goal of her career. Senior Dani Barto (Nichols/Tioga Central) chipped in with an assist.

Senior goalie Kailynne Reinoehl (Lititz, PA/Warwick) did not face a shot in 55:19. Junior goalie Marisa D'Amico (Smithtown/Smithtown West) made on save over the final 14:41 for the Red Dragons. Junior goalie Katelyn Campbell (Sunbury, PA/Line Mountain) registered 12 saves for the Cougars.

Burchell opened the scoring 6:35 into the game when she carried into the circle and put a shot inside the left post from six yards out. Gibaldi made it a 2-0 score on a deflection right at the goal line off a pass from Barto.

Quinlan put Cortland ahead, 3-0, just 1:08 into the second half, lifting a shot from the right side just under the crossbar. McGuinness then converted a penalty stroke at 38:54 before Crocker completed the scoring at 58:19  when she stole the ball outside of the circle, carried in and tucked a shot inside the left post.

The Cougars had a solid chance to spoil the shutout bid with 1:26 remaining, but D'Amico made a kick save on a hard shot by sophomore Tori Carsley (Florence, NJ/Florence Township) from the left side after a Misericordia penalty corner.

Cortland 5, Misericordia 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Misericordia: no scoring
Cortland: Jess Gibaldi 1-1, Hannah Burchell 1-0, Molly Quinlan 1-0, Shannon McGuinness 1-0, Brynn Crocker 1-0, Dani Barto 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 2, Misericordia 0
Shots: Cortland 26, Misericordia 2
Penalty Corners: Cortland 15, Misericordia 1
Saves: Katelyn Campbell (Misericordia) 12 (5 GA in 70:00); Kailynne Reinoehl (Cortland) 0 (0 GA in 55:19), Marisa D'Amico (Cortland) 1 (0 GA in 14:41)

Record after game: Misericordia (Cougars) 0-6; Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-2 (ranked 18th in Div. III)