CORTLAND, N.Y. - Junior Brian Miller (Marlton, NJ/Forest Lake Lakers) recorded a hat trick in the first period to lead the Nazareth men's hockey team to a 5-1 win at Cortland Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Alumni Arena.

Freshman Ethan Homitz (Allison Park, PA/New Hampshire Monarchs) scored his first career goal for the Red Dragons (7-9). Junior Stefano Alonzi (King City, ON/Burlington Cougars) and freshman Mike Sciore (Syracuse/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) each registered an assist. Freshman Owen Zdunski (Findley Lake/Chippewa Steel) earned his first collegiate starts, making eight saves in 14:02 before giving way to junior Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen), who stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced over the final 45:58.

Sophomore Ray Falso (Skaneateles/Skaneateles H.S.) and junior James McDonald (Potsdam/Vermont Lumberjacks) each added a goal for the Golden Flyers (8-4-4), senior Alex Corvi (Barrington, RI/Walpole Express) recorded two assists, while seven different players collected one assist apiece. Junior goalie Michael Tilford (Traverse City, MI/Connecticut Oilers) turned aside 28 shots.

Nazareth took a 4-0 lead after the first period of play as Miller netted his three goals and Falso also scored. Homitz scored on a one-time shot while Cortland skated on the power play at 16:13 of the second period before McDonald completed the scoring with a deflection at 7:17 of the third period.

The Red Dragons held the Golden Flyers to 0-for-7 on the power play, including a two-man advantage for 1:18, while Cortland finished 1-for-5 on the power play in the game.

Nazareth 5, Cortland 1

Score by periods:
Nazareth          4-0-1    5
Cortland           0-1-0    1

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Nazareth: Brian Miller 3-0, Ray Falso 1-0, James McDonald 1-0, Alex Corvi 0-2, Carmine Alberga 0-1, J.R. Wojciechowski 0-1, David Powlowski 0-1, Owen Kuhns 0-1, Brad Pizzey 0-1, Casey Kubara 0-1, Jacob Paluch 0-1
Cortland: Ethan Homitz 1-0, Stefano Alonzi 0-1, Mike Sciore 0-1

Saves: Michael Tilford (Nazareth) 28 saves (1 GA in 60:00); Owen Zdunski (Cortland) 8 saves (4 GA in 14:02), Nick Modica (Cortland) 32 saves (1 GA in 45:58)
Shots on Goal: Nazareth 45 (17-9-19), Cortland 29 (5-14-10)
Penalties: Cortland 8-16:00, Nazareth 6-12:00
Power Play: Nazareth 0-7, Cortland 1-5

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-9; Nazareth (Golden Flyers) 8-4-4