FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – The Cortland men's lacrosse team opened up a 12-3 halftime lead and went on to a 16-7 victory at Farmingdale St. in non-conference action Friday night. The Red Dragons won their third consecutive game and improved to 3-2, while the Rams dropped to 3-3.
Seven different players netted goals for Cortland, led by seniors
Joey Panariello (Islip) and
Terrence Haggerty (Centerport/Harborfields). Panariello recorded six points on five goals and one assist, and Haggerty compiled five points on four goals and one assist.
Freshman
Dante Yacavone (Homer) tallied two goals and two assists, sophomore
Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) scored two goals and junior
Corey McMahon (Lindenhurst/St. John the Baptist) had one goal and one assist for the Red Dragons. Seniors
Dean Riley (Homer) and
Alex Waelder (Syracuse/Corcoran) netted one goal apiece. Juniors
Michael Carrello (Bethpage) and
Danny Caroussos (Smithtown/Smithtown West) and freshman
Troy Morris (Long Beach) each collected one assist.
Junior
Jon Vargas (West Islip) started in goal for Cortland, stopping six shots in 55:26. Freshman
Marc Esposito (West Babylon) played the final 4:34, making two saves. Junior
Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) won 20-of-23 faceoffs and collected 18 ground balls, and freshman
Dominick Natale (Homer) scooped up four ground balls.
Jake Satterley and Jake Wandle paced Farmingdale with two goals each. A.J. Sandorfi, Jack Livingston and James Ragland netted one goal apiece. Peter Engelken registered two assists and Richard Russo recorded one assist.
Goalie Dan Wood made 17 saves. Livingston caused three turnovers, and Brodie Culkin and Dan Panzarino each secured three ground balls.
The Red Dragons opened up a 4-0 lead just past the midway point of the first quarter before taking a 6-1 lead after the first 15 minutes of play. Farmingdale made it a 7-3 game, but Cortland closed the first half on a 5-0 run for a 12-3 lead and netted the only two goals of the third quarter to push its lead to 14-3. The Rams scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter to make it a 14-5 game at 13:34, but the Red Dragons answered with two goals to build a 16-5 lead before Farmingdale netted the last two goals of the game for the 16-7 final.
Cortland 16, Farmingdale St. 7
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 6-6-2-2 16
Farmingdale 1-2-0-4 7
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Joey Panariello 5-1,
Terrence Haggerty 4-1,
Dante Yacavone 2-2,
Brandon Stiles 2-0,
Corey McMahon 1-1,
Dean Riley 1-0,
Alex Waelder 1-0,
Troy Morris 0-1,
Michael Carrello 0-1,
Danny Caroussos 0-1
Farmingdale: Jake Satterley 2-0, Jake Wandle 2-0, A.J. Sandorfi 1-0, Jack Livingston 1-0, James Ragland 1-0, Peter Engelken 0-2, Richard Russo 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Jon Vargas, 6 saves (6 GA in 55:26),
Marc Esposito, 2 saves (13 GA in 4:34)
Farmingdale: Dan Wood, 17 saves (16 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 59, Farmingdale 28
Ground Balls: Cortland 47, Farmingdale 18
Turnovers: Farmingdale 19, Cortland 17
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Farmingdale 10
Clears: Cortland 12-of-14. Farmingdale 19-of-26
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 23, Farmingdale 4
Penalties: Cortland 6-6:30, Farmingdale 6-4:30
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-3, Farmingdale 1-5
Records after the game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-2, Farmingdale (Rams) 3-3
