PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Thirteen different players scored goals as the nationally 15th-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team defeated Plattsburgh, 21-1, in the first-ever match up between the two programs in SUNYAC action Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons evened their record at 3-3 overall and are now 1-0 in the conference, while the Cardinals, playing in their first season as a varsity program, are 1-6 and 0-1.

Freshman Amy Hoeffner (Bay Shore) led Cortland with three goals, the first of her career. Sophomore Emily Goebel (Penfield) tallied a career-high four points on two goals and two assists. Senior Carly Stone (Syracuse/Jamesville-DeWitt) tallied two goals and one assist, juniors Brie Yonge (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) and Baylee Ojeda (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) each netted two goals and sophomore Paige Hommel (East Islip/St. John the Baptist) and freshman Katie Goodrich (Jordan/Jordan-Elbridge) each scored her first two goals as a Red Dragon.

Senior Madison Lyon (Tully) and sophomore Cecilia Procopio (Syracuse/West Genesee) recorded one goal and three assists for Cortland with junior Molly Newton (Skaneateles) and sophomore Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) contributing one goal and one assist. Juniors Keira O'Connor (Waterloo) and Jordynn Aiello (Centereach/Newfield) notched her first goal of the season, and junior Lexie Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) added two assists.

Three goalie split time in the cage for Cortland. Sophomore Annie Casey (Bay Shore) started, making one save in 14:32. Sophomore Paige Potter (Cortland) stopped one shot in 38:28, and freshman Shauna Meehan (Suffern) did not face a shot on goal in seven minutes, her first collegiate action. Goodrich, Lyon and sophomore Catie Fleming (Farmingdale) each caused two turnovers, Stone won six draw controls and Lorenzen secured five draws.

Emily Caoili scored a second-half goal and won two draws for the Cardinals. Alexa Cassidy made three saves in the first half for Plattsburgh, and Kaitlyn Boyea-Guynup registered seven saves in the second half. Frankie Porcaro collected three ground balls, while Katie Durfey scooped up two ground balls.

Cortland quickly seized control of the game, building a 10-0 lead less then 10 minutes into the contest as eight different Red Dragons tallied a goal. The lead grew to 14-0 at the half. Caoili opened the second-half scoring with her 10th goal of the season at 25:35 before the Red Dragons ended the game on a seven-goal run for the 21-1 final. 
 
Cortland 21, Plattsburgh 1

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                1-2       Final
Cortland          14-7         21
Plattsburgh       0-1            1

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Amy Hoeffner 3-0, Emily Goebel 2-2, Carly Stone 2-1, Paige Hommel 2-1, Katie Goodrich 2-0, Brie Yonge 2-0, Baylee Ojeda 2-0, Madison Lyon 1-3, Cecilia Procopio 1-3, Hannah Lorenzen 1-1, Molly Newton 1-1, Keira O'Connor 1-0, Jordynn Aiello 1-0, Lexie Meager 0-2
Plattsburgh: Emily Caoili 1-0

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Annie Casey, 1 save (0 GA in 14:32), Paige Potter 1 save (1 GA in 38:28), Shauna Meehan, 0 saves (0 GA in 7:00)
Plattsburgh: Alexa Cassidy, 3 saves (14 GA in 30:00), Kaitlyn Boyea-Guynup, 7 saves (7 GA in 30:00)

Shots: Cortland 33, Plattsburgh 3
Ground Balls: Cortland 20, Plattsburgh 7
Clears: Cortland 6-of-6, Plattsburgh 2-of-19
Draw Controls: Cortland 17, Plattsburgh 5
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 15, Plattsburgh 4
Turnovers: Plattsburgh 22, Cortland 12

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-3, 1-0 SUNYAC (ranked 15th nationally in Div. III); Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 1-6, 0-1 SUNYAC