CORTLAND, N.Y. – Ten different players scored goals as the nationally 18th-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team earned an 18-4 victory versus Buffalo St. Saturday afternoon in SUNYAC action at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 8-4 overall and 5-0 in the conference. The Bengals fell to 5-7 and 1-4.

Sophomore Emily Goebel (Penfield) led Cortland with three goals. Seniors Carly Stone (Syracuse/Jamesville-DeWitt) and Madison Lyon (Tully) each recorded two goals and one assist. Juniors Brie Yonge (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) and Baylee Ojeda (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) and sophomores Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) and Paige Hommel (East Islip/St. John the Baptist) netted two goals apiece. 

Sophomore Hannah Tiso (Somers) and freshmen Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) and Shelby Meduski (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach) each chipped in with a goal for the Red Dragons with Meduski's being the first of her career. Junior Molly Newton (Skaneateles) recorded three assists, freshman Katie Goodrich (Jordan/Jordan-Elbridge) contributed two assists, and junior Lexie Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) added one assist.

Sophomore Annie Casey (Bay Shore) started in goal for Cortland, making two saves in the first half. Sophomore Paige Potter (Cortland) stopped one shot in 22:44, and freshman Shauna Meehan (Suffern) did not register a save over the final 7:16. Junior Jordynn Aiello (Centereach/Newfield) collected four ground balls and caused four turnovers, Meduski recorded three caused turnovers and sophomore Melissa Tonn (West Islip) secured three ground balls.

Senior Jackie Dufresne (Lake View/Frontier) paced Buffalo St.'s offense with three goals. Senior Kendall Skuse (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) tallied one goal and one assist, and junior Hannah Nagowski (Lancaster) picked up two assists. Freshman goalie Janae Nelson (Elmont/Elmont Memorial) turned aside nine shots. Dufresne won four draws, and junior Hailey Whitney (West Seneca/West Seneca East) scooped up three ground balls.

The Red Dragons scored the first 10 goals of the game, as seven different players found the back of the net, and took an 11-1 lead at the half. Cortland pushed its advantage to 14-1 at the 19:44 mark of the second half and 16-2 with 13:50 to play. The teams then split the game's last four goals for the 18-4 final.

Cortland outshot Buffalo St., 34-7, in the game and held a 24-16 advantage in ground balls and a 13-11 edge in draw controls. The Red Dragons forced 14 turnovers and held the Bengals to 10-for-21 on clears.
 
Cortland 18, Buffalo St. 4

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                1-2       Final
Buffalo St.        1-3             4
Cortland           11-7          18

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Emily Goebel 3-0, Carly Stone 2-1, Madison Lyon 2-1, Brie Yonge 2-0, Baylee Ojeda 2-0, Paige Hommel 2-0, Hannah Lorenzen 2-0, Hannah Tiso 1-0, Shelby Meduski 1-0, Hannah Keech 1-0
Buffalo St.: Jackie Dufresne 3-0, Kendall Skuse 1-1, Hannah Nagowski 0-2  

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Annie Casey, 2 saves (1 GA in 30:00), Paige Potter, 1 save (2 GA in 22:44), Shauna Meehan, 0 saves (1 GA in 7:16)
Buffalo St.: Janae Nelson, 9 saves (18 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 34, Buffalo St. 7
Ground Balls: Cortland 24, Buffalo St. 16
Clears: Cortland 12-of-16, Buffalo St. 10-of-21
Draw Controls: Cortland 13, Buffalo St. 11
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 14, Buffalo St. 5
Turnovers: Buffalo St. 25, Cortland 14

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-4, 5-0 SUNYAC (ranked 18th nationally in Div. III); Buffalo St. (Bengals) 5-7, 1-4 SUNYAC