CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland men's lacrosse team held Ithaca to one goal in the second half to pull away from a tight game in earning a 12-5 victory Wednesday night in non-conference action at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 10-4 with the win, while the Bombers fell to 8-5 with the loss.
Freshman
Troy Morris (Long Beach) paced the Cortland offense with a career-high five goals. Senior
Dean Riley (Homer) tallied three goals and one assist. Freshman
Dante Yacavone (Homer) recorded one goal and three assists, junior
Terrence Haggerty (Centerport/Harborfields) had one goal and two assists, senior
Joey Panariello (Islip) contributed one goal and one assist and senior
Alex Waelder (Syracuse/Corcoran) added a goal. Junior
Corey McMahon (Lindenhurst/St. John the Baptist) chipped in with one assist.
Freshman goalie
Marc Esposito (West Babylon) made seven saves and collected three ground balls for the Red Dragons. Junior
Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) won 14-of-20 faceoffs and scooped up 11 ground balls. Freshman
Dominick Natale (Homer) secured six ground balls, freshman
Justin Wainwright (Homer) collected five ground balls and sophomore
Mike Nicholson (North Babylon/St. Anthony's) added three.
Junior Ryan Ozsvath (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) and sophomore Connor Brumfield (Pittsburgh, PA/Mount Lebanon) each recorded a goal and an assist for Ithaca. Senior Brendan King (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde), sophomore Connor Till (Engelwood, CO/Cherry Creek) and freshman Drew Turner (Port Washington) netted one goal apiece, and senior Josh Della Puca (Pleasantville) tallied an assist.
Freshman goalie Connor Thornton (Boulder, CO) registered 11 saves for the Bombers. King caused five turnovers and collected six ground balls, freshman Demetri Lowry (Ambler, PA/Wissahickon) secured five ground balls and sophomore Jake Hall-Goldman (Ridgewood, NJ) caused four turnovers.
Cortland 12, Ithaca 5
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Ithaca 2-2-1-0 5
Cortland 1-5-3-3 12
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Ithaca: Ryan Ozsvath 1-1, Connor Brumfield 1-1, Brendan King 1-0, Drew Turner 1-0, Connor Till 1-0, Josh Della Puca 0-1
Cortland:
Troy Morris 5-0,
Dean Riley 3-1,
Dante Yacavone 1-3,
Terrence Haggerty 1-2,
Joey Panariello 1-1,
Alex Waelder 1-0,
Corey McMahon 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Ithaca: Connor Thornton, 11 saves (12 GA in 60:00)
Cortland:
Marc Esposito, 7 saves (5 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 45, Ithaca 30
Ground Balls: Cortland 47, Ithaca 36
Turnovers: Cortland 27, Ithaca 24
Caused Turnovers: Ithaca 13, Cortland 10
Clears: Cortland 19-of-25, Ithaca 18-of-26
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 14, Ithaca 6
Penalties: Ithaca 8-5:30, Cortland 1-1:00
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-8, Ithaca 0-1
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 10-4; Ithaca (Bombers) 8-5
