NORTHAMPTON, MA. – Eight different players scored goals as the Cortland field hockey team opened its season with a 9-1 victory over Maine-Farmington at the Smith College Caryl Newhof Classic. The Red Dragons advance to face host Smith in the title game, Sunday at 1 p.m.

Freshman Lily Fox (Northport) led Cortland with a pair of goals, the first of her career. Senior Molly Quinlan (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) had a goal and two assists. Senior Hannah Burchell (Whitney Point), senior Sara Reardon (Little Falls), juniors Allie Bianchi (Richmond, VT), Erin Hallenbeck (Claverack/Taconic Hills) and Brynn Crocker (Harpursville) and sophomore Annie Kase (Rochester/Brighton) each tallied a goal, and senior Kelly Durso (East Islip) chipped in with an assist.

Senior goalie Marisa D'Amico (Smithtown/Smithtown West) did not stop a shot in 48:15 before giving way to sophomore Megan McGuinness (Carle Place), who turned aside three shots in 11:45. Burchell also recorded a defensive save.

Olivia Kunesh scored the goal for the Beavers (0-1). Goalie Grace DiMarco registered five saves.

Cortland went up, 2-0, after the first quarter on goals from Kase and Burchell. The lead grew to 6-0 at the half as Crocker, Reardon, Bianchi and Hallenbeck each scored. Fox tallied a pair of goals early in the third quarter to make it an 8-0 game. Kunesh put Maine-Farmington on the scoreboard 1:51 into the fourth quarter before Quinlan finished the scoring at the 48:15 mark.

Cortland 9, Maine-Farmington 1

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Maine-Farmington: Olivia Kunesh 1-0
Cortland: Lily Fox 2-0, Molly Quinlan 1-2, Hannah Burchell 1-0, Sara Reardon 1-0, Allie Bianchi 1-0, Annie Kase 1-0, Brynn Crocker 1-0, Kelly Durso 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 6, Maine-Farmington 0
Shots: Cortland 19, Maine-Farmington 7
Penalty Corners: Maine-Farmington 5, Cortland 4
Saves: Grace DiMarco (Maine-Farmington) 5 (9 GA in 60:00), Marisa D'Amico (Cortland) 0 (1 GA in 48:15), Megan McGuinness (Cortland) 3 (0 GA in 11:45)

Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-0, Maine-Farmington (Beavers) 0-1