CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's ice hockey team netted two first-period goals and a third-period empty goal in earning a 3-1 non-conference victory versus Hamilton College Saturday night at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons improved to 9-7-1 on the season and raised their unbeaten streak to seven consecutive games (6-0-1) for the first time since the 2007-08 season. The Continentals dropped to 5-7-4.

Junior Alex Storjohann (Phoenix, AZ/Kirkland Lake) led Cortland with two goals. Junior Tommy Ritchie (Spencerport/New York PAL Islanders) also tallied a goal, and senior Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) collected two assists. Senior Martin Lavallee (Goose Bay, NL/Nepean Raiders), junior Conor Tierney (Point Pleasant, NJ/Philadelphia Flyers), sophomore Hayden Hart (Potsdam/Smiths Falls Bears) and freshman Nick Grupp (Depew/Brantford 99ers) each picked up an assist. Senior goalie Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) registered 32 saves.

Senior Nick Ursitti (Mississauga, ON/St. Michael's College School) scored his team-high seventh goal of the season for Hamilton. Junior Josh Labonte (North Smithfield, RI/Pomfret School) and freshman Fred Allaire (Mascouche, QC/Wyoming Seminary) assisted on the score. Sophomore goalie Sean Storr (Kingston, ON/Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic) made 20 saves.

Storjohann gave Cortland a 2-0 lead after one period of play. He netted his first goal at 17:46 with a wrist shot from the left side and scored a power-play goal from nearly the same spot on the ice six seconds before the end of the period.

After a scoreless second period, the Continentals made it a 2-1 game on Ursitti's goal at 17:12 of the third period on the power play with an extra skater. Hamilton pulled Storr again after the goal, but Ritchie sealed the win with his empty-net goal at 18:53 for the 3-1 final.

Cortland 3, Hamilton 1

Score by periods:
Hamilton             0-0-1    1
Cortland             2-0-1    3

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Hamilton: Nick Ursitti 1-0, Fred Allaire 0-1, Josh Labonte 0-1
Cortland: Alex Storjohann 2-0, Tommy Ritchie 1-0, Sean Perichak 0-2, Martin Lavallee 0-1, Nick Grupp 0-1, Hayden Hart 0-1, Conor Tierney 0-1

Saves: Sean Storr (Hamilton) 20 saves (2 GA in 57:06), Empty Net 1 GA in 2:54; Nick Modica (Cortland) 32 saves (1 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Hamilton 33 (8-9-16), Cortland 23 (10-6-7)
Penalties: Cortland 4-8:00, Hamilton 2-4
Power Play: Hamilton 1-4, Cortland 1-2

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-7-1; Hamilton (Continentals) 5-7-4