GENESEO, N.Y. – The nationally third-ranked Geneseo men's hockey team jumped out to a 4-0 lead after one period and went on to a 7-1 victory versus Cortland Saturday night in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons dropped to 10-9-1 overall and 5-8 in the conference with the setback. The Knights improved to 16-3-2 and 9-1-2.

Senior Martin Lavallee (Goose Bay, NL/Nepean Raiders) scored Cortland's goal. Senior Nick Modica (Suffern/New Jersey Hitmen) started in goal, making 13 saves in 12:29 before giving way to freshman Luca Durante (Brampton, ON/Aurora Tigers), who turned aside 31 shots over the final 47:31.

Andrew Romano led Geneseo with two goals and one assist. Kyle Hartman recorded one goal and one assist, and Tyson Empey, Carson Kelley, Tyson Gilmour and Teddy McCabe each netted a goal. Conlan Keenan registered three assists, Dan Bosio collected two assists, and seven others chipped in with one assist each. Goalie Aaron MacKay made 18 saves.

Geneseo 7, Cortland 1

Score by periods:
Cortland                 0-0-1      1
Geneseo                4-1-2      7

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland: Martin Lavallee 1-0
Geneseo: Andrew Romano 2-1, Kyle Hartman 1-1, Tyson Empey 1-0, Carson Kelley 1-0, Tyson Gilmour 1-0, Teddy McCabe 1-0, Conlan Keenan 0-3, Dan Bosio 0-2, Brendan Miller 0-1, Gordie Helmuth 0-1, Cam Russell 0-1, Matthew Doran 0-1, Devin Brink 0-1, Ryan Burnett 0-1, Alex Wilkins 0-1

Saves: Nick Modica (Cortland) 13 saves (4 GA in 12:29), Luca Durante (Cortland) 31 saves (3 GA in 47:31); Aaron MacKay (Geneseo) 18 saves (1 GA in 59:50), Empty Net :10
Shots on Goal: Geneseo 51 (23-14-14), Cortland 19 (9-4-6)
Penalties: Cortland 6-12:00, Geneseo 2-4:00
Power Play: Geneseo 2-6, Cortland 0-2

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 10-9-1, 5-8 SUNYAC; Geneseo (Knights) 16-3-2, 9-1-2 SUNYAC (ranked 3rd in Div. III)