CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally 18th-ranked Cortland field hockey team controlled play from start to finish in earning an 8-0 victory versus Morrisville St. Wednesday afternoon in SUNYAC action at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 12-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference with the win.
Sophomores
Madison Rice (Greene/Greene Central) and
Sidney DeMagistris (Gloversville) each tallied a pair of goals to lead the Cortland offense. Freshmen
Jamie Snyder (North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse),
Keirra Ettere (Mahopac/Lakeland) and
Hanna Corrigan (Barneveld/Holland Patent) recorded one goal and one assist apiece. Senior
Madison Becker (Moravia) notched a goal, while senior
Annie Kase (Rochester/Brighton) and junior
Lily Fox (Northport) chipped in with an assist.
Senior goalie
Megan McGuinness (Carle Place) did not face a shot in posting the shutout for the Red Dragons. Junior goalie Morgan Dueber (Owego/Owego Free Academy) registered 29 saves for the Mustangs (3-7, 0-4 SUNYAC), including a stop on a second-quarter Cortland penalty stroke.
The Red Dragons scored two goals in each quarter to steadily pull away in the game. Snyder opened the scoring 3:44 into the contest with a one-time shot inside the left post. Ettere then scored her team-high 19th goal of the season at 6:49, dribbling by a defender and beating Dueber one-on-one in front.
Corrigan scored on a one-time shot off a cross from the left at 23:58 before Becker's goal on a rebound 3:39 before the half made it a 4-0 score. Rice tallied back-to-back goals in the third quarter to push Cortland's lead to 6-0. Her first effort came on a redirect at 35:11, and her second goal came just under three minutes later when she scored on a deflection off a penalty corner.
DeMagistris completed the scoring in the fourth quarter with her first two goals of her career. With 4:27 remaining, she fired a shot through Dueber's pads from the right side of the circle. Then just 26 seconds later, she one-timed a cross from the right for the 8-0 final.
Cortland 8, Morrisville St. 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Morrisville St.: no scoring
Cortland:
Madison Rice 2-0,
Sidney DeMagistris 2-0,
Jamie Snyder 1-1,
Keirra Ettere 1-1,
Hanna Corrigan 1-1,
Madison Becker 1-0,
Lily Fox 0-1, Annie Case 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 4, Morrisville St. 0
Shots: Cortland 59, Morrisville St. 0
Penalty Corners: Cortland 31, Morrisville St. 1
Saves: Morgan Dueber (Morrisville St.) 29 saves (8 GA in 60:00);
Megan McGuinness (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 60:00)
Record after game: Morrisville St. (Mustangs) 3-7, 0-4 SUNYAC, Cortland (Red Dragons) 12-1, 4-1 SUNYAC (ranked 18th nationally in Div. III)
