CORTLAND, N.Y. – Eight different players scored goals as the Cortland women's soccer team improved to 5-4-1 overall and 3-1 in the SUNYAC with a 9-0 victory versus Buffalo St. Saturday afternoon at Holloway Field. The Bengals fell to 2-9 and 0-3 with the setback.

Sophomore Madison Tortora (Spencerport) led Cortland with two goals, the first of her Red Dragon career. Graduate student Alannah O'Shea (New Hyde Park/Herricks), senior Jaden Galluzzo (Commack) and sophomore Rachel Lacoff (South Setauket/Ward Melville) each tallied a goal and an assist.

Junior Lizzy Sabatelle (Poughkeepsie/Roy C. Ketcham) and sophomore Simone Neivel (Syracuse/C.W. Baker) netted one goal apiece, while sophomores Kayla Valerioti (Oakdale/Connetquot) and Sophie Rusnak (Binghamton/Chenango Forks) each recorded the first goal of her career. Junior Sabrina Rodrigues (West Hempstead) and sophomore Ava Bongiorno (Smithtown/Smithtown East) chipped in with an assist.

Junior Lexi Raminetti (Northport) started in goal for Cortland and did not face a shot in the first half. Junior Kiersten Becker (Guilderland) played the second half in goal for the Red Dragons, stopping the two shots she saw. Junior goalie Bella Vene (Deer Park) made seven saves for Buffalo St.

The Red Dragons built a 5-0 at the half as they received goals from five different players. O'Shea opened the scoring in the seventh minute, converting a penalty kick. Galluzzo made it a 2-0 game 65 seconds later with her team-high sixth goal of the season on a shot inside the left post after she carried the ball through several defenders. Sabatelle's fourth goal of the season in the 13th minute, a rebound after a corner kick, put Cortland ahead, 3-0. Valerioti notched her goal from the left side of the box in the 30th minute, and Neivel sent the Red Dragons into intermission with the 5-0 lead when she beat Vene to a pass from Rodrigues at the top of the box and deposited a shot in the open goal.

Cortland continued to build on its lead throughout the second half. In the 49th minute, Rusnak scored her goal after Vene failed to play a loose ball in the box. Tortora then tallied back-to-back goals to push the lead to 8-0. In the 51st minute, she converted a shot after a Bengal turnover in the box and sent a 20-yard shot just under the crossbar in the 81st minute. Lacoff completed the scoring with 1:26 to play with a left-footed shot from the left side that settled inside the right post.

The Bengals managed two shots on goal in the second half, but Becker made routine saves on a long free kick by senior A.J. Haase (Williamsville/Williamsville South) and on a soft bid by freshman Fatuma Rasulo (Buffalo).

Cortland 9, Buffalo St. 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Buffalo St.: no scoring
Cortland: Madison Tortora 2-0, Jaden Galluzzo 1-1, Alannah O'Shea 1-1, Rachel Lacoff 1-1, Lizzy Sabatelle 1-0, Kayla Valerioti 1-0, Simone Neivel 1-0, Sophie Rusnak 1-0, Sabrina Rodrigues 0-1, Ava Bongiorno 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 5, Buffalo St. 0
Shots: Cortland 35, Buffalo St. 2
Corner Kicks: Cortland 10, Buffalo St. 0
Fouls: Cortland 18, Buffalo St. 12
Saves: Bella Vene (Buffalo St.) 7 saves (9 GA in 90:00), 1 Team save; Lexi Ramonetti (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 45:00), Kiersten Becker (Cortland) 2 saves (0 GA in 45:00)

Record after game: Buffalo St. (Bengals) 2-9, 0-3 SUNYAC; Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-4-1, 3-1 SUNYAC