CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally second-ranked Hobart men's hockey team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 5-0 win at Cortland Saturday night in non-conference action. The Red Dragons dropped to 2-3-1.

Junior goalie Jack Riedell (Greensboro, NC/Charlotte Rush) made 37 saves in his first start of the season for the Red Dragons. Freshman goalie Damon Beaver (Whitby, ON/Corpus Christi IceRays) registered 28 saves for the Statesmen.

Sophomore Luke Aquaro (Yardley, PA/Jersey Hitmen) led Hobart with two goals and an assist. Junior Jonah Alexander (Toronto, ON/Alabama Huntsville) tallied a goal and an assist, while junior Matthieu Wuth (Westminster, CO/Brockville Braves) and freshman Kahlil Fontana (Duncan, BC/Coquitlam Express) each netted a goal. Sophomore Shane Shell (Westfield, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) collected three assists, and four others each contributed one assist.

The Statesmen jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with goals from Aquaro at the 1:01 mark and Alexander just 28 seconds later. Hobart added three goals in the second period in a five-minute span, one each from Wuth, Fontana and Aquaro to take a 5-0 lead into the third period in which neither team scored.
 
Hobart 5, Cortland 0

Score by periods:
Hobart         2-3-0        5
Cortland      0-0-0        0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists) 
Hobart: Luke Aquaro 2-1, Jonah Alexander 1-1, Matthieu Wuth 1-0, Kahlil Fontana 1-0, Shane Shell 0-3, Artem Buzoverya 0-1, Gagik Malakyan 0-1, Tanner Daniels 0-1, Cooper Swift 0-1
Cortland: no scoring

Saves: Jack Riedell (Cortland) 37 saves (5 GA in 60:00); Damon Beaver (Hobart) 28 saves (0 GA in 59:57), Empty Net :03

Shots on Goal: Hobart 42 (13-16-13), Cortland 28 (7-17-4)
Penalties: Cortland 6-12:00, Hobart 2-4:00
Power Play: Hobart 1-5, Cortland 0-0

Records after game: Hobart (Statesmen) 6-0 (ranked 2nd in Div. III), Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-3-1