CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Lauren Hopsicker (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and sophomore Toni Cashman (East Moriches/Westhampton Beach) combined for 16 points to lead the nationally 21st-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team to a 20-9 win Friday afternoon in non-conference action at the Stadium Complex, giving first-year head coach Kelsey Van Alstyne her first victory on the Red Dragon sideline.

Hopsicker and Cashman each tallied a career-high eight points on a career-best six goals and two assists for Cortland (1-2). Graduate student Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) and senior Shelby Meduski (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach) netted two goals apiece. Graduate student Emily Goebel (Penfield) recorded one goal and one assist, while senior Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy), junior Matisyn Schaut (Syracuse/West Genesee) and freshman Gabby Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) each scored a goal, senior Katie Goodrich (Jordan/Jordan-Elbridge) registered two assists and junior Rachel Janis (Laurel/Mattituck) chipped in with one assist.

Graduate student goalie Paige Potter (Cortland) made seven saves and added three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Cashman contributed three caused turnovers, Lorenzen secured seven draw controls, Keech won four draws, junior Madelyn Czyz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) finished with four draws and three ground balls and senior Amanda Squillini (Stony Point/North Rockland) had two ground balls, two draws and two caused turnovers.

Junior Brooke Fiannaca (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddonfield Memorial) paced Rochester's (1-1) offense with three goals. Sophomore Grace Crochiere (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug Regional) tallied two goals and an assist and junior Emma Little (Rochester/Brighton) also netted two goals. Freshman Gracie Giannettino (Auburn) scored a team-high four points on one goal and three assists, and freshman Mia Perkell (North Woodmere/Hewlett) chipped in with a goal.

Sophomore Ava Saffren (Manorville/Eastport-South Manor) started in goal for Rochester, making seven saves and scooping up three ground balls through three quarters. Junior Sami Dinhofer (Chappaqua/Horace Greeley) turned aside one shot in the fourth quarter. Junior Lucy Haggerty (Victor) finished with one assist, two ground balls and four draws. Little won four draws, and Crochiere and senior Kate Lindsey (Mont Vernon, NH/Souhegan) collected three ground balls apiece.

Cortland jumped out to a 7-2 lead after the first quarter as Cashman scored three times. The Yellowjackets opened the second quarter with four of the first five goals to pull to within 8-6 with 2:25 left on the clock. The Red Dragons responded with goals from Goebel at 1:20 and Hopsicker with 11.7 seconds remaining in the quarter to grab a 10-6 lead at the half.

Cortland took control of the game with a four-goal burst to start the third quarter for a 14-6 lead as Hopsicker scored three times. Rochester wrapped goals around a pair of Cortland scores to make it a 16-8 score heading into the final 15 minutes of play. The Red Dragons sewed up the win with four goals from four different players to open the fourth quarter before Little completed the scoring with a late free-position goal for the 20-9 final.

Cortland 20, Rochester 9

Team                 1-2-3-4       Final
Rochester          2-4-2-1            9
Cortland             7-3-6-4          20

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Rochester: Brooke Fiannaca 3-0, Grace Crochiere 2-1, Emma Little 2-0, Gracie Giannettino 1-3, Mia Perkell 1-0, Lucy Haggerty 0-1
Cortland: Toni Cashman 6-2, Lauren Hopsicker 6-2, Hannah Lorenzen 2-0, Shelby Meduski 2-0, Emily Goebel 1-1, Hannah Keech 1-0, Matisyn Schaut 1-0, Gabby Meager 1-0, Katie Goodrich 0-2, Rachel Janis 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Rochester: Ava Saffren, 7 saves (16 GA in 45:00), Sami Dinhofer, 1 saves (4 GA in 15:00)
Cortland: Paige Potter, 7 saves (9 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 35, Rochester 24
Ground Balls: Cortland 22, Rochester 16
Clears: Rochester 12-of-21, Cortland 15-of-16
Draw Controls: Cortland 20, Rochester 13
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Rochester 2
Turnovers: Rochester 19, Cortland 15

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-2 (ranked 21st nationally in Div. III); Rochester (Yellowjackets) 1-1