PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Eleven different players scored at least one goal as the nationally seventh-ranked St. John Fisher men's lacrosse team defeated 17th-ranked Cortland, 20-8, Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action. With the loss, the Red Dragons' record evened at 1-1, while the Cardinals improved to 2-0.

Graduate student Zak Jones (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach) paced the Cortland offense with three goals. Graduate student Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) netted two goals, junior Jason Chiodo (Hamburg) and freshman Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) each recorded one goal and one assist, freshman Joe DeLany (Camillus/West Genesee) scored a goal and sophomore Colton Smith (South Bristol/Penn Yan Academy) chipped in with an assist. The goals for Yancey and DeLany were the first of their careers.

Sophomore Travis Wagner (Penfield) started in goal for Cortland, making three saves in 25:17. Sophomore Evan Alfano (Webster/Webster Schroeder) turned aside three shots in 34:43. Senior Dominick Natale (Homer) recorded four ground balls and two caused turnovers, Jones secured three ground balls and graduate student Jacob Rivers (Homer) and junior Jake Smeader (Hamburg) each caused two turnovers. Freshman Jack O'Brien (Babylon) won 4-of-6 faceoffs.

Ian Evans led St. John Fisher with five goals. Nichols Miller recorded four goals and one assist. Jack Mulvihill tallied two goals and two assists, Jordan Depetres scored twice, Brennan O'Brien and Jordan Leuze notched one goal and one assist apiece and five others each netted a goal.

Goalie Ben Hammond stopped 10 shots in 54:04, before giving way to Brandon Moore, who made two saves in 5:56. Joe Post won 16-of-20 faceoffs and collected 13 ground balls, Logan Grom won 5-of-8 faceoffs and secured four ground balls and Hammond finished with four ground balls. 

St. John Fisher 20, Cortland 8

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                          1-2-3-4  Final
Cortland                      2-1-3-2      8
St. John Fisher           6-6-2-6     20

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Zak Jones 3-0, Brandon Stiles 2-0, Jason Chiodo 1-1, Caden Yancey 1-1, Joe DeLany 1-0, Colton Smith 0-1
St. John Fisher: Ian Evans 5-0, Nicholas Miller 4-1, Jack Mulvihill 2-2, Jordan Depetres 2-0, Brennan O'Brien 1-1, Jordan Leuze 1-1, Tyler Edinger 1-0, Matthew Kemmis 1-0, Timmy Salit 1-0, Jacob Gallina 1-0, Colin Blakeslee 1-0, Tucker O'Donnell 0-2, Samuel Miller 0-1, Matt Jeffries 0-1, Ethan Kesselring 0-1 

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 3 saves (11 GA in 25:17), Evan Alfano, 3 saves (9 GA in 34:43)
St. John Fisher: Ben Hammond, 10 saves (7 GA in 54:04), Brandon Moore, 2 saves (1 GA in 5:56)

Shots: St. John Fisher 49, Cortland 33
Ground Balls: St. John Fisher 38, Cortland 25
Turnovers: St. John Fisher 17, Cortland 16
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 9, St. John Fisher 9
Clears: Cortland 15-of-20, St. John Fisher 17-of-19
Faceoffs Won: St. John Fisher 21, Cortland 9
Penalties: St. John Fisher 3-3:00, Cortland 3-2:30,
Extra-Man Offense: St. John Fisher 2-3, Cortland 1-3

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-1 (ranked 17th nationally in Div. III); St. John Fisher (Cardinals) 2-0 (ranked 7th nationally in Div. III)