CORTLAND, N.Y. – Junior Matt Solleder (Ramsey, NJ/Don Bosco Prep) scored a game-high five goals to lead the Scranton men's lacrosse team to a 13-11 victory over nationally 17th-ranked Cortland Saturday afternoon in non-conference action. The Red Dragons fell to 1-2 with the loss, while the Royals evened their record at 2-2.

Senior Pat Doyen (Miller Place) led Cortland with six points on three goals and three assists. Graduate student Zak Jones (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach) scored three goals, graduate student Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) tallied two goals and one assist, and junior Jason Chiodo (Hamburg), sophomore Liam Ford (New Fairfield, CT) and freshman Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) each netted a goal. Senior Troy Morris (Long Beach) recorded two assists.

Sophomore goalie Travis Wagner (Penfield) stopped 14 shots for Cortland. Senior Dominick Natale (Homer) collected six ground balls and caused three turnovers. Junior Jake Smeader (Hamburg) and sophomore Matt Amato (Kingston/Millbrook School) each scooped up four ground balls, and Stiles and Yancey had two caused turnovers apiece.

Sophomore Chris Crapanzano (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) added three goals for Scranton. Senior Mike Bouhall (Lynbrook) finished with two goals and two assists, senior Finn Duignan (Wantagh) netted two goals and junior Mitchell Kozak (Floral Park) recorded five points on on goal and four assists.

Freshman goalie Evan Rosa (Weehawken, NJ/Pennington School) made 17 saves. Freshman A.J. Perkell (Valley Stream) won 17-of-26 faceoffs and collected three ground balls. Senior Collin Pierce (Chatham, NJ) secured five ground balls, and sophomore Andrew Lord (Havertown, PA/Haverford) contributed three ground balls and two caused turnovers.

In a game in which neither team owned more than a two-goal lead, the outcome came down to the final minutes. The Red Dragons led, 5-3, after the first quarter, but the Royals grabbed a 7-6 lead at the half. Scranton maintained the one-goal lead, 11-10, after three quarters.

Solleder's fifth goal of the game at 13:42 of the fourth quarter put the Royals up, 12-10. Ford pulled Cortland to within 12-11 with his first career goal as a Red Dragon at the 7:20 mark. Late in the game, the Red Dragons held possession but turned the ball over with 1:29 to play. After a Scranton timeout, Crapanzano scored into an open goal with 43 seconds left as Cortland worked to double the ball. The Red Dragons won the ensuing faceoff and turned the ball over with 24 seconds on the clock. A late turnover by the Royals led to a final Cortland shot that was denied as the Royals clinched the 13-11 win.

Scranton 13, Cortland 11

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                 1-2-3-4  Final
Scranton            3-4-4-2    13
Cortland             5-1-4-1    11

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Scranton: Matt Solleder 5-0, Chris Crapanzano 3-0, Mike Bouhall 2-2, Finn Duignan 2-0, Mitchell Kozak 1-4
Cortland: Pat Doyen 3-3, Zak Jones 3-0, Brandon Stiles 2-1, Jason Chiodo 1-0, Caden Yancey 1-0, Liam Ford 1-0, Troy Morris 0-2

Goalkeepers:
Scranton: Evan Rosa, 17 saves (11 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 14 saves (13 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 46, Scranton 44
Ground Balls: Cortland 38, Scranton 25
Turnovers: Scranton 24, Cortland 17
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Scranton 5
Clears: Cortland 25-of-29, Scranton 20-of-32
Faceoffs Won: Scranton 18, Cortland 10
Penalties: Cortland 5-3:00, Scranton 4-3:30
Extra-Man Offense: Scranton 2-5, Cortland 2-4

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-2 (ranked 17th in Div. III), Scranton (Royals) 2-2