CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Clarkson women's lacrosse team erased a one-goal fourth-quarter deficit with a three-goal run and forced a turnover in the closing seconds in earning an 11-10 victory over nationally 12th-ranked Cortland Saturday afternoon in a non-conference game at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons dropped to 0-2. The Golden Knights improved to 2-0.

Graduate student Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) paced Cortland offensively with six points on four goals and two assists. Sophomore Toni Cashman (East Moriches/Westhampton Beach) tallied two goals and an assist. Senior Amy Hoeffner (Bay Shore) recorded a goal and an assist, seniors Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy), Katie Goodrich (Jordan/Jordan-Elbridge) and Lauren Hopsicker (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) each netted a goal, and junior Madelynn Czyz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) added an assist.

Graduate student goalie Paige Potter (Cortland) stopped eight shots and secured five ground balls for the Red Dragons. Hoeffner contributed five ground balls and three caused turnovers, and Keech finished with four draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers. Lorenzen won seven draws and caused two turnovers, while Czyz secured four draws.

Sophomore Madelynn Barnum (Ballston Lake/Ballston Spa) led Clarkson with four goals. Junior Julia Lavarnway (Watertown) registered three goals and an assist, senior Sydney Roderick (Watertown/South Jefferson) totaled five points on two goals and three assists, senior Mia Petrone (Penfield) had one goal and one assist and sophomore Hailey Millington (Rome/Rome Free Academy) netted a goal.

Senior goalie Sydney Christiansen (Ballston Spa/Albany Academy) made 13 saves and collected three ground balls. Barnum secured eight draws and four ground balls. Roderick chipped in with three ground balls and two caused turnovers, and graduate student Natalie Farnett (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and junior McKenzie Tikalsky (Lee Center/Rome Free Academy) each scooped up three ground balls.

Clarkson built three-goal leads three times in the game, the last being an 8-5 advantage at the 9:03 mark of the third quarter. The Red Dragons rallied to tie the game at 8-8 after 45 minutes of play and took a 9-8 lead one minute into the fourth quarter on Lorenzen's fourth goal of the game. The Golden Knights strung together three goals in just over a two-minute span to grab an 11-9 lead with 7:05 left in the game. Goodrich brought Cortland to within 11-10 with a goal at 3:52 off an assist from Lorenzen.

The Red Dragons won the ensuing draw control, but Christiansen denied Keech's bid to tie the game. After a good clear by Clarkson, Potter came up with a stop at 2:22, but Cortland turned the ball over with just over a minute to play. The Golden Knights worked a good clear and attempted to run out the clock, but Lorenzen forced a turnover with 15.7 seconds on the clock. After a Cortland timeout, the Red Dragons cleared the ball, but Hagberg forced a turnover just inside the restraining line that led to a Clarkson ground ball, sealing the 11-10 victory.

Clarkson 11, Cortland 10

Team                 1-2-3-4       Final
Clarkson            1-5-2-3          11
Cortland             2-2-4-2            8

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Clarkson: Madelynn Barnum 4-0, Julia Lavarnway 3-1, Sydney Roderick 2-3, Mia Petrone 1-1, Hailey Millington 1-0, Grace Hagberg 0-1, Sofie Mangino 0-1
Cortland: Hannah Lorenzen 4-2, Toni Cashman 2-1, Amy Hoeffner 1-1, Lauren Hopsicker 1-0, Hannah Keech 1-0, Katie Goodrich 1-0, Madelyn Czyz 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Clarkson: Sydney Christiansen, 13 saves (10 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Paige Potter, 8 saves (11 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 41, Clarkson 26
Ground Balls: Cortland 23, Clarkson 21
Clears: Clarkson 17-of-23, Cortland 15-of-21
Draw Controls: Cortland 15, Clarkson 10
Caused Turnovers: Clarkson 11, Cortland 10
Turnovers: Clarkson 18, Cortland 16

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 0-2 (ranked 12th nationally in Div. III); Clarkson (Golden Knights) 2-0