OSWEGO, N.Y. – The nationally 23rd-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team held Oswego scoreless for the first 29 minutes, 14 seconds of the game in building a big lead on its way to a 17-4 SUNYAC victory Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons won their eighth consecutive game, improving their record to 9-4 overall and 6-0 in the conference. The Lakers fell to 4-9 and 3-3.
Graduate student
Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) led nine Cortland goal scorers with a game-high four. Senior
Lauren Hopsicker (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) tallied three goals and one assist. Sophomore
Toni Cashman (East Moriches/Westhampton Beach) finished with two goals and two assists, and senior
Amy Hoeffner (Bay Shore) and freshman
Gabby Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) each netted two goals.
Senior
Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Academy) and junior
Matisyn Schaut (Syracuse/West Genesee) recorded one goal and one assist apiece for the Red Dragons. Freshmen
Nicole Iapoce (Clintondale/Highland) and
Eva Kloepfer (Syracuse/West Genesee) each scored the first goal of her career, while graduate student
Emily Goebel (Penfield) and sophomore
Danielle Regan (Brewster) chipped in with an assist.
Graduate student
Paige Potter (Cortland) turned aside eight shots in goal for Cortland. Hoeffner added four ground balls and four draw controls, Lorenzen contributed three ground balls and three draws, graduate student
Kayla Sweeney (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) finished with three ground balls and two caused turnovers and sophomore
Holly Wright (Huntington) caused two turnovers.
Isabella Lembo scored two fourth-quarter goals, Logan Castiglione tallied one goal and two assists, Shae McConnell netted a goal and Madison recorded an assist for Oswego.
Goalie Sarah Kamide made 10 saves. Sela Wiley scooped up six ground balls and won six draws, Castiglione, Davis and Julia Quirk each secured three ground balls.
Cortland 17, Oswego 4
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 3-8-3-3 17
Oswego 0-1-0-3 4
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Hannah Lorenzen 4-0,
Lauren Hopsicker 3-1,
Toni Cashman 2-2,
Gabby Meager 2-0,
Amy Hoeffner 2-0,
Hannah Keech 1-1,
Matisyn Schaut 1-1,
Nicole Iapoce 1-0,
Eva Kloepfer 1-0,
Emily Goebel 0-1,
Danielle Regan 0-1
Oswego: Isabella Lembo 2-0, Logan Castiglione 1-2, Shae McConnell 1-0, Madison Davis 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Paige Potter, 8 saves (4 GA in 60:00)
Oswego: Sarah Kamide, 10 saves (17 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 27, Oswego 16
Ground Balls: Cortland 23, Oswego 22
Clears: Cortland 15-of-17, Oswego 9-of-14
Draw Controls: Cortland 13, Oswego 10
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Oswego 2
Turnovers: Oswego 16, Cortland 11
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons)97-4, 6-0 SUNYAC (ranked 23rd nationally in Div. III); Oswego (Lakers) 4-9, 3-3 SUNYAC
