CORTLAND, N.Y. – Fifteen different players scored goals as the Cortland men's lacrosse team improved to 9-6 overall and 5-0 in the SUNYAC with a 23-4 win versus New Paltz in conference action Saturday afternoon at the Stadium Complex.
Seniors
Troy Morris (Long Beach) and
Christopher Dovi (Cortland) led Cortland with three goals each, with Morris also adding two assists. Senior
Dante Yacavone (Homer) tallied two goals and two assists, graduate student
Zak Jones (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach) recorded two goals and an assist, while graduate student
Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) and junior
Sean Barrett (Lynbrook) netted two goals apiece.
Sophomore
Colton Smith (South Bristol/Penn Yan Academy) contributed one goal and three assists, junior
Jason Chiodo (Hamburg) finished with one goal and two assists, and freshmen
Kole Stuver (Fairport) and
Christian Nester (Johnson City) each chipped in with a goal and an assist. Junior
Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow), sophomore
Bradley Cunningham (Syracuse/West Genesee) and freshmen
Tristan Triolo (Northport),
Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) and
Ryan Scanlon (Cornelius, NC/William Amos Hough) added goals.
Sophomore
Travis Wagner (Penfield) started in goal for the Red Dragons, stopping three shots in 37:14. Junior
Matt Stento (Bethlehem) made two saves in 10:30. Sophomore
Evan Alfano (Webster/Webster Schroeder) did not record a save in 6:56, and freshman
Owen Folkwein (Avon, CT) did not register a save over the final 5:20.
Freshman
Owen Neubauer (Monroe-Monroe-Woodbury) won 9-of-13 faceoffs and collected three ground balls. Freshman
Jack O'Brien (Babylon) won all four of his faceoffs and scooped up three ground balls. Freshman
Richie Finn (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) was successful on 4-of-6 faceoffs, while junior
Jake DiBenedetto (Lynbrook) won 2-of-3 faceoffs. Stuver, Dovi and senior
Justin Wainwright each secured four ground balls, and nine different players caused a turnover.
Freshman James Flanagan (New City/Clarkstown North) recorded a goal and an assist for the Hawks (2-10, 0-5 SUNYAC). Juniors Aidan Gregory (Ballston Spa), Thomas Armetta (West Islip) and Deacon Hill (Elbridge/Jordan-Elbridge) each netted a goal.
Sophomore goalie Ryan Steinhart (Hauppauge) turned aside 20 shots. Sophomore Tim Russell (Wantagh/Seaford) collected five ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Cortland 23, New Paltz 4
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
New Paltz 1-0-1-2 4
Cortland 5-7-5-6 23
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
New Paltz: James Flanagan 1-1, Aidan Gregory 1-0, Thomas Armetta 1-0, Deacon Hill 1-0
Cortland:
Troy Morris 3-2,
Christopher Dovi 3-0,
Dante Yacavone 2-2,
Zak Jones 2-1,
Brandon Stiles 2-0,
Sean Barrett 2-0,
Colton Smith 1-3,
Jason Chiodo 1-2,
Kole Stuver 1-1,
Christian Nester 1-1,
Tristan Triolo 1-0,
Caden Yancey 1-0,
Ryan Scanlon 1-0,
Bradley Cunningham 1-0,
Tyler Starrett 1-0
Goalkeepers:
New Paltz: Ryan Steinhart, 20 saves (23 GA in 60:00)
Cortland:
Travis Wagner, 3 saves (1 GA in 37:14),
Matt Stento, 2 saves (1 GA in 10:30),
Evan Alfano, 0 saves (1 GA in 6:56),
Owen Folkwein, 0 saves (1 GA in 5:20)
Shots: Cortland 68, New Paltz 25
Ground Balls: Cortland 50, New Paltz 27
Turnovers: New Paltz 25, Cortland 14
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 9, New Paltz 2
Clears: Cortland 14-of-15, New Paltz 14-of-25
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 21, New Paltz 9
Penalties: New Paltz 4-4:00, Cortland 4-3:00
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-5, New Paltz 1-4
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-6, 5-0 SUNYAC, New Paltz (Hawks), 2-10, 0-5 SUNYAC
