POTSDAM, N.Y. – The nationally 21st-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team roared out to an 11-0 lead after the first 15 minutes of play and earned a 19-1 victory at Potsdam Wednesday afternoon in SUNYAC play. The Red Dragons improved to 12-4 overall with their 11th win in a row and 8-0 in the conference and clinched the top seed in the upcoming six-team league tournament with one game remaining. The Bears fell to 6-9 and 1-7.
In the win, graduate student
Hannah Lorenzen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) tallied five points on two goals and three assists to become the 18th player in program history to reach 200 career points. Lorenzen increased her totals to 203 points on 158 goals and 45 assists.
Senior
Lauren Hopsicker (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) finished with three goals and an assist for Cortland. Senior
Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy), junior
Matisyn Schaut (Syracuse/West Genesee) and freshman
Nicole Iapoce (Clintondale/Highland) each scored twice, while junior
Rachel Janis (Laurel/Mattituck) recorded one goal and two assists, and senior
Katie Goodrich (Jordan/Jordan-Elbridge) and juniors
Madelyn Czyz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and
Sydney Stamboly (Rome/Rome Free Academy) contributed one goal and one assist.
Senior
Amy Hoeffner (Bay Shore), sophomore
Toni Cashman (East Moriches/Westhampton Beach) and freshmen
Gabby Meager (Syracuse/West Genesee) and
Briana Natoli (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) added a goal for the Red Dragons. Seniors
Hailey DeMott (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) and
Shelby Meduski (East Quogue/Westhampton Beach), sophomore
Danielle Regan (Brewster) and freshman
Eva Kloepfer (Syracuse/West Genesee) each collected an assist.
Graduate student
Paige Potter (Cortland) started in goal for Cortland, making two saves and collecting two ground balls in 48:32. Janis played the final 11:28 in the cage and did not face a shot on goal. Keech and Czyz each contributed four caused turnovers and two ground balls. Lorenzen won four draws, Hoeffner secured three draws and Stamboly caused two turnovers.
Lindsey LaDue scored Potsdam's goal late in the second quarter to end a Red Dragon 13-0 run to begin the game. Anita Reitano assisted on the goal.
Netta Terrance started in goal for the Bears, making eight saves through three quarters. Rachel Orzel did not stop a shot over the final 15 minutes. LaDue added three ground balls, three draws and two caused turnovers, and Calena Rodriguez finished with three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Cortland 19, Potsdam 1
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 11-3-2-3 19
Potsdam 0-1-0-0 1
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Lauren Hopsicker 3-1,
Hannah Lorenzen 2-3,
Hannah Keech 2-0,
Nicole Iapoce 2-0,
Matisyn Schaut 2-0,
Rachel Janis 1-2,
Madelyn Czyz 1-1,
Sydney Stamboly 1-1,
Katie Goodrich 1-1,
Toni Cashman 1-0,
Gabby Meager 1-0,
Amy Hoeffner 1-0,
Briana Natoli 1-0,
Shelby Meduski 0-1,
Hailey DeMott 0-1,
Danielle Regan 0-1,
Eva Kloepfer 0-1
Potsdam: Lindsey LaDue 1-0, Anita Reitano 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Paige Potter, 2 saves (1 GA in 48:32),
Rachel Janis, 0 saves (0 GA in 11:28)
Potsdam: Netta Terrance, 8 saves (16 GA in 45:00), Rachel Orzel, 0 saves (3 GA in 15:00)
Shots: Cortland 30, Potsdam 6
Ground Balls: Cortland 24, Potsdam 13
Clears: Cortland 13-of-13, Potsdam 6-of-21
Draw Controls: Cortland 12, Potsdam 9
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 17, Potsdam 6
Turnovers: Potsdam 24, Cortland 16
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 12-4, 8-0 SUNYAC (ranked 21st nationally in Div. III); Potsdam (Bears) 6-9, 1-7 SUNYAC
