CORTLAND, N.Y. –
Lily Fox (Northport) scored two goals and
Jamie Snyder (North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse) each scored once as the nationally 18th-ranked Cortland field hockey team opened the 2022 season with a 4-0 win over visiting Marywood University.
Cortland outshot the Pacers, 28-1, and held a 21-1 advantage in penalty corners, yet the game was still in question until the Red Dragons scored twice in the final 10 minutes. Marywood goalie Rachel Yohn registered 15 saves and the Pacers' Klaira Bievenour added two defensive saves. Cortland goalie
Emma Morgan (Whitney Point), in her first collegiate game, did not have to record any saves to notch the shutout.
Fox put Cortland on the board three minutes into the second quarter. On a penalty corner play an initial shot from the right side was blocked, and after a battle by both teams in front of the cage Fox poked home the loose ball. Cortland's lead grew to 2-0 just under five minutes into the third quarter. Yohn turned aside a shot before Snyder knocked in the rebound.
The Red Dragons had a chance to extend the lead with 14 seconds left in the third, but Yohn made a save after Cortland was awarded a penalty stroke. With 9:16 remaining in the game Cortland converted on a penalty corner to take a 3-0 lead.
Hanna Corrigan (Barneveld/Holland Patent) took a shot from the top of the circle after the initial corner insert and Rice redirected the ball into the cage.
Fox closed the scoring with 3:41 left when she was led on a break off a pass from
Keirra Ettere (Mahopac/Lakeland), dribbled into the circle and blasted in a shot.
Cortland hosts the University of Rochester in a non-league game next Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m.
Cortland 4, Marywood 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Marywood: no scoring
Cortland:
Lily Fox 2-0,
Madison Rice 1-0,
Jamie Snyder 1-0,
Hanna Corrigan 0-1,
Keirra Ettere 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 1, Marywood 0
Shots: Cortland 18, Marywood 1
Penalty Corners: Cortland 21, Marywood 1
Saves: Rachel Yohn (Marywood) 15 saves (4 GA in 60:00);
Emma Morgan (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 60:00)
Record after game: Marywood (Pacers) 0-1, Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-0
