CORTLAND, N.Y. – Seven different players scored goals as the Cortland women's soccer team opened its season with a commanding 8-0 victory versus Delhi Thursday night in non-conference action at Holloway Field.

Sophomore Katie Cosenza (Stony Point/Ward Melville) led the Red Dragon offense with two goals and an assist. Graduate students Jaden Galluzzo (Commack) and Jayden Kelley, juniors Simone Neivel (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and Kayla Valerioti (Oakdale/Connetquot), sophomore Isabella Auth (Mount Sinai) and freshman Julia DeTurris (Hicksville) each tallied a goal. Juniors Liz Allen (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) and Bella Casucci (Smithtown/Smithtown West) collected assists.

Sophomore goalie Kristen Spendal (Dumont, NJ) played the first half for Cortland in her first action as a Red Dragon and did not face a shot on goal. Freshman Jessica Daymond (Queens/Channel View School for Research) played the second half and also did not see a shot on the frame. Sophomore Andraya Hunt (Cohoes) made five saves in 74:55 for the Broncos before giving way to sophomore Julia Ruppert (Franklin Square/H. Frank Carey), who made one save and did not allow a goal over the final 15:05.

The Red Dragons built a 6-0 lead after the first half. Neivel opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a one-time shot at the right post off a cross from the left. Galluzzo made it a 2-0 game 52 seconds later when she converted a penalty kick. Cosenza then netted back-to-back goals. She scored on a header in the 17th minute and sent a shot inside the right post after a Delhi turnover just over two minutes later. Auth's shot into the upper left corner in the 25th minute pushed the lead to 5-0 before Kelley scored from the center of the box inside the right post 1:39 before the half.

Valerioti converted a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, and DeTurris tallied her first collegiate goal in the 75th minute when she beat Hunt one-on-one after a Bronco turnover to complete the scoring. Delhi nearly spoiled the shutout in the 81st minute, but freshman Shaniyah Myers (North Babylon) put a 20-yard shot over an open goal after a Cortland turnover.

Cortland 8, Delhi 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Delhi: no scoring
Cortland: Katie Cosenza 2-1, Simone Neivel 1-0, Jaden Galluzzo 1-0, Isabella Auth 1-0, Jayden Kelley 1-0, Kayla Valerioti 1-0, Julia DeTurris 1-0, Liz Allen 0-1, Bella Casucci 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 6, Delhi 0
Shots: Cortland 27, Delhi 2
Corner Kicks: Cortland 8, Delhi 3
Fouls: Cortland 9, Delhi 6
Saves: Andraya Hunt (Delhi) 5 saves (8 GA in 74:55), Julia Ruppert (Delhi) 1 save (0 GA in 15:05), 1 Team save; Kristen Spendal (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 45:00), Jessica Daymond (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 45:00)

Record after game: Delhi (Broncos) 0-1; Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-0