DALLAS, PA. – The nationally 18th-ranked Cortland field hockey team broke open a close game with five second-half goals in earning a 7-0 victory at Misericordia Friday night in non-conference play. The Red Dragons improved to 3-0, while the Cougars dropped to 2-2.

Senior Lily Fox (Northport) paced the Cortland offense with two goals and two assists, and sophomore Keirra Ettere (Mahopac/Lakeland) also scored twice. Sophomore Hanna Corrigan (Barneveld/Holland Patent) tallied one goal and one assist, sophomore Jamie Snyder (North Syracuse/Cicero-North Syracuse) added a goal, freshman Molly Miller (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) scored her first career goal and junior Madison Rice (Greene/Greene Central) and sophomore Sydney Reinisch (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) each collected an assist.

Freshman goalie Emma Morgan (Whitney Point) made two saves for the Red Dragons in recording her second shutout of the season. Goalie Taylor Deiter registered eight saves for Misericordia.

Ettere scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at the 9:21 mark of the opening quarter. Fox's first goal 30 seconds into the second quarter made it a 2-0 game at the half. The Red Dragons took control of the game with three third-quarter goals, one each from Ettere, Snyder and Corrigan. Miller pushed the lead to 6-0 at 52:05, and Fox capped the scoring just over two minutes later for the 7-0 final.
 
Cortland 7, Misericordia 0

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Lily Fox 2-2, Keirra Ettere 2-0, Hanna Corrigan 1-1, Jamie Snyder 1-0, Molly Miller 1-0, Madison Rice 0-1, Sydney Reinisch 0-1
Misericordia: no scoring

Halftime: Cortland 2, Misericordia 0
Shots: Cortland 28, Misericordia 3
Penalty Corners: Cortland 13, Misericordia 1
Saves: Taylor Deiter (Misericordia) 8 saves (7 GA in 60:00); Emma Morgan (Cortland) 2 saves (0 GA in 60:00)

Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-0 (ranked 18th nationally in Div. III), Misericordia (Cougars) 2-2