OSWEGO, N.Y. – The nationally 13th-ranked Cortland men's soccer team opened up a 5-0 lead at the half and earned a 5-2 win at Oswego Saturday afternoon in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons improved to 5-3-2 overall and 1-0-2 in the conference, while the Lakers dropped to 1-4-1 and 0-2.

Junior Jack Coleman (Newark Valley/Maine-Endwell) recorded a hat trick to pace the Cortland offense. Junior Mateo Marra (Ossining) tallied a goal and two assists, sophomore Matt Shultz (Oneonta) registered a goal and an assist and junior Marco Cottone (Syosset) chipped in with two assists. Freshman goalie Luke van Galen (Georgetown,MA) made five saves.

Kieran Gilroy and Brendan Murphy scored goals for Oswego. Zach Ward picked up an assist. Matt D'Arpino and Andrew Bourjollu split time in goal with neither making a save.

Coleman notched three of Cortland's first four goals, scoring in the 16th, 23rd and 38th minutes. Marra's goal came in the 21st minute, and Shultz netted his goal 1:58 before halftime. Gilroy scored in the 68th minute before Murphy tallied his goal in the 71st minute for the 5-2 final.

Cortland 5, Oswego 2

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Jack Coleman 3-0, Mateo Marra 1-2, Matt Shultz 1-1, Marco Cottone 0-2
Oswego: Kieran Gilroy 1-0, Brendan Murphy 1-0, Zach Ward 0-1

Halftime: Cortland 5, Oswego 0
Shots: Oswego 15, Cortland 13
Corner Kicks: Oswego 4, Cortland 3
Fouls: Cortland 10, Oswego 10
Saves: Luke van Galen (Cortland) 5 saves (2 GA in 90:00); Matt D'Arpino (Oswego) 0 saves (5 GA in 45:00), Andre Bourjollu (Oswego) 0 saves (0 GA in 45:00)

Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-3-2, 1-0-2 SUNYAC (ranked 13th nationally in Div. III), Oswego (Lakers) 1-4-1, 0-2 SUNYAC)