AMHERST, MASS. -- The nationally third-ranked Middlebury men's soccer team scored four unanswered goals spanning the first and second halves in earning a come-from-behind 4-2 win against sixth-ranked Cortland Saturday afternoon in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs hosted by Amherst College. The Red Dragons concluded the season with a 16-3-3 record and tied for ninth nationally. The Panthers improved to 15-1-4.

Junior Cade Denlinger (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown Area) scored both goals for Cortland. Sophomore goalie Jordan Ott (Fort Worth, TX/Southwest Christian) registered three saves.

Kyle Nilsson netted two goals for Middlebury. Gavin Rudolph and Will Sawin each scored a goal, Jordan Saint-Louis recorded two assists and Colin Dugan and Eujin Chae picked up an assist. Goalie Ryan Grady made eight saves.

Denlinger put Cortland in front in the 26th minute, drilling a shot into the upper right corner on a loose ball from the left side of the box. He made it a 2-0 game in the 33rd minute, bending a free kick from a sharp angle on the right side inside the far post. The Panthers cut the Cortland lead to 2-1 in the 36th minute on Nilsson's first goal and tied the game just 54 seconds before the half on Nilsson's second score.

Randolph scored the game winner in the 70th minute, and Sawin added a goal with one second remaining n regulation for the 4-2 final. 
 
Middlebury 4, Cortland 2

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Middlebury: Kyle Nilsson 2-0, Gavin Rudolph 1-0, Will Sawin 1-0, Jordan Saint-Louis 0-2, Colin Dugan 0-1, Eujin Chae 0-1
Cortland: Cade Denlinger 2-0

Halftime: Cortland 2, Middlebury 2
Shots: Cortland 14, Middlebury 11
Corner Kicks: Middlebury 5, Cortland 4
Fouls: Middlebury 18, Cortland 12
Saves: Ryan Grady (Middlebury) 8 saves (2 GA in 90:00); Jordan Ott (Cortland) 3 saves (4 GA in 90:00)

Record after game: Middlebury (Panthers) 15-1-4 (ranked third in Div. III); Cortland (Red Dragons) 16-3-3 (ranked sixth nationally in Div. III)