CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland men's hockey team scored the last three goals of the game and skated to a 4-1 victory versus Neumann in non-conference action Saturday night at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons improved to 9-2. The Knights fell to 5-6.
Senior
Sutter Donegan (Cicero/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) led Cortland with a pair of goals. Seniors
John Kuhl (Essex Fells, NJ/Boston Jr. Rangers) and
Nate Berke (Williamsville/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) each netted a goal. Senior
Geordan Buffoline (Ballston Spa/Vermont Lumberjacks), junior
Domenic Settimo (East Meadow/P.A.L. Junior Islanders) and sophomores
Evan Beaudry (Mississauga, ON/Kemptville 73s),
Nick Serio (Bayville/P.A.L. Junior Islanders) and Stephen Kyrlostas (Selden/Johnstown Tomahawks) collected one assist apiece. Senior goalie
Jack Riedell (Greensboro, NC/Charlotte Rush) made 30 saves in improving his record to 5-0 on the season.
Senior Tyler Kulas (Janesville, WI/Hudson Havoc) scored Neumann's goal. Sophomore Tony Andrews (St. Louis, MO/Philadelphia Little Flyers) recorded an assist. Sophomore goalie Logan Gorbitz (Superior, CO/Richmond Generals) registered 31 saves.
Donegan gave Cortland a 1-0 lead at 8:20 of the opening period, scoring into an open net on the left side off a pass across the slot from Beaudry.
After a scoreless second period, Kulas tied the game at 4:47 of the third period when he poked in a loose puck on the left side of the crease. Kuhl scored the game winner just under four minutes later, intercepting a clearing pass along the left boards and scoring with a shot through traffic.
Donegan's second goal, coming on a one-time shot from the high slot after a Buffoline face-off win, at 16:25 put the Red Dragons up 3-1. Neumann pulled Gorbitz for an extra skater late in the game, but Berke sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 19:30 for the 4-1 final.
Cortland 4, Neumann 1
Score by periods:
Neumann 0-0-1 1
Cortland 1-0-3 4
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Neumann: Tyler Kulas 1-0, Tony Andrews 0-1
Cortland:
Sutter Donegan 2-0,
John Kuhl 1-0,
Nate Berke 1-0,
Evan Beaudry 0-1,
Nick Serio 0-1,
Geordan Buffoline 0-1,
Domenic Settimo 0-1,
Stephen Kyrkostas 0-1
Saves: Logan Gorbitz (Neumann) 31 saves (3 GA in 58:27), Empty Net 1 GA in 1:33;
Jack Riedell (Cortland) 30 saves (1 GA in 60:00)
Shots on Goal: Cortland 35 (11-13-11), Neumann 31 (11-9-11)
Penalties: Cortland 0-0:00, Neumann 0-0:00
Power Play: Neumann 0-0, Cortland 0-0
Records after game: Neumann (Knights) 5-6, Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-2