CHESTERTOWN, MD – Twenty different players picked up at least one point as the Cortland men's lacrosse team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 21-4 victory at Washington College Sunday afternoon. The Shoremen fell to 4-2.

Current Cortland head coach Steve Beville was a two-time Div. III Defenseman of the Year at Washington College and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Senior Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) led 14 Red Dragon goal scorers with four. Senior Dante Yacavone (Homer) recorded two goals and one assist, and senior Jason Chiodo (Hamburg), sophomore Klay Stuver (Fairport) and freshman Caden Blandford (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) each netted two goals.

Senior Troy Morris (Long Beach) registered a game-high five points on one goal and four assists. Sophomore Kole Stuver (Fairport) scored a career-best four points on a goal and three assists. Seniors Dominick Natale (Homer) and Luke Morris (North Rockland), junior Bobby Kratochvil (Setauket/Ward Melville), sophomores Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius), Zach Perlett (Poughquag/Iona Prep) and Joe DeLany (Camillus/West Genesee) and freshman Nathan Nagengast (Bay Shore) each chipped in with a goal for the Red Dragons.

Junior Travis Wagner (Penfield) started in goal for Cortland, making 13 saves in 48:30. Senior Matt Stento (Bethlehem) played the final 11:30, stopping one shot and adding an assist. Sophomore Owen Neubauer (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) won 14-of-21 faceoffs and scooped up seven ground balls. Yacavone, Chiodo and senior Justin Wainwright (Homer) collected three ground balls apiece.

Ewan Temple scored two goals for the Shoremen. Tyler Bishop and Luke Brennan each notched a goal, and Connor Garrison and Ben Dickinson recorded an assist.

Cole Corrigan started in goal, turning aside 13 shots through three quarters. Will Charvala, Robert Eigenrauch and Hunter Shank split time in goal in the fourth quarter with Charvala making three saves. TC White caused three turnovers and collected three ground balls.

Washington College held a 2-1 lead just before the midway point of the first quarter before Cortland strung together 10 straight goals spanning the first and second quarters in building an 11-3 lead at the half. The teams traded the first two goals of the third quarter, and the Red Dragons closed the game with nine consecutive goals for the 21-4 final.

Cortland 21, Washington College 4

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                          1-2-3-4  Final
Cortland                      6-5-5-5     21
Washington College    2-1-1-0       4

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Tyler Starrett 4-0, Dante Yacavone 2-1, Jason Chiodo 2-0, Klay Stuver 2-0, Caden Blandford 2-0, Troy Morris 1-4, Kole Stuver 1-3, Caden Yancey 1-0, Dominick Natale 1-0, Luke Morris 1-0, Bobby Kratochvil 1-0, Zach Perlett 1-0, Joe DeLany 1-0, Nathan Nagengast 1-0, Ryan Smith 0-2, Ryan Scanlon 0-1, Dino Bowen 0-1, Tristan Triolo 0-1, Jono Arena 0-1, Matt Stento 0-1
Washington College: Ewan Temple 2-0, Tyler Bishop 1-0, Luke Brennan 1-0, Connor Garrison 0-1, Ben Dickinson 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 13 saves (4 GA in 48:30), Matt Stento, 1 save (0 GA in 11:30)
Washington College: Cole Corrigan, 13 saves (16 GA in 45:00), Will Charvala, 3 saves (5 GA in 8:56), Robert Eigenrauch, 0 saves (0 GA in 4:18), Hunter Shank, 0 saves (0 GA in 1:46)

Shots: Cortland 48, Washington College 39
Ground Balls: Cortland 38, Washington College 28
Turnovers: Washington College 19, Cortland 14
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 6, Washington College 5
Clears: Cortland 20-of-23, Washington College 16-of-20
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 17, Washington College 11
Penalties: Cortland 12-10:00, Washington College 0-0:00
Extra-Man Offense: Washington College 1-11, Cortland 0-0

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 4-0, Washington College (Shoremen) 4-2