UTICA, N.Y. – The nationally 20th-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team erupted for 14 first-half goals in cruising to a 17-6 win at Utica University Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action. The Red Dragons improved to 5-3, while the Pioneers dropped to 4-3.
Graduate student
Hannah Keech (Penn Yan/Penn Yan Academy) and junior
Toni Cashman (East Moriches/Westhampton Beach) paced Cortland's offense with five goals with Cashman adding an assist. Senior
Rachel Janis (Laurel/Mattituck) tallied three goals and three assists, graduate student
Amy Hoeffner (Bay Shore) netted two goals, and sophomore
Nicole Iapoce (Highland) and freshman
Rachel Rempe (Aquebogue/Riverhead) each notched a goal. Senior
Madelyn Czyz (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) collected two assists, and graduate student
Lauren Hopsicker (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) added an assist.
Freshman goalie
Margaret Morgan (New Fairfield, CT) made three saves and scooped up three ground balls for the Red Dragons. Hoeffner won 10 draw controls, while Rempe secured three draws. Cashman, Czyz and junior
Julie Kadletz (Shoreham/Shoreham-Wading River) collected three ground balls apiece.
Samantha DeCondo led Utica with three goals. Grace Stuhlman scored twice, and Katie Crofoot contributed a goal. Goalie Breese Burlingame stopped 11 shots and collected two ground balls. Aana Blaszka finished with two ground balls and two caused turnovers. Mara Cunningham won three draws, and Alyssa Pisano and Ruby Ackerman each scooped up three ground balls.
The Red Dragons built an 8-2 lead after the opening quarter, which featured two goals each from Keech, Cashman and Janis. Keech and Cashman added two more goals in the second quarter as Cortland took a commanding 14-3 lead into the half. The teams traded the last six goals of the game with Iapoce completing the scoring with 1:27 on the clock for the 17-6 final.
Cortland 17, Utica 6
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 8-6-1-2 17
Utica 2-1-2-1 6
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Toni Cashman 5-1,
Hannah Keech 5-0,
Rachel Janis 3-3,
Amy Hoeffner 2-0,
Rachel Rempe 1-0,
Nicole Iapoce 1-0,
Madelyn Czyz 0-2,
Lauren Hopsicker 0-1
Utica: Samantha DeCondo 3-0, Grace Stuhlman 2-0, Katie Crofoot 1-0
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Margaret Morgan, 3 saves (6 GA in 60:00)
Utica: Breese Burlingame, 11 saves (17 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 37, Utica 12
Ground Balls: Utica 22, Cortland 19
Clears: Cortland 10-for-10, Utica 9-for-10
Draw Controls: Cortland 18, Utica 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 2, Utica 2
Turnovers: Utica 16, Cortland 7
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 5-3 (ranked 20th nationally in Div. III); Utica (Pioneers) 4-3
