SCRANTON, PA. – Ten different players scored goals as the Cortland men's lacrosse team defeated Scranton, 21-14, Sunday afternoon in a game postponed one day due to inclement weather. The Red Dragons improved to 2-0 with the win, while the Royals dropped to 2-2.

Senior Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) led the Cortland offense with a career-high six goals. Senior Troy Morris (Long Beach) scored four goals, senior Dante Yacavone (Homer) tallied two goals and an assist and sophomores Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) and Ryan Smith (Est Islip) each scored two goals.

Senior Jason Chiodo (Hamburg), sophomore Ryan Scanlon (Cornelius, NC/William Amos Hough) and freshman Nathan Nagengast (Bay Shore) recorded one goal and one assist for the Red Dragons. Sophomores Klay Stuver (Fairport) and Rich Finn (LaGrange/Arlington) netted one goal, while junior Bobby Kratochvil (Setauket/Ward Melville) and freshman Colin Doyle (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) chipped in with an assist.

Junior goalie Travis Wagner (Penfield) made 12 saves and collected four ground balls in 59:53 for the Red Dragons before giving way to senior Matt Stento (Bethlehem), who did not face a shot on goal over the final 1:07. Sophomore Owen Neubauer (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) won 11 faceoffs and scooped up eight ground balls, and Finn won 10-of-16 faceoffs and secured four ground balls. Senior Dominick Natale (Homer) recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers, and Yancey collected four ground balls.

Matthew McAree paced the Scranton offense with four goals. Mitchell Kozak scored a team-high five points on two goals and three assists. Matt Solleder tallied two goals and an assist, Kyle Holmes scored twice and Seamus O'Callaghan registered a goal and an assist. Christopher Crapan, Joe Boyle and Liam Sayre each netted a goal.

Goalie Evan Rosa turned aside 14 shots. Crapan won nine faceoffs, while A.J. Perkell won eight faceoffs. Zachariah Palinkas finished with four ground balls and four caused turnovers, Kozak secured nine ground balls, McAree and Alex Eglitis scooped up five ground balls and Ryan Turck caused three turnovers.

Scranton took a 5-3 lead after the first quarter, but Cortland went ahead, 11-9, at the half with an eight-goal second quarter. The lead grew to 18-11 through three quarters before the teams split six goals in the fourth quarter for the 21-14 final.

Cortland 21, Scranton 14

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                          1-2-3-4  Final
Cortland                      3-8-7-3     21
Scranton                     5-4-2-3     14

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Tyler Starrett 6-0, Troy Morris 4-0 Dante Yacavone 2-1, Caden Yancey 2-0, Ryan Smith 2-0, Ryan Scanlon 1-1, Jason Chiodo 1-1, Nathan Nagengast 1-1, Klay Stuver 1-0, Rich Finn 1-0, Bobby Kratochvil 0-1, Colin Doyle 0-1
Scranton: Matthew McAree 4-0, Mitchell Kozak 2-3, Matt Solleder 2-1, Kyle Holmes 2-0, Seamus O'Callaghan 1-1, Christopher Crapan 1-0, Joe Boyle 1-0, Liam Sayre 1-0, Nick Donato 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 12 saves (14 GA in 58:53), Matt Stento, 0 saves (0 GA in 1:07)
Scranton: Evan Rosa, 14 saves (21 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 50, Scranton 45
Ground Balls: Scranton 51, Cortland 45
Turnovers: Cortland 16, Scranton 14
Caused Turnovers: Scranton 11, Cortland 7
Clears: Cortland 17-of-22, Scranton 15-of-16
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 21, Scranton 17
Penalties: Cortland 4-2:00, Scranton 0-0:00
Extra-Man Offense: Scranton 2-4, Cortland 0-0

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-0, Scranton (Royals) 2-2