GENESEO, N.Y. – The Geneseo men's lacrosse team outscored Cortland, 9-4, over the final 30 minutes of the game and earned a 13-7 victory to capture the 2023 SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament championship Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons dropped to 13-5 with the loss, while the Knights improved to 15-4 and secured an automatic NCAA Div. III playoff berth.

Senior Dante Yacavone (Homer) led the Cortland offense with two goals and an assist. Senior Jason Chiodo (Hamburg) and sophomore Klay Stuver (Fairport) each tallied a goal and an assist. Senior Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow), sophomore Ryan Scanlon (Cornelius, NC/William Amos Hough) and freshman Nathan Nagengast (Bay Shore) each netted a goal. Senior Troy Morris (Long Beach), sophomore Kole Stuver (Fairport) and freshman Colin Doyle (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) contributed one assist apiece.

Junior Travis Wagner (Penfield) started in goal for Cortland, making 15 saves in 52:56. Senior Matt Stento (Bethlehem) stopped four shots in 5:12, and sophomore Owen Folkwein (Avon, CT) did not face a shot on goal in 1:52. Sophomore Owen Neubauer (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) won 6-of-12 faceoffs and scooped up three ground balls. Junior Travis Moehringer (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) caused three turnovers, seniors Dominick Natale (Homer) and Justin Wainwright (Homer) each finished with two ground balls and two caused turnovers and Nagengast and freshman Dino Bowen (Yorktown) collected three ground balls.

William McCumiskey, Brady Sullivan and Jimmy Atkinson each netted four goals for Geneseo. Casey Fortunato added a goal, and Christian Marcello, Robert Boniello, Spencer Frank and Cole Bollin contributed one assist.

Goalie Mark Pav stopped 19 shots and secured five ground balls. BB Syrop won 13-of-23 faceoffs and scooped up six ground balls. Trevor Bollinger caused three turnovers, and Ethan Cone finished with five ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Cortland opened a 3-0 lead on goals from Yacavone, Starrett and Nagengast, but Geneseo ran together four straight goals to close the half for a 4-3 lead. The Knights took control of the game with a 6-2 scoring advantage in the third quarter to build a 10-5 lead. The teams traded the final five goals of the fourth quarter for the 13-7 final.

Yacavone, Morris and sophomore Rich Finn (LaGrange/Arlington) were named to the all-tournament team.

Geneseo 13, Cortland 7
 
GAME SUMMARY:

Team                     1-2-3-4  Final
Cortland                 3-0-2-2       7
Geneseo                2-2-6-3     13

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Dante Yacavone 2-1, Klay Stuver 1-1, Jason Chiodo 1-1, Tyler Starrett 1-0, Ryan Scanlon 1-0, Nathan Nagengast 1-0, Troy Morris 0-1, Kole Stuver 0-1, Colin Doyle 0-1
Geneseo: William McCumiskey 4-0, Brady Sullivan 4-0, Jimmy Atkinson 4-0, Casey Fortunato 1-0, Christian Marcello 0-1, Robert Boniello 0-1, Spencer Frank 0-1, Cole Bollin 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 15 saves (11 GA in 52:56), Matt Stento, 4 saves (2 GA in 5:12), Owen Folkwein, 0 saves (0 GA in 1:52)
Geneseo: Mark Pav, 19 saves (7 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Geneseo 52, Cortland 39
Ground Balls: Geneseo 39, Cortland 28
Turnovers: Geneseo 22, Cortland 21
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 12, Geneseo 11
Clears: Geneseo 22-of-23, Cortland 26-of-30
Faceoffs Won: Geneseo 14, Cortland 10
Penalties: Cortland 5-4:30, Geneseo 5-5:00
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-5, Geneseo 1-5

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 13-5, Geneseo (Knights) 15-4