MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Jacob Black scored with 3:17 remaining in regulation as the Morrisville men's hockey team earned a come-from-behind 2-1 victory versus Cortland Wednesday night in SUNYAC action. The Red Dragons dropped to 11-6-2 overall and 7-3-1 in the conference. The Mustangs improved to 4-15 and 2-9.
Junior
Domenic Settimo (East Meadow/P.A.L. Junior Islanders) scored Cortland's goal. Senior
Nate Berke (Williamsville/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and sophomore
Nick Serio (Bayville/P.A.L. Junior Islanders) each recorded an assist. Sophomore goalie
Ronan Mobley (Playa Del Rey, CA/New Hampshire Avalanche) turned aside 16 shots.
Stevie Gerbis also scored a goal for Morrisville. Cameron Clark, Matteo DiBlasio, Brett Tibbs and Chris Mott collected one assist apiece. Goalie Garrett Boyonoski registered 41 saves.
Settimo gave Cortland a 1-0 lead at 9:10 of the second period on the power play. Serio fed a pass to Berke in Cortland's defensive zone. Berke rushed the puck up the ice and slipped a pass in front where Settimo knocked a shot past Boyonoski on the right side of the crease.
Gerbis tied the game just 1:13 into the third period with a wrist shot from the edge of the left circle. Black netted the game winner at 16:43, scoring from the edge of the right circle with a shot on Mobley's glove side. Cortland pulled Mobley for an extra skater with 1:22 remaining, but the Mustangs held on for the 2-1 victory.
Morrisville 2, Cortland 1
Score by periods:
Cortland 0-1-0 1
Morrisville 0-0-2 2
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Cortland:
Domenic Settimo 1-0,
Nate Berke 0-1,
Nick Serio 0-1
Morrisville: Stevie Gerbis 1-0, Jacob Black 1-0, Cameron Clark 0-1, Matteo DeBlasio 0-1, Brett Tibbs 0-1, Chris Mott 0-1
Saves:
Ronan Mobley (Cortland) 16 saves (2 GA in 58:38), Empty Net 1:22; Garrett Boyonoski (Morrisville) 41 saves (1 GA in 59:44), Empty Net :16
Shots on Goal: Cortland 42 (15-15-12), Morrisville 18 (5-8-5)
Penalties: Cortland 4-11:00, Morrisville 4-8:00
Power Play: Morrisville 0-4, Cortland 1-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 11-6-2, 7-3-1 SUNYAC, Morrisville (Mustangs) 4-15, 2-9 SUNYAC
