CANTON, NY – The Cortland women's soccer team extended its winning streak to seven games with an 8-0 victory on the road at Canton on Wednesday afternoon in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action. Cortland has also posted six consecutive shutouts and improves to 9-2-4 (7-0-1 SUNYAC), while Canton is now 1-13-2 (0-8 SUNYAC).
Liz Allen (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) had two goals and two assists to lead Cortland, while
Tyla Vuotto (Lynbrook) and
Emily Forzaglia (Eastchester) each had a goal and an assist.
Piper Klammer (Mahopac),
Katie Cosenza (Stony Brook/Ward Melville),
Emma Frohne (Malverne/Sacred Heart Academy), and
Devyn Kelly (Wappingers Falls/Beacon) netted a goal apiece for the Red Dragons. Cortland also held Canton without a shot on target.
Skylar Williams made 10 saves in goal for Canton. Kamryn Barnes had one shot attempt for the Kangaroos.
The Red Dragons had two shots on target in the opening 10 minutes, but Williams was able to stop both of them to keep the game scoreless.
In the 24th minute, Allen gave Cortland the lead from the penalty spot after a foul in the box. Less than two minutes later, Allen made it 2-0 after carrying the ball from near midfield and then beating the keeper one-on-one. Vuotto registered an assist on the goal.
The Red Dragons had a 19-1 edge in shot attempts in the first half, but the score remained 2-0 into halftime.
Cortland quickly added a third goal less than a minute into the second half, as Allen tracked a through ball down the left sideline from
Simone Neivel (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and then crossed to Klammer for a tap-in in front of goal.
Vuotto made it 4-0 in the 61st minute with an impressive solo goal, picking the ball up down the left sideline and curling a right-footed shot into the top right corner of the net.
In the 66th minute, Cosenza got her head to Allen's cross from the left side, directing a shot into the left corner of the net to make it 6-0.
Forzaglia scored the first goal of her career in the 69th minute, as
Layla Wilkes (Commack) floated a long ball over the top, and Forzaglia took the ball in stride, dribbled around the keeper and scored.
Forzaglia then helped to create Kelly's first collegiate goal in the 75th minute, driving down the left sideline and sending a cross into the box.
Haley Loscalzo (East Northport/Commack) received the pass, and flicked a pass backwards to Kelly, who rifled a right-footed shot off the keeper's arms and into the top right corner of the net.
Frohne completed the scoring in the 88th minute, redirecting a shot into the bottom left corner of the net off a corner kick cross from
Sage Luke (Scenectady/Scotia-Glenville).
Cortland 8, Canton 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Liz Allen 2-2,
Tyla Vuotto 1-1,
Emily Forzaglia 1-1,
Katie Cosenza 1-0,
Emma Frohne 1-0,
Devyn Kelly 1-0,
Piper Klammer 1-0,
Simone Neivel 0-1,
Sage Luke 0-1,
Layla Wilkes 0-1,
Katie Rowan 0-1,
Haley Loscalzo 0-1
Canton: none
Halftime: Cortland 2, Canton 0
Shots: Cortland 33, Canton 1
Corner Kicks: Cortland 17, Canton 0
Fouls: Cortland 6, Canton 5
Saves:
Kristen Spendal (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 65:08),
Nicole Blazo (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 14:29),
Mia Hosbach (Cortland) 0 saves (0 GA in 10:23), Skylar Williams (Canton) 10 saves (7 GA in 74:24), Mackenzie Ryan (Canton) 0 saves (1 GA in 15:36)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-2-4, 7-0-1 SUNYAC; Canton (Kangaroos) 1-13-2, 0-8 SUNYAC