CANTON, N.Y. –
Keirra Ettere (Mahopac/Lakeland) and
Hanna Corrigan (Barneveld/Holland Patent) each scored twice as nationally eighth-ranked Cortland defeated host St. Lawrence, 5-1, in a non-league field hockey contest.
Cortland improved to 14-1 with the win while St. Lawrence dropped to 5-11. Cortland closes the regular season at home versus Skidmore Saturday – game time is 12:55 p.m., but the Red Dragons will be conducting their Senior Day earlier at about 11:45 a.m.
Ettere gave Cortland the lead with 3:22 left in the second quarter when she converted off a lead pass from
Isabel Adams (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake). The lead grew to 2-0 less than two minutes later when Cortland was awarded a penalty stroke and
Anna Healey (Holland Patent) connected for the goal.
Ettere scored off a rebound with 2:19 remaining in the third quarter to make it 3-0. The Saints got on the board with 10:37 left in the game when Sydney LeClair scored near the left post off a pass from Hannah Gubbins. Cortland put the game away with two Corrigan goals in the final four minutes. The first came off a penalty corner insert, with a shot from the left side finding its way inside the left post, and the second one was also off a penalty corner situation on a shot from the middle of the circle.
Cortland outshot St. Lawrence, 38-5, and earned 16 of the game's 20 penalty corners. Cortland goalie
Emma Morgan (Whitney Point) recorded three saves and St. Lawrence goalie Cara Vredenburg made 21 saves.
Cortland 5, St. Lawrence 1
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Keirra Ettere 2-0,
Hanna Corrigan 2-0,
Anna Healey 1-0,
Isabel Adams 0-1,
Jamie Snyder 0-1
St. Lawrence: Sydney LeClair 1-0, Hannah Gubbins 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 2, St. Lawrence 0
Shots: Cortland 38, St. Lawrence 5
Penalty Corners: Cortland 16, St. Lawrence 4
Saves:
Emma Morgan (Cortland) 3 saves (1 GA in 60:00); Cara Vredenburg (St. Lawrence) 21 saves (5 GA in 60:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 14-1 (ranked 8th in Division III), St. Lawrence (Saints) 5-11
