WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The nationally-14th ranked Cortland men's soccer team dropped a non-conference matchup on the road at Williams by a final score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. Cortland falls to 7-3-3 on the year, while Williams improves to 8-2-1.

Cade Denlinger (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown Area) had two shots on target for the Red Dragons. Goalkeeper Luke van Galen (Georgetown, MA) stopped four shots in goal.

Lorcan Mitchell scored the lone goal for the Ephs, while Ben Diffley stopped six shots for the shutout.

Cortland had the first two shots on goal of the game in the first 10 minutes, but Diffley was able to make a pair of saves to keep the game scoreless. Each team had three shots on goal in the half, with the goalies stopping all attempts to remain tied at halftime.

Williams had the first shot of the second half, a header by Sam Williams in the 50th minute that was saved by van Galen.

The Ephs took advantage of a defensive miscue by the Red Dragons in the 62nd minute to score the game-winning goal. A long ball from Williams' territory was not dealt with by the Cortland backline and fell to Mitchell, who sent a long shot from outside the box into the right corner of the net as van Galen was unable to get back in position.

Cortland had a pair of shots on target over the remainder of the game, both by Denlinger, but was unable to find an equalizer.
 
Williams 1, Cortland 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: none: none
Williams: Lorcan Mitchell 1-0

Halftime: Cortland 0, Williams 0
Shots: Cortland 14, Williams 14
Corner Kicks: Williams 5, Cortland 4
Fouls: Williams 15, Cortland 6
 
Saves: Luke van Galen (Cortland) 4 saves (1 GA in 90:00), Ben Diffley (Williams) 6 saves (0 GA in 90:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-3-3 (ranked 14th nationally in Div. III); Williams (Ephs) 8-2-1