CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland men's lacrosse team opened up the home portion of its schedule with a 14-7 victory versus Scranton Saturday afternoon at Grady Field. The Red Dragons improved to 2-0 with the win, while the Royals dropped to 1-4.

For the second straight game, Cortland's starting attack unit accounted for 10 goals. Sam Rothman (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills East) led the offense with five goals and an assist. Caden Yancey (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) recorded four goals and an assist, and Kole Stuver (Fairport) contributed a goal and two assists.

Matt Franzoni (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) scored the first two goals of his career for the Red Dragons. Josh Michel (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied a goal and an assist, Tucker Macknik (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) netted his first career goal, Ryan Scanlon (Cornelius, NC/William Amos Hough) and Ryan Smith (East Islip) each collected two assists and Klay Stuver (Fairport) added an assist.

Goalie Travis Wagner (Penfield) registered 13 saves and allowed six goals in 57:11 for Cortland. Charlie Falowski (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) stopped two shots over the final 2:49 in his first collegiate action. Rich Finn (LaGrange/Arlington) won 13-of-17 faceoffs and scooped up a game-high eight ground balls. Aidan McHugh (Maine/Maine-Endwell) was successful on 4-of-6 faceoffs and collected four ground balls. Klay Stuver pitched in with seven ground balls, Macknik collected five ground balls, Christian Lembo (Farmingdale) finished with five ground balls and two caused turnovers and Conner Gallagher (Northport) was credited with four ground balls.

Matthew McAree paced Scranton with four goals. Joe Boyle recorded a goal and two assists, Colin Hughes and Myles McCutcheon each netted a goal and Jason Kozak picked up an assist.

Goalie Declan Allen turned aside 10 shots for the Royals. Andrew Lord secured three ground balls and caused two turnovers. McCutcheon, John O'Connor and Coline Pierce collected four ground balls apiece, while McAree and Pat McCormack each scooped up three ground balls.

The Red Dragons opened up a 6-3 lead after the first quarter of play as Rothman and Franzoni each netted a pair of goals. Cortland took an 8-4 lead into intermission. Yancey scored, Rothman tallied a man-up goal and McAree scored just before the horn.

The Red Dragons took control of the game in the third quarter, increasing their advantage to 11-5 with Michel, Rothman and Yancey picking up goals. The lead grew to 14-5 midway through the fourth quarter as Stuver, Yancey and Rothman each scored a goal before McAree added his third and fourth goals late for the 14-7 final.

Cortland 14, Scranton 7

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                  1-2-3-4  Final
Scranton             3-1-1-2       7
Cortland              6-2-3-3     14

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Scranton: Matthew McAree 4-0, Joe Boyle 1-2, Colin Hughes 1-0, Myles McCutcheon 1-0, Jason Kozak 0-1
Cortland: Sam Rothman 5-1, Caden Yancy 4-1, Matt Franzoni 2-0, Kole Stuver 1-2, Josh Michel 1-1, Tucker Macknik 1-0, Ryan Scanlon 0-2, Ryan Smith 0-2, Klay Stuver 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Scranton: Declan Allen, 10 saves (14 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Travis Wagner, 13 saves (6 GA in 57:11), Charlie Falowski, 2 saves (1 GA in 2:49)

Shots: Cortland 53, Scranton 30
Ground Balls: Cortland 55, Scranton 31
Turnovers: Scranton 21, Cortland 20
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 11, Scranton 8
Clears: Cortland 23-of-24, Scranton 21-of-26
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 17, Scranton 6
Penalties: Cortland 7-6:00, Scranton 2-1:30
Extra-Man Offense: Scranton 1-8, Cortland 1-2

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-0, Scranton (Royals) 1-4