BROCKPORT, NY – Sean Kavanagh (North Canton, OH/Hoover) scored nine points on six goals and three assists to lead nationally 10th-ranked Cortland to a 24-7 victory over Brockport in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons improve to 2-1 on the year, while Brockport drops to 0-3.
 
Kavanagh recorded his career high in points for the second straight game, also surpassing his career high in goals, which was four prior to the contest. Nick Stoecker added seven points on four goals and three assists, while Frank Neeson (Orchard Park) chipped in a goal and four assists for a career high in points. Drew Williamee (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) and Stefan Swedlund (Randolph, NJ) each scored twice for the Red Dragons.
 
Charlie Falowski (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) made seven saves in goal for the Red Dragons to record the victory. Jack Skarren (Long Beach) had a caused turnover and seven ground balls, while James Sullivan (Rockville Centre/South Side) provided three caused turnovers and three ground balls. 
 
Brockport was led by Marc Zappulla, who recorded two goals and an assist, while Michael Dowden added a goal and three assists. Jared Kulik finished with 30 saves for the Golden Eagles.
 
The teams traded goals in the first quarter, before a James Violi (East Islip) goal with 1:08 remaining, assisted by Stoecker, gave Cortland a 3-2 lead after one period.
 
The Red Dragons outscored the Golden Eagles 4-1 in the second quarter to extend their lead to 7-3 at halftime. In the period, Kavanagh registered two goals and an assist, Swedlund scored once, and Sullivan netted his first collegiate goal with only nine seconds left in the half. 
 
Cortland opened the second half with five straight goals to take control of the contest, and had a 10-3 edge in scoring in the frame, with four goals from Kavanagh in the period to give Cortland a 17-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
 
After Brockport opened the scoring in the final quarter, the Red Dragons scored the final seven goals of the period to secure the victory, with two goals from Stoecker and five other players registering a goal, including Caden Morra (Farmingdale/Plainedge), Oban Rader (Shrub Oak/Lakeland), Paul Fitzgerald (Mohegan Lake/Lakeland), Colton Hornquist (Eden), and James Devine (Haverstraw/North Rockland).