SELINSGROVE, PA. -
Tori Peterson (Whitney Point) and
Kaylee Hughen (Lake Hopatcong, NJ/Boonton) scored goals and
Sofia Cannistraci (Guilderland) recorded a shutout with four saves as the nationally 15th-ranked Cortland field hockey team remained unbeaten with a 2-0 non-league win at Susquehanna.
Cortland (8-0) is one of three Division III teams without a loss this fall, along with Stevenson and Tufts. The Red Dragons will host ninth-ranked Franklin & Marshall Saturday at 11 a.m.
Cortland finished the game with a 32-12 advantage in shots and a 16-5 lead in penalty corners. The Red Dragons outshot the River Hawks 7-0 in a scoreless first quarter, then broke through for the lead 3:08 into the second on Peterson's team-high sixth goal of the season.
The Red Dragons picked up an insurance goal 10:31 into the third when Hughen netted her second goal of the year. Cannistraci made two of her four saves in the fourth quarter to preserve her fourth shutout of the season.
For Susquehanna (2-9), Taytum Lombardi made 16 saves, and Hannah Garlin registered a defensive save.
