SUNY Cortland Athletics

2026: Earned second team All-SUNYAC honors...Was selected to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team for performances in leading Cortland to the SUNYAC title...Played in and started 17 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Recorded 38 points on 25 goals and 13 assists, and added 13 ground balls, nine caused turnovers, and five draw controls...Scored at least one goal in 12-of-17 contests, and registered multiple goals eight times...Had a season-high four goals and scooped up three ground balls against Ithaca...Finished with three goals and an assist in a home win over Mount Union...Provided three goals and an assist in a neutral-site win over Hartwick...Recorded three goals in a road win at Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Chipped in two goals and an assist in a home win over Western Connecticut State...Had two goals and an assist in a neutral-site win over Wellesley...Recorded two goals each in a home win over Potsdam and in a road victory at Plattsburgh...Provided three assists in a win over Colby in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Recorded a goal and two assists in a road victory at New Paltz...Finished with a goal, an assist, and three ground balls in a home win over Oneonta...Tallied a goal and an assist against Oswego.

2025: Bella was a third team All-SUNYAC honoree...Played in all 18 games for Cortland...Provided 22 points on 12 goals and 10 assists, and added nine ground balls, five caused turnovers, and five draw controls...Scored two goals and added two assists and two draw controls in a road win at Morrisville...Finished with two goals and an assist, and scooped up three ground balls, in a road win at Hartwick...Netted two goals in a victory over Skidmore...Tallied two goals and two draw controls in a home victory over Canton...Provided a goal and an assist in a home victory over Plattsburgh...Contributed two assists in a home win over New Paltz in the SUNYAC Semifinals...Scored a goal and an assist in a home win over Fredonia...Chipped in two assists in a road win at Buffalo State...Netted a goal in a road win at Potsdam...Scored a goal at Salisbury...Had one assist in a road win at Oneonta.

2024: Bella played in all 20 games in the midfield for the Red Dragons...Scored five goals, collected 10 ground balls, seven draw controls, and two caused turnovers...Scored a goal and added two ground balls and one caused turnover in a 21-6 road victory over Potsdam...Scored in home victories over Brockport and Plattsburgh, and in a road win at Oneonta...Netted a goal against William Smith...Picked up two ground balls in a road victory at Geneseo. 

High School: Bella is a 2023 graduate of Sachem East...Three-year starter in lacrosse...Two-year member of the field hockey team...Played one year of flag football as the starting quarterback...Four-year member of the basketball team.

Other: Greatest sports thrill was winning the SUNYAC title in 2024 as a freshman...Parents are Brian and Jennifer Dembinski...Has two siblings, McKenna and Brennan.