Box Score CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally 14th-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team scored the game's last five goals and held Plattsburgh scoreless over the final 21:48 to earn a 10-7 come-from-behind victory Saturday afternoon in the SUNYAC opener for both teams. The Red Dragons improved to 6-3 overall, while the Cardinals fell to 1-7.

Junior Joey Panariello (Islip) led Cortland with four points on two goals and two assists and surpassed 100 career points. Junior Terrence Haggerty (Centerport/Harborfields) netted a team-high three goals. Junior Dean Riley (Homer) and freshman Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) each tallied one goal and one assist, and senior Liam Erickson (Brewster), junior Mike McNaney (Marcellus) and freshman Sam Bulman (Vestal) scored one goal apiece. Senior Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) recorded two assists, while graduate student Devin Phelps (Chittenango) and junior Cam LaPorta (Centerport/Harborfields) each chipped in with an assist.

Senior goalie Joe Scalise (Fairport) turned aside 10 shots and collected four ground balls for the Red Dragons. Sophomore Gage Gomez (Sayville) won 9-of-13 faceoffs and controlled seven ground balls. Mike McNaney scooped up three ground balls, and Thomas McNaney caused two turnovers.

Senior Ryan Hubbard (Aquebogue/Riverhead) paced Plattsburgh's offense with three goals. Sophomore Kevin Litchauer (Poughkeepsie/Arlington) netted a pair of goals. Freshmen James Sherwood (Manorville/Eastport-South Manor) and Justin Wise (Niskayuna) each scored a goal, and seniors Brad Johnston (Altamont/Guilderland) and Billy Moller (Greenlawn/Harborfields) and freshman Stephen Kane (Hampden, MA/Minnechaug) registered one assist apiece.

Senior goalie Donald Tesoriero (Huntington) made 20 saves for the Cardinals. Senior Travis Mauro (Northport) won nine faceoffs and secured eight ground balls. Hubbard finished with seven ground balls, and senior Sean Hayes (Levittown/Division Avenue) caused a game-high three turnovers.

Cortland took a 3-1 lead just before the midway point of the first quarter before Hubbard made it a 3-2 score with just three seconds left in the period. The teams then traded five goals in the second quarter with Haggerty and Hubbard each scoring twice, and the game was even at 5-5 heading into intermission.

The Cardinals opened up the third quarter with a pair of goals to grab a 7-5 advantage with 6:48 on the clock. From that point, Cortland took control of the game. Riley and Bulman each scored on bounce shots to close the third quarter with the teams tied at 7-7. Mike McNaney opened the fourth quarter with a goal 2:03 into the period to give the Red Dragons the lead for good. Stiles made it a 9-7 score at 9:38, and Panariello finished off the scoring with a man-up goal at 34 seconds for the 10-7 final.  
   
Cortland 10, Plattsburgh 7

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                       1-2-3-4  Final
Plattsburgh              2-3-2-0        7
Cortland                   3-2-2-3      10

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Plattsburgh: Ryan Hubbard 3-0, Kevin Litchauer 2-0, James Sherwood 1-0, Justin Wise 1-0, Stephen Kane 0-1, Billy Moller 0-1, Brad Johnston 0-1
Cortland: Terrence Haggerty 3-0, Joey Panariello 2-2, Dean Riley 1-1, Brandon Stiles 1-1, Liam Erickson 1-0, Mike McNaney 1-0, Sam Bulman 1-0, Thomas McNaney 0-2, Devin Phelps 0-1, Cam LaPorta 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Plattsburgh: Donald Tesoriero, 20 saves (10 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Joe Scalise, 10 saves (7 GA in 60:00)

Shots: Cortland 53, Plattsburgh 30
Ground Balls: Cortland 33, Plattsburgh 30
Turnovers: Plattsburgh 21, Cortland 17
Caused Turnovers: Plattsburgh 9, Cortland 6
Clears: Cortland 15-of-18, Plattsburgh 15-of-25
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 12, Plattsburgh 9
Penalties: Plattsburgh 6-4:30, Cortland 3-3:00 
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-5, Plattsburgh 1-3 

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 6-3, 1-0 SUNYAC (ranked 14th in Div. III); Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 1-7, 0-1 SUNYAC