OSWEGO, N.Y. – The nationally 16th-ranked Cortland men's lacrosse team scored the first five goals of the game and graduate student
Devin Phelps (Chittenango) became the 10th player in program history to reach 100 career assists as the Red Dragons defeated Oswego, 11-4, in SUNYAC action Wednesday afternoon.
Phelps finished with one goal and two assists and now has 197 career points on 96 goals and 101 assists. Seniors
Liam Erickson (Brewster) and
Thomas McNaney (Marcellus) and junior
Joey Panariello (Islip) paced Cortland (8-4, 3-0 SUNYAC) with two goals each. Senior
Nate Beresovoy (LaFayette) also tallied one goal and two assists, and senior
Trevor Pratt (Denver, CO/Colorado Academy) and juniors
Cam LaPorta (Centerport/Harborfields) and
Terrence Haggerty (Centerport/Harborfields) netted one goal apiece.
Senior goalie
Joe Scalise (Fairport) registered 15 saves in 57:04 for the Red Dragons before giving way to sophomore
Jake Craybas (Bethel, CT), who stopped one shot over the final 2:56. Pratt and junior
Jace Buchek (Silver Spring, MD/St. Andrew's Episcopal) each caused two turnovers, while sophomore
Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) won seven faceoffs and collected five ground balls.
Caleb Alford record a game-high four points on three goals and one assist for Oswego (6-4, 0-3). Mark Niechcial added a goal, and Kyle Bacon and Jarrod Wilkom contributed one assist each.
Goalie Kevin O'Donnell made 12 saves and collected four ground balls. Kyle O'Connor won seven faceoffs, Wilkom scooped up four ground balls and Teddy Phillips caused three turnovers.
Cortland 11, Oswego 4
GAME SUMMARY:
Team 1-2-3-4 Final
Cortland 6-2-1-2 11
Oswego 2-1-0-1 4
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Liam Erickson 2-0,
Thomas McNaney 2-0,
Joey Panariello 2-0,
Nate Beresovoy 1-2,
Devin Phelps 1-2,
Trevor Pratt 1-0,
Cam LaPorta 1-0,
Terrence Haggerty 1-0,
Dean Riley 0-1,
Jake Anderson 0-1,
Jacob Rivers 0-1
Oswego: Caleb Alford 3-1, Mark Niechcial 1-0, Kyle Bacon 0-1, Jarrod Wilkom 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Cortland:
Joe Scalise, 15 saves (4 GA in 57:04),
Jake Craybas, 1 save (0 GA in 2:56)
Oswego: Kevin O'Donnell, 12 saves (11 GA in 60:00)
Shots: Cortland 40, Oswego 38
Ground Balls: Cortland 29, Oswego 27
Turnovers: Cortland 17, Oswego 14
Caused Turnovers: Oswego 7, Cortland 5
Clears: Cortland 22-of-22, Oswego 19-of-22
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 10, Oswego 8
Penalties: Cortland 6-4:30, Oswego 1-1:00
Extra-Man Offense: Oswego 0-6, Cortland 0-1
Records after the game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 8-4, 3-0 SUNYAC (ranked 16th nationally in Div. III), Oswego (Lakers) 6-4, 0-3 SUNYAC