CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland men's lacrosse team scored 17 straight goals spanning the first to third quarters and went on to defeat Morrisville, 23-2, in non-conference lacrosse action Tuesday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 3-1, while the Mustangs fell to 0-3.

Fourteen different players netted at least one goal for Cortland, led by senior Terrence Haggerty (Centerport/Harborfields) with three goals and four assists and freshman Sam Rovner (Hewlett) with three goals and two assists. Freshman Tyler Starrett (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow) tallied two goals and two assists, senior Corey McMahon (Lindenhurst/St. John the Baptist) and junior Steven Veteri (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) each contributed two goals and one assist and junior Brandon Stiles (Mastic/Eastport-South Manor) and freshman Gordon Adams (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) scored twice.

Sophomore Dante Yacavone (Homer) chipped in with one goal and one assist, while junior Jacob Rivers (Homer), sophomores Troy Morris (Long Beach) and Tim Grosso (Hauppauge) and freshmen Connor Leonard (Syracuse/Henninger), Ryan Smith (Northport) and Nick Cesark (Poughkeepsie/Arlington) each scored a goal for the Red Dragons.

Sophomore Marc Esposito (West Babylon) started in goal for Cortland, stopping five shots in the first half. Senior Jon Vargas (West Islip) made two saves in the third quarter. Sophomore J.J. Johnson (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) stopped four shots in 9:05, and junior Charlie Ricottoni (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) and freshman Matt Stento (Bethlehem) did not face a shot on goal in 4:03 and 1:52, respectively.

Sophomore Zak VanValkenburgh (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) won 6-of-8 faceoffs, senior Aaron Salter (Mt. Claremont, Australia/Scotch College) secured 5-of-7 faceoffs and senior Brian Williams (Holtsville/Sachem East) won all four of his faceoffs for the Red Dragons. Sophomore Anthony Marcuccilli (Geneva) collected three ground balls and caused three turnovers, sophomore Dominick Natale (Homer) scooped up five ground balls, sophomore Colin McCarthy (Mount Sinai) recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers and freshman Cameron Sweeney (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) added two caused turnovers.

Junior Geoffrey Field (Glen Cove) and freshman Evan Kistner (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) netted goals for Morrisville with senior Peter Pina (Culver City, CA) assisting on both scores. Freshman goalie Brady Ryan (Camillus/West Genesee) made 13 saves in 56:23 before giving way to freshman Pasquale Kourakos (Harrison/Harrison-Bridgton Academy), who did not face a shot over the final 3:37.

Sophomore Gerald Klubek (Eden) won nine faceoffs and collected five ground balls. Sophomore Zack Mabry (Suffern) scooped up three ground balls and caused three turnovers, freshman Kyle Farrell (Holtsville/Sachem East) recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers, junior Chad Warren (LaFayette) contributed two ground balls and two caused turnovers and Ryan and freshman Tucker Reiss (LaFayette) each secured three ground balls.
 
Cortland 23, Morrisville St. 2

GAME SUMMARY:

Team                1-2-3-4  Final
Morrisville         1-0-1-0       2
Cortland            3-10-5-5   23

Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Morrisville:  Evan Kistner 1-0, Geoffrey Field 1-0, Peter Pina 0-2
Cortland: Terrence Haggerty 3-4, Sam Rovner 3-2, Tyler Starrett 2-2, Corey McMahon 2-1, Steven Veteri 2-1, Gordon Adams 2-0, Brandon Stiles 2-0, Dante Yacavone 1-1, Connor Leonard 1-0, Troy Morris 1-0, Tim Grosso 1-0, Ryan Smith 1-0, Jacob Rivers 1-0, Nick Cesark 1-0, Matt Fuggini 0-1, Luke Kilner 0-1

Goalkeepers:
Morrisville: Brady Ryan, 13 saves (23 GA in 56:23), Pasquale Kourakos, 0 saves (0 GA in 3:37)
Cortland: Marc Esposito, 5 saves (1 GA in 30:00), Jon Vargas, 2 saves (2 GA in 15:00), J.J. Johnson, 4 saves (0 GA in 9:05), Matt Stento, 0 saves (0 GA in 1:52), Charlie Ricottoni, 0 saves (0 GA in 4:03)

Shots: Cortland 61, Morrisville 22
Ground Balls: Cortland 52, Morrisville 28
Turnovers: Morrisville 26, Cortland 21
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 14, Morrisville 10
Clears: Cortland 23-of-26, Morrisville 20-of-29
Faceoffs Won: Cortland 19, Morrisville 10
Penalties: Morrisville 6-5:30, Cortland 5-4:30
Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 2-6, Morrisville 0-4

Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 3-1; Morrisville (Mustangs) 0-3