CORTLAND, N.Y. – Five different players scored a goal as the Cortland men’s hockey team closed the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 5-2 win versus Div. II Assumption College Friday night at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons won their third straight game and improved to 7-6-3 on the season, while the Greyhounds fell to 7-7-2.
Sophomores Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres), Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders), Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and Dray Zack (Rensselaer/Connecticut Oilers) each recorded one goal and one assist for Cortland, and six others collected one assist apiece. Sophomore goalie Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, MD/Northern Cyclones) registered 37 saves.
Junior Stephen Picard (Enfield, CT/Loomis Chaffee) and Kevin Murphy (Kearsarge, NH/Kennett) netted the goals for Assumption. Senior Pat Trainor (Auburn, MA/New Hampton), sophomore Matt Cowles (Farmington, CT/Avon Old Farms) and freshman Dante Tomassini (North Branford, CT/Trinity Pawling) recorded one assist apiece. Junior goalie Nick Commesso (Marshfield, MA/The Governor’s Academy) made 42 saves.
Cortland 5, Assumption 2
Score by periods:
Assumption 1-1-0 2
Cortland 2-2-1 5
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Assumption: Stephen Picard 1-0, Kevin Murphy 1-0, Matt Cowles 0-1, Pat Trainor 0-1, Dante Tomassini 0-1
Cortland: Darren McCormick 1-1, Dan Broderick 1-1, Andrew McCann 1-1, Dray Zack 1-1, Sam Pinsler 1-0, Michael Mascaro 0-1, Adam Diorio 0-1, Mike Davie 0-1, Andrew Gleason 0-1, Casie Garrison 0-1, Sean Brown 0-1
Saves: Nick Commesso (Assumption) 42 saves (5 GA in 60:00); Drew Weigman (Cortland) 37 saves (2 GA in 59:49), Empty Net :11
Shots on Goal: Cortland 47 (9-20-18), Assumption 39 (11-14-14)
Penalties: Cortland 10-31:00, Assumption 7-14:00
Power Play: Assumption 1-6, Cortland 2-4
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-6-3, Assumption (Greyhounds) 7-7-2
