Cortland State vs. Rit
March 25, 2006

| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Ryan Heath | (2, 3) |
| Mike Abbott | (3, 1) |
| Kyle Lambert | (0, 3) |
| Ryan Simensky | (3, 0) |
| Adam Hyde | (2, 0) |
| Mike Felice | (2, 0) |
| Brian Atkins | (1, 0) |
| Cheney Raymond | (1, 0) |
| Keith Greene | (0, 1) |
| Matt O’connell | (0, 1) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| Ben Gaebel | 9 (0.600) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Cortland State | 4-1 |
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| Scoring | |
|---|---|
| Scott Farress | (0, 3) |
| Zach Bednarz | (2, 0) |
| Andy Ruocco | (2, 0) |
| Eric Pritchard | (1, 0) |
| Dave Demuth | (1, 0) |
| Saves | |
|---|---|
| John Foley | 6 (0.300) |
| Current Record | |
|---|---|
| Rit | 6-1 |
| go to Rit page | |
| The Game Story: | |||||
| CORTLAND, N.Y. ? Cortland raced out to a 7-0 lead after one quarter and the seventh-ranked Red Dragons defeated sixth-ranked RIT, 14-6, in a matchup of nationally-ranked Division III squads. Cortland improves to 4-1 with the victory, while the Tigers suffered their first defeat of the season and are now 6-1. Senior Mike Abbott (Syracuse/Nottingham) led Cortland with three goals and one assist and junior Ryan Simensky (Locust Valley) scored three times. Sophomore Ryan Heath (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) finished with two goals and three assists, junior Mike Felice (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and sophomore Adam Hyde (West Seneca/West Seneca East) each scored twice and senior Kyle Lambert (Brentwood) handed out three assists. Senior Ben Gaebel (Deferiet/Carthage) made nine saves. RIT was led by senior Zach Bednarz (Webster) and sophomore Andy Ruocco (Corning/Corning East), who scored two goals apiece. Junior Scott Farress (Webster) recorded three assists and junior John Foley (Guelph, ON/Our Lady of Lourdes) registered six saves. Cortland took a 2-0 lead less than two minutes into the game on goals by Heath and Hyde, then extended the lead to 3-0 on an Abbott goal with 9:34 left in the quarter. An Atkins tally at the 5:55 mark and Hyde?s goal with 4:20 left pushed the lead to 5-0. Simensky and Heath then scored 47 seconds apart to give the Red Dragons a 7-0 lead with 2:46 remaining in the period. In the first quarter, the Red Dragons held a 12-3 advantage in shots, a 16-6 margin in ground balls and won 7-of-8 faceoffs. RIT closed with 7-2 on a Ruocco man-down goal 2:09 into the second quarter and a Bednarz goal with 10:36 left. Simensky answered for Cortland just 22 seconds after Bednarz?s goal, but junior Eric Pritchard (Webster) netted his team-high 26th goal of the season for the Tigers at the 7:54 mark to draw RIT within 8-3. Cortland, however, used goals by Simensky, Felice and Abbott ? the first and last of which came on extra-man opportunities ? in the final 4:01 of the half to take an 11-3 lead. The Red Dragons finished the game 4-of-9 on extra-man opportunities, including two goals by Abbott, while holding RIT to just one goal on five extra-man tries. The Tigers entered the game with a 62 percent success rate on extra-man situations. Cortland will host ninth-ranked Nazareth on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Red Dragons lost to the Golden Flyers in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals last season. RIT returns to action Wednesday at home versus Elmira at 3:30 p.m. |
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