Cortland Knocks Off Mary Washington, 12-5, to Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Erin Kollar (East Islip) scored four goals, all in the first half, and junior goalie Shauna Hutchinson (Islip Terrace/East Islip) made 11 saves as nationally second-ranked Cortland defeated 11th-ranked University of Mary Washington (Va.), 12-5, in the NCAA Div. III women’s lacrosse tournament second round.
Cortland (19-1) won its 18th straight game. The Red Dragons will host either The College of New Jersey or Amherst College (Mass.) in the national quarterfinals Sunday at 1 p.m. Mary Washington ends the season with a 14-5 record.
Junior Gina Campese (East Syracuse/East Syracuse-Minoa) added three goals and two assists and senior Lindsay Abbott (South Onondaga/Onondaga Central) scored two goals and assisted on three others for the Red Dragons. Junior Maria Di Fato (Camillus/West Genesee) finished with two goals. Hutchinson’s 11 saves are one shy of her career high.
Junior Keller Torrey (Roswell, GA/Centennial) led the visiting Eagles with two goals and one assist. Senior Allie Kimmelman (Burke, VA/Robinson) scored twice and junior Kathryn Stiltz (Marietta, GA/Walton) made seven saves.
Cortland jumped out to a 4-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game. Campese scored two of those goals and assisted Kollar on the other two. Kimmelman put Mary Washington on the board with 20:05 left in the half, but the Red Dragons responded with goals by freshman Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius), Kollar and Abbott and led 7-1 with 15:25 remaining.
Mary Washington scored three of the final four goals of the half, capped by Jenna Petrucelli’s (Cranbury, NJ/Peddie School) with 3:35 left, and was within 8-4 at halftime. Di Fato and Campese tallied unassisted goals in the first six minutes of the second half to push the Red Dragons lead to 10-4 and the lead was at least five the remainder of the contest.
GAME SUMMARY:
Cortland 12, Mary Washington 5
Team 1-2 Final
Mary Washington (14-5) 4-1-5
Cortland (19-1) 8-4-12
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Mary Washington: Keller Torrey 2-1, Allie Kimmelman 2-0, Jenna Petrucelli 1-0
Cortland: Erin Kollar 4-0, Gina Campese 3-2, Lindsay Abbott 2-3, Maria Di Fato 2-0, Marilyn Farrell 1-0, Taylor Robinson 0-1
Goalkeepers:
Mary Washington: Kathryn Stiltz, 7 saves (12 GA in 60:00)
Cortland: Shauna Hutchinson, 11 saves (4 GA in 59:56), Courtney Morgan, 0 saves (1 GA in 0:04)
Shots: Cortland 26, Mary Washington 23
Ground Balls: Mary Washington 22, Cortland 20
Clears: Cortland 14-of-16, Mary Washington 18-of-23
Draw Controls: Cortland 14, Mary Washington 5
Caused Turnovers: Mary Washington 9, Cortland 8
Turnovers: Cortland 18, Mary Washington 14
Fouls: Cortland 27, Mary Washington 12
