CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally seventh-ranked Oswego hockey team scored a pair of late goals and held off Cortland, 4-1, in SUNYAC action Friday night at Alumni Arena. With the loss, the Red Dragons fell to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the conference, while the Lakers improved to 5-0 and 3-0.
Sophomore Andrew Gleason (Vestal/Syracuse Stars) scored for Cortland with junior Drazen Zack (East Greenbush/Connecticut Oilers) and sophomore Mike Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues) recording assists. Junior goalie Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) allowed three goals and made 33 saves.
Seniors Shawn Hulshof (Stouffville, ON/Trenton Golden Hawks) and Kenny Neil (Clarenville, NL/Nepean Raiders) led Oswego with one goal and two assists each, and senior Chris Raguseo (Whitby, ON/Whitby Fury) and junior Mitchell Herlihey (Ottawa, ON/Nepean Raiders) netted one goal apiece. Senior Alex Botten (Newmarket, ON/Georgetown Raiders) registered two assists. Sophomore goalie David Jacobson (Calabasas, CA/Arizona St.) turned aside 28 shots.
Cortland took the lead at 17:34 of the opening period when Gleason scored from the top of the right circle after Crowley won a faceoff. The Lakers tied the game 1:23 later on the power play on Hulshof’s deflection in front.
Neil tallied the game-winning goal at the midway point of the second period, sending in a shot from the right side down low. The score remained 2-1 until late in the third period when Raguseo rang a slap shot off the crossbar and in after a Weigman save. Cortland pulled Weigman late after Oswego took a penalty, but the Lakers sealed the win on Herlihy’s empty-net goal with 24 seconds remaining.
Oswego 4, Cortland 1
Score by periods:
Oswego 1-1-2 4
Cortland 1-0-0 1
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Oswego: Kenny Neil 1-2, Shawn Hulshof 1-2, Chris Raguseo 1-0, Mitchell Herlihy 1-0, Alex Botten 0-2
Cortland: Andrew Gleason 1-0, Drazen Zack 0-1, Mike Crowley 0-1
Saves: Davis Jacobson (Oswego) 28 saves (1 GA in 59:43), Empty Net for :17; Drew Weigman (Cortland) 33 saves (3 GA in 58:39), Empty Net 1 GA in 1:21
Shots on Goal: Oswego 37 (14-11-12), Cortland 29 (7-14-8)
Penalties: Cortland 7-25:00, Oswego 5-10:00
Power Play: Oswego 1-6, Cortland 0-5
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-3, 1-2 SUNYAC, Oswego (Lakers) 5-0, 3-0 SUNYAC (ranked 7th in Div. III)
