Cortland senior Luca Durante (Brampton, ON/Aurora Tigers) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s Ice Hockey Goalie of the Week for the week ending Feb. 14. He earned the award for the third time this season.
In his lone game of the week on Saturday, Durante stopped 23 shots and posted a .958 save percentage in a 6-1 home conference win versus Morrisville. The only goal he surrendered came on a Mustang power play in the opening period.
For the season Durante has posted a 12-7-1 record with a 2.95 GAA and a .918 save percentage.
Cortland is 14-8-1 overall and 9-5-0 in SUNYAC play with two regular-season games remaining. The Red Dragons host Fredonia Friday at 7 p.m. and Buffalo State Saturday at 7 p.m., both in league play. Cortland is currently fourth in the league standings and has clinched a berth into the six-team conference postseason tournament. The Red Dragons can finish anywhere from third to fifth place, with the third and fourth-place teams hosting SUNYAC first-round games on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
