CORTLAND, N.Y. – Sophomore Dylan Vander Esch (San Jose, CA/Hartford Wolfpack) scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the Potsdam men’s hockey team to a 4-2 win Friday night in SUNYAC action at Alumni Arena.
Senior Mike Davie (Brooklyn/NY Apple Core) and freshman Spencer Gourlay (Carlisle, ON/Halton Ravens) scored goals for the Red Dragons (1-2-1 overall, 1-2-1 SUNYAC) with Gourlay’s being the first of his career. Senior Kyle Herring (Valencia, CA/Rochester Stars), sophomores Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) and Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and freshman Michael Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues) each recorded an assist. Sophomore goalie Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, MD/Northern Cyclones) made 27 saves.
Freshman Tyler Donaldson (Northumberland, ON/Trenton Golden Hawks) added a goal and an assist for the Bears (5-0, 5-0). Junior Vinny Caligiuri (Shoreham/Hartford Wolfpack) also netted a goal for Potsdam. Sophomore goalie Brendan McMenimen (Merrimac, MA/Islanders Hockey Club) turned aside 47 shots.
Potsdam 4, Cortland 2
Potsdam 1-0-3 4
Cortland 1-0-1 2
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Potsdam: Dylan Vander Esch 2-0, Tyler Donaldson 1-1, Vinny Caligiuri 1-0, Jake Rivero 0-1, Logan Brown 0-1
Cortland: Spencer Gourlay 1-0, Mike Davie 1-0, Kyle Herring 0-1, Andrew McCann 0-1, Michael Crowley 0-1, Darren McCormick 0-1
Saves: Brendan McMenimen (Potsdam) 47 (2 GA in 60:00); Drew Weigman 27 (3 GA in 58:54), Empty Net 1 GA in 1:06
Shots on Goal: Cortland 49 (15-12-22), Potsdam 31 (10-9-12)
Penalties: Potsdam 9-18:00, Cortland 4-8:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-8, Potsdam 0-3
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 1-2-1, 1-2-1 SUNYAC; Potsdam (Bears) 5-0, 5-0 SUNYAC
