May 16, 2015
#2 Cortland women's lacrosse defeats Augustana, 21-2, in NCAA 3rd Round
CORTLAND, N.Y. - The nationally second-ranked Cortland women's lacrosse team ran out to a 15-0 lead at the half and defeated Augustana College, 21-2, in the third round of the NCAA Div. III Women's Lacrosse Tournament Saturday afternoon at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex. The Red Dragons improved to 19-1 and advanced to the regional final and national quarterfinals to face the winner of Mount Union versus Catholic, Sunday at 1 p.m. The Vikings had their season end at 19-2.
Junior Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) paced the Cortland offense with five goals and one assist. Sophomore Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) contributed four goals and two assists, senior Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) recorded three goals and one assist and junior Elizabeth LaComb (Syracuse/West Genesee) netted three goals.
Freshman Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) scored twice, senior Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied one goal and six assists, junior Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) registered one goal and one assist and sophomore Allyson McNerney (Tully) and freshman Madison Kandoth (Chestnut Ridge/Albertuss Magnus) each scored a goal.
Sophomore goalie Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made three saves in 45:55 for Cortland before giving way to junior Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's), who stopped one shot over the final 14:05. Hayes-Hurley won eight draw controls, while Monaghan secured five draws.
Senior Hilary Kargl (Louisville, KY/Sacred Heart Academy) tallied both of Augustana's goals with senior Gina Filippo (Green Oaks, IL/Libertyville) and sophomore Anne Hopkins (Chicago, IL/Mother Mcauley) each recording an assist. Junior goalie Jenna Hofmann (Littleton, CO/Columbine) made eight saves in 51:55. Freshman goalie Analia Fowler (Elmhurst, IL/York) did not stop a shot over the final 8:05 of the first half.
The Red Dragons built a 4-0 lead just 3:50 into the game as four different players found the cage. The lead grew to 10-0 before the halfway point of the opening half as Ohberg and Monaghan each chipped in two goals. The advantage became 15-0 at intermission with two more goals coming from Monaghan and Hayes-Hurley netting a pair.
Ohberg and McNerney scored goals to open the second half, and LaComb netted back-to-back goals for a 19-0 Cortland lead at the 14:30 mark. Kargl broke the Vikings' scoreless stretch with her first of the game at 8:05. LaComb tallied her third of the game at 4:26, Kandoth scored her third goal of the season from the free position at 1:10 and Kargl completed the scoring with her team-high 76th goal of the campaign with 51 seconds remaining.Â
Cortland 21, Augustana 2
GAME SUMMARY:
Team          1-2 Final
Augustana      0-2   2
Cortland       15-6  21
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Augustana: Hilary Kargl 2-0, Gina Filippo 0-1, Anne Hopkins 0-1Â
Cortland: Tara Monaghan 5-1, Kristen Ohberg 4-2, Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-1, Elizabeth LaComb 3-0, Hannah Elmer 2-0, Marilyn Farrel 1-6, Ashley Gentile 1-1, Allyson McNermey 1-0, Madison Kandoth 1-0, Nicole Bello 0-1, Nicolette Tortorici 0-1Â
Goalkeepers:
Augustana: Jenna Hofmann, 8 saves (18 GA in 51:55), Analia Fowler, 0 saves (3 GA in 8:05)
Cortland: Jaclyn Beshlian, 3 saves (0 GA in 45:55), Liz Ingalls, 0 saves (2 GA in 14:05)
Shots: Cortland 35, Augustana 8Â
Ground Balls: Cortland 14, Augustana 7Â
Clears: Cortland 12-of-14, Augustana 8-of-10
Draw Controls: Cortland 17, Augustana 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 5, Augustana 3
Turnovers: Augustana 12, Cortland 5
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 19-1 (ranked 2nd nationally in Div. III); Augustana (Vikings) 19-2
Junior Tara Monaghan (Stony Point/North Rockland) paced the Cortland offense with five goals and one assist. Sophomore Kristen Ohberg (Brewster) contributed four goals and two assists, senior Emma Hayes-Hurley (Huntington) recorded three goals and one assist and junior Elizabeth LaComb (Syracuse/West Genesee) netted three goals.
Freshman Hannah Elmer (Syracuse/West Genesee) scored twice, senior Marilyn Farrell (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) tallied one goal and six assists, junior Ashley Gentile (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) registered one goal and one assist and sophomore Allyson McNerney (Tully) and freshman Madison Kandoth (Chestnut Ridge/Albertuss Magnus) each scored a goal.
Sophomore goalie Jaclyn Beshlian (Wantagh) made three saves in 45:55 for Cortland before giving way to junior Liz Ingalls (Centerport/St. Anthony's), who stopped one shot over the final 14:05. Hayes-Hurley won eight draw controls, while Monaghan secured five draws.
Senior Hilary Kargl (Louisville, KY/Sacred Heart Academy) tallied both of Augustana's goals with senior Gina Filippo (Green Oaks, IL/Libertyville) and sophomore Anne Hopkins (Chicago, IL/Mother Mcauley) each recording an assist. Junior goalie Jenna Hofmann (Littleton, CO/Columbine) made eight saves in 51:55. Freshman goalie Analia Fowler (Elmhurst, IL/York) did not stop a shot over the final 8:05 of the first half.
The Red Dragons built a 4-0 lead just 3:50 into the game as four different players found the cage. The lead grew to 10-0 before the halfway point of the opening half as Ohberg and Monaghan each chipped in two goals. The advantage became 15-0 at intermission with two more goals coming from Monaghan and Hayes-Hurley netting a pair.
Ohberg and McNerney scored goals to open the second half, and LaComb netted back-to-back goals for a 19-0 Cortland lead at the 14:30 mark. Kargl broke the Vikings' scoreless stretch with her first of the game at 8:05. LaComb tallied her third of the game at 4:26, Kandoth scored her third goal of the season from the free position at 1:10 and Kargl completed the scoring with her team-high 76th goal of the campaign with 51 seconds remaining.Â
Cortland 21, Augustana 2
GAME SUMMARY:
Team          1-2 Final
Augustana      0-2   2
Cortland       15-6  21
Scoring (Goals-Assists):
Augustana: Hilary Kargl 2-0, Gina Filippo 0-1, Anne Hopkins 0-1Â
Cortland: Tara Monaghan 5-1, Kristen Ohberg 4-2, Emma Hayes-Hurley 3-1, Elizabeth LaComb 3-0, Hannah Elmer 2-0, Marilyn Farrel 1-6, Ashley Gentile 1-1, Allyson McNermey 1-0, Madison Kandoth 1-0, Nicole Bello 0-1, Nicolette Tortorici 0-1Â
Goalkeepers:
Augustana: Jenna Hofmann, 8 saves (18 GA in 51:55), Analia Fowler, 0 saves (3 GA in 8:05)
Cortland: Jaclyn Beshlian, 3 saves (0 GA in 45:55), Liz Ingalls, 0 saves (2 GA in 14:05)
Shots: Cortland 35, Augustana 8Â
Ground Balls: Cortland 14, Augustana 7Â
Clears: Cortland 12-of-14, Augustana 8-of-10
Draw Controls: Cortland 17, Augustana 8
Caused Turnovers: Cortland 5, Augustana 3
Turnovers: Augustana 12, Cortland 5
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 19-1 (ranked 2nd nationally in Div. III); Augustana (Vikings) 19-2
