CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Mustangs rebounded from last night's loss to split the State Universities of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series with SUNY Cortland, taking the second game 5-3 in a roller coaster affair.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: Morrisville 5, SUNY Cortland 3 (By period:  Morrisville 1-2-2, SUNY Cortland 0-1-2)
• Location: Cortland, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 4-3-0, 4-2-0 SUNYAC), Cortland (3-6-0, 2-5-0 SUNYAC)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Jestin Somero (New Ipswich, N.H.) got the scoring started early for the Mustangs, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead just 1:36 into the contest.  Nick DeVito (Averill Park, N.Y.) and Aidan Conolly (Rochester, N.Y.) picked up assists.
• The Mustangs offense went quiet for the rest of the first, but Morrisville was also able to hold the Red Dragons scoreless as Jared Young (Pueblo West, Colo.) picked up 13 of his 36 save in the first period.
• Morrisville went back to work in the second, extending their lead to 3-0 by capitalizing on two power play opportunities.
• DeVito put the Mustangs up 2-0 at the 4:51 mark with assists from Somero and James Boisvert (Mansfield, Tx.).  Just over ten minutes later, Somero collected his second goal of the game to give Morrisville the 3-0 advantage.
• However, the Red Dragons began to turn the tides at the end of the second period as they capitalized on a power play opportunity of their own with two minutes remaining in the period.
• SUNY Cortland continued their push in the third period, picking up goals at the 0:15 mark and the 5:47 mark to knot the contest up at 3-3.
• The tie would be short lived thanks to Ben Sprague (Norfolk, N.Y.) who broke free for an unassisted strike while the Mustangs were short-handed to put Morrisville up 4-3.
• Ryan Bochert (Denver, Colo.) sealed the deal with the Mustangs' third power play goal of the contest with twenty seconds remaining to secure the 5-3 victory.

WHAT'S NEXT

• Morrisville turns their attention to the Southern New Hampshire University Tournament next weekend before returning to their SUNYAC slate.  The Mustangs will take on the hosts, SNHU on Saturday, November 30 at 1:50 PM in the opening game of the tournament.

 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2019 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.
 
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