The Cortland girls soccer team righted the ship Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over Jordan-Elbridge at Cortland Jr./Sr. High School.
Mackenna Bulger was the only Purple Tiger to score twice, opening the scoring 6:12 into the contest and converting on a penalty kick with 15:20 left in the game.
Natalie Burns, Serene Gray and Aubree Larkin also scored for Cortland, with Kartyr Hubbard, Bailey Dintino and Juliana Zarcone all recording an assist. Darah Peck saved three shots in the win.
Burns added Cortland’s second goal just 10:13 into the contest, but the Purple Tigers appeared to let up a little after that. Jordan-Elbridge made it a 2-1 game on a Briella Gilfus goal 8:25 later and kept it at that score until halftime.
Cortland head coach Brandon Prosser had to fire his girls up a bit again to get them playing the right way and extending their lead.
“At halftime, it was a good motivator,” Prosser said. “We also reset our formation a little bit and they honestly just worked a lot harder to start the second half. After the first 10 minutes when they scored a few goals they really started to just shoot from 40 yards and were not playing good soccer.”
The Purple Tigers heard that message loud and clear and Larkin put away a goal 1:49 into the second half. Bulger’s penalty kick came after Zoey Eaton was fouled in the box and Gray closed the show with 7:50 to go.
Prosser was happy his team got the chance to be offensive and work with a lead, especially since it has been outscored 40-4 in the last five games.
“It definitely was a nice change of pace being in the offensive end quite a bit,” Prosser said. “I think there was a stretch in the first half where we didn’t play very well, but they came out in the second half and played a lot closer to how we want to play. There’s definitely still a lot of things to work on, but it was a good reset for everybody after our last couple games.”
Prosser knows there will still be tough games ahead and hopes the confidence and momentum gained from Monday night can lead to some better results, even if the Purple Tigers still come out on the losing end. He was happy with some of the progress he saw in his girls Monday.
“Right now, I’m working with a lot of our players on how I want them to play in the next couple years,” Prosser said. “We’re definitely super young. I’d say Natalie Burns played the best game today, and she’s in ninth grade. She just felt more confident, so I want to build their confidence to play how they play in practice.”
Cortland plays again at 4:30 p.m. today at home against Cincinnatus.
GIRLS SOCCER
HOMER 3, AUBURN 2
Emily Petrella scored on an assist from Reese Kline five minutes into overtime to help Homer secure a come-from-behind win. Auburn jumped out to a 2-0 lead five minutes into the game.
Khloie Young made it 2-1 with a first-half goal on a corner kick, then Kline tied it on an assist from Mia Knight in the second half. Kennadie Taylor made 10 saves in the Trojans’ win.
MARATHON 3, ODESSA-MONTOUR 2
Scout Morse, Addie Oram and Paityn Contri all scored a first-half goal for Marathon as the Olympians held on for the win. Haleigh Smith made nine saves for Marathon, which took nine shots on goal and two corner kicks.
DERUYTER 7, OTSELIC VALLEY 1
Rhya Richardson went for two goals and an assist as DeRuyter won its third consecutive game to move to 7-1. The Rockets scored five goals in the second half after leading 2-1 at the break.
Erin Bragg added a goal and two assists, Chelsey Prince and Myah Woods each had a goal and an assist, Graycie Barber and Danica Burrows both scored once and Abbigail Whalen dished out two assists. Abby Stanton saved five shots in the first half for DeRuyter and Molly Amidon stopped one shot in the second half.
BOYS SOCCER
GREENE 8, GROTON 2
Ethan Besler made 11 saves for Groton in a losing effort. Sean O’Brien and Brennan Jackson both scored once for the Red Hawks.
CINCINNATUS 4, MADISON 1
Zach Streichert scored once in each half to help Cincinnatus remain unbeaten in the CCL and move to 8-2 on the season. The Lions are 17-0-1 against league opponents over the last two seasons.
Jack Stafford and John Schuyler both contributed a goal and an assist in the win and Wyatt Frink recorded an assist. Collin Holtmart made two saves in goal.
DRYDEN 2, UNION SPRINGS/PORT BYRON 1
Dryden dominated with 28 shots and nine corner kicks, but a Luke Eshelman goal with 2:21 left in regulation proved to be the game winner. Union Springs/Port Byron scored on a corner kick with 32 seconds left to make a game of it.
Paul Busby assisted on Eshelman’s goal and had one of his own seven minutes into play. Braden Allen made three saves in the Lions’ win.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
JOHNSON CITY 3, CORTLAND 1
Sophie Mayer led the way with five kills, two aces, a block, 13 digs and two assists as Cortland lost 25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 20-25. The Purple Tigers are now 2-7.
Katie Harris added 12 assists, four digs, a kill, four aces and a block, Hannah Ostrander went for 12 digs and an assist and Nellie Lucas contributed eight kills, an ace and three blocks. Morgan Howard (five assists, two kills, two aces, two digs), Reagan Whitney (five digs, one ace), Sophia Testa (four kills, one block, two digs), Zoey DeVito (two kills, one ace, one dig), Lilly Tinker (two digs), Akshita Bogam (one kill, one dig) and Gia Perfetti (one ace) all aided the Purple Tiger effort as well.
FIELD HOCKEY
VESTAL 2, MORAVIA 0
Lucy Coningsby made seven saves for Moravia as the offense could only produce two shots on goal and four penalty corners.
BOYS GOLF
CBA 188, CORTLAND 214
Cooper Cohenno led Cortland with a 40 at Willowbrook Golf Club, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Purple Tigers past CBA. Joshua Pennock contributed a 42 and Finn Thomas, Lukas Norman, CJ Urtz and Garrick Ott all shot a 44, with one being scratched.
TULLY 216, MCGRAW 258
Nate Melton paced all golfers at Vesper Hills Golf Course with a 39 to lead Tully to victory. John LaBarge shot a 41, Sullivan Waldron carded a 43, Lane Greczyn notched a 46, Colton Walkup added a 47 and Wyatt Lund’s 49 was scratched.
Lucas Friedman paced McGraw with a 46. Barrett Zogg followed him up with a 50, Foster Eaton contributed a 51, Emory Sears carded a 53, Ricky Osborne had a 58 and Riley Van Liew’s 62 was cancelled out.
GIRLS TENNIS
WESTHILL 6, CORTLAND 0
Taylor Kinthiseng lost 0-6, 3-6 in first singles, Anelia Corbin fell 1-6, 3-6 in second singles, Emma Casey and Harper Starinsky lost 1-6, 2-6 in first doubles, Arya Patel and Caroline Phelan dropped their second doubles match 1-6, 0-6, Casslyn Elliott and Emilia Johnson lost 5-7, 2-6 in third doubles and Scarlett Palleja-McDannell and Sophia Kim fell 0-6, 0-6 in fourth doubles. Alivia Reif’s third singles match was stopped due to darkness while she was ahead 6-3, 4-4.
HOMER 6, CHITTENANGO 1
MacKenzie Skodzinsky won 6-2, 6-3 in first singles, Aubrey McGrath won 6-1, 6-1 in second singles, Emma Effinger and Lauren Franco won 6-1, 6-0 in first doubles, Ginny and Sunny Park swept their second doubles opponents 6-0, 6-0, Lucy Goodwin and Cate Larison won 6-1, 6-3 in third doubles and Isabelle Brown and Lizzie McCloy won 6-1, 6-2 in fourth doubles.
Emma Dart lost 6-1, 0-6, 6(2)-7(10) in third singles.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
BOYS SOCCER
Syracuse Academy of Science at Cortland, 7 p.m. today
Chittenango at Homer, 6 p.m. today
Brookfield at DeRuyter, 4:30 p.m. today
Southern Cayuga at Marathon, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
Groton at Moravia, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Scarry Athletic Complex
Dryden at Whitney Point, 7 p.m. Wednesday
Bishop Grimes at Tully, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
GIRLS SOCCER
Cincinnatus at Cortland, 4:30 p.m. today
Lansing at Groton, 5:30 p.m. today at Ross Field
Union Springs/Port Byron at Dryden, 7 p.m. today
Bishop Ludden at Tully, 4:30 p.m. today
Madison at DeRuyter, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Skaneateles at Cortland, 6 p.m. today
Homer at Marcellus, 6:30 p.m. today
Candor at Groton, 6:30 p.m. today
Dryden at Watkins Glen, 6:30 p.m. today
Spencer-Van Etten at Moravia, 6:30 p.m. today
FIELD HOCKEY
Cortland at Weedsport, 6 p.m. today
Homer at Port Byron/Union Springs, 7 p.m. today
Maine-Endwell at Marathon, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
Moravia at Windsor, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
CROSS COUNTRY
Cortland, Homer at Cazenovia, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
Tully at Cincinnatus, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
DeRuyter at Manlius Pebble Hill, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
BOYS GOLF
Chittenango at Homer, 3:30 p.m. today at Cortland Country Club
Jordan-Elbridge at Tully, 3:30 p.m. today at Vesper Hills Golf Course
Westhill at Cortland, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Willowbrook Golf Club
Homer at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Beaver Meadows Golf Club
Hannibal at McGraw, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Knickerbocker Country Club
GIRLS TENNIS
Westhill at Homer, 4:30 p.m. today
Cortland at Manlius Pebble Hill, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
