MALBOROUGH, Mass. – SUNY Cortland defeated Becker College 9-4 in non-conference men's ice hockey action Friday afternoon at the New England Sports Center. The win lifts the Red Dragons record to 7-6-2, while the Ice Hawks sink to 4-11.

Cortland got on the board just 48 seconds into the game when Nick Zappia (Manlius N.Y.) gathered a loose puck in front, lifting it past Eric Sugrue's (Naples, Fla.) blocker side.  The Red Dragons extended their lead at 9:02 on a shorthanded goal by Michael Mascaro (Merrick, N.Y.).

The Ice Hawks cut their deficit in half with 7:25 remaining in the first period when John Dutney (Hudson, Mass.) fed Francis Musick (Laurel Springs, N.J.) for a one-timer near the left post. Becker tied the game with 5:04 remaining in the period when Kyle Godfrey (Geneva, Ill.) put back a rebound off of a Cody Edwards (Kansas City, Mo.) shot to make the score 2-2 at the first intermission.

Cortland took a 3-2 lead 42 seconds into the second period when Dan Broderick (White Plains, N.Y.) led Nick Zappia for a breakaway goal.  The Red Dragons added to their lead at 2:04 of the period when Casie Garrison (Cortland, N.Y.) collected his own rebound, beating Sugrue blocker side.

Becker made the score 4-3 with 7:36 remaining in the second when a Bryan Parsons (Shrewsbury, Mass.) shot bounced past Kollyn Jones (Cazenovia, N.Y.).

The Red Dragons increased their lead to 5-3 when Brant Sherwood (Rochester, N.Y.) backhanded a shot into the Ice Hawks net. Cortland took a 6-3 lead into the locker room after Casie Garrison scored with a wrist shot from the left wing.

Cortland went in front 7-3 when Dan Broderick fed Darren McCormick (West Seneca, N.Y.) from behind the Becker net. The Red Dragons tallied their second shorthanded goal with 5:29 remaining in regulation when Casie Garrison found Kevin Antonik (Central Islip, N.Y.) on a two on one opportunity. Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, Ont.) netted the final Cortland goal on a delayed penalty call with 4:34 remaining.

Connor Allison (Hillsboro, Ore.) netted the final Becker goal with a wrist shot from the left wing.

Freshman Kollyn Jones made 23 stops to earn his first collegiate victory, while Eric Sugrue and Tyler Stepke (Mars, Pa.) combined to make 49 saves for the Ice Hawks.

Cortland returns to action on Monday, January 13 when they travel to Nichols College at 3:00 p.m. Becker gets back on the ice on Tuesday, January 14 when they travel to Stonehill College at 7:00 p.m.