Canton, NY – Hayden Todd stopped a SUNY Canton single-game program record 35 shots and surpassed the 500 career save mark in the process, but the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team dropped a 30-3 decision to visiting SUNY Cortland on Saturday afternoon. Todd is now just 101 saves away from setting the Roos all-time career saves record held by Kody Kocsis.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Cortland 30, SUNY Canton 3
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Cortland (11-2, 4-0 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (1-9, 0-4 SUNYAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Todd was outstanding early stopping 11 of the first 14 shots he faced over the first 8:05 of the game to keep Canton in the contest early.
• However, the Red Dragon offense eventually broke through as they scored six goals in a two-minute stretch to open a commanding 9-0 lead with 5:09 left in the first. The Red Dragons led 11-0 after 15 minutes of action.
• Jonney Mclear got the Roos on the board scoring a man-down goal with 12:26 remaining in the second quarter. The Red Dragons scored the final six goals of the quarter to take a 17-1 lead into intermission.
• Cortland continued to execute offensively outscoring the Roos 7-0 in the third quarter.
• Mclear fed Austin Mesler for a goal early in the fourth quarter and Mesler scored again later in the frame.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Todd finished with 35 saves and is just 17 shy of breaking the all-time career record of 519 set by Corey Spuck. The previous single-game program record was held by teammate Sam Servati when he stopped 28 against Morrisville (2/26/22). Todd's previous career-high was 26 against Delhi (3/18/23).
• Mesler and Mclear led the Roos with two points each. Dylan Munk and Holden Hewlett supplied four ground balls and two caused turnovers each.
• Mason Caroll (five goals, two assists) and Stefan Swedlund (six goals, one assist) paced the Red Dragons with seven points each, while Caden Yancey tallied three goals and two assists.
• Cortland controlled faceoffs 27-9 with Jack O'Brien going 8-for-8 and Nicky Miltenberger going 6-for-6. The Red Dragons controlled shots on goal (65-5) and ground balls (73-26). Cortland was 7-for-11 on extra-man opportunities, while Canton was 0-for-1.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action next Saturday when they visit New Paltz at 1 p.m.
   

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