Headley made 8-of-12 shots for the Red Dragons (8-4, 4-0 SUNYAC), who led by 10 points at halftime and used a 13-4 run in the first six minutes of the second half to help secure the victory. Sophomore Dave Maggiacomo (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) made 4-of-7 three-pointers on his way to a career-best 13 points.
Junior Frank Ranieri (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) added 10 points, senior Justin O'Garrow (Port Washington/Paul D. Schreiber) scored eight points and dished out three assists and junior Brian Kirchhoff (Webster) finished with seven points and six rebounds.
Freshman Kyle Gordon (Canandaigua) led Fredonia (6-7, 2-3 SUNYAC) with 18 points. He finished 8-of-9 from the floor, making his first eight shots before missing a layup on a fast break early in the second half. Gordon also pulled down six rebounds.
Sophomore Taha Alassari (Amherst/Sweet Home) scored 11 points and recorded team-highs of eight rebounds and four assists. He shared the assist lead with Chris Kensy (Cheektowaga/Maryvale) and Tim Anderson (Jamestown).
Fredonia led 18-17 on a Gordon layup with 10:22 left in the first half. Gordon's layup at the 9:08 mark tied the game at 21-21, but Cortland answered with an 8-0 run over the next two minutes, including a Headley three-point play and a three-point jumper by freshman Michael Jankiewicz (Oriskany), to take the lead for good.
SUNY Fredonia vs SUNY Cortland 1/15/05 4 p.m. at Cortland, NY (Corey Gym) SUNY CORTLAND 82, SUNY FREDONIA 58 SUNY FREDONIA (6-7, 2-3 SUNYAC) GORDON, Kyle 8-9 2-2 18; ALASSARI, Taha 4-11 1-2 11; DONAHUE, Chris 3-7 0-0 8; KELLY, Mike 3-11 0-0 7; MOSLEY, Gary 1-5 2-3 4; WATKINS, Devin 1-4 0-0 3; RUBE, Chris 1-2 0-0 3; RICHMOND, Matthew 1-4 0-0 2; ANDERSON, Tim 0-3 1-2 1; REICHLMAYR, Kevin 0-1 1-2 1; KENSY, Chris 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 7-11 58. SUNY CORTLAND (8-4, 4-0 SUNYAC) HEADLEY, Rod 8-12 1-4 17; MAGGIACOMO, Dave 4-7 1-2 13; RANIERI, Frank 4-7 2-3 10; O'GARROW, Justin 2-5 2-2 8; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 3-5 0-0 7; KIRCHHOFF, Brian 2-4 2-2 7; SKRELJA, Simon 3-5 0-2 6; JUTTON, Dave 2-5 0-0 5; SCHALLER, Mark 1-3 2-2 5; FISH, Derrick 1-2 0-0 2; PERKINS, Chad 0-1 0-0 0; MERRITT, Quentin 0-3 0-0 0; SARGENT, Joe 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-62 12-19 82. SUNY Fredonia................. 30 28 - 58 SUNY Cortland................. 40 42 - 82 3-point goals-SUNY Fredonia 7-21 (ALASSARI, Taha 2-5; DONAHUE, Chris 2-6; RUBE, Chris 1-2; KELLY, Mike 1-5; WATKINS, Devin 1-2; KENSY, Chris 0-1), SUNY Cortland 10-24 (MAGGIACOMO, Dave 4-7; O'GARROW, Justin 2-4; JUTTON, Dave 1-4; SCHALLER, Mark 1-2; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 1-2; KIRCHHOFF, Brian 1-3; SKRELJA, Simon 0-2). Fouled out--SUNY Fredonia-None, SUNY Cortland-None. Rebounds-SUNY Fredonia 39 (ALASSARI, Taha 8), SUNY Cortland 35 (HEADLEY, Rod 8). Assists-SUNY Fredonia 13 (ANDERSON, Tim 4; KENSY, Chris 4; ALASSARI, Taha 4), SUNY Cortland 19 (JUTTON, Dave 3; KIRCHHOFF, Brian 3; O'GARROW, Justin 3). Total fouls-SUNY Fredonia 14, SUNY Cortland 17. A-200