Senior Frank Ranieri (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) recorded 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, senior Simon Skrelja (Hastings-on-Hudson/Hastings) netted 12 points, and senior Scott Taggart (Sidney Center/Franklin) added 10 points and seven rebounds for Cortland. Senior Dave Jutton (Red Hook) entered the game with at least one made three-pointer in 61 straight games but went 0-for-4 from beyond the arc to end the streak.
Freshman Anthony Brown (Milwaukee, WI/North Division) paced the Hawks with 16 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and three blocks. Freshman Jan Cocozziello (Westfield, NJ/New Hampton Prep) also scored 16 points for Hartwick. Freshman Jeff Dills (Milwaukee, WI/North Division) pulled down nine rebounds off the bench.
The Red Dragons went on a 20-9 run to break open a close game in the first half, building a 32-19 lead 5:21 before intermission. The Hawks pulled to within 32-27, but Cortland sophomore Michael Jankiewicz (Oriskany) was fouled on a three-point attempt with one second remaining in the half and made all three free throws for a 35-27 lead.
Cortland put the game away early in the second half with a 15-0 outburst to open the stanza, stretching its lead to 50-27 with 15:02 remaining. The closest the Hawks got the rest off the way was 72-57 on a three-pointer by freshman Albe Hulick (Greenville) with 3:10 left.
Hartwick College vs SUNY Cortland 1/4/06 6 p.m. at Cortland, NY (Corey Gym) SUNY CORTLAND 79, HARTWICK COLLEGE 62 HARTWICK COLLEGE (6-5) COCOZZIELLO, Jan 8-16 0-2 16; BROWN, Anthony 6-13 3-4 16; HULICK, Albe 2-4 1-2 6; DUNNIGAN, Pat 3-5 0-0 6; DILLS, Jeff 2-5 1-3 5; RYAN, Kevin 1-3 2-2 5; DOYLEY, Ramond 2-4 0-1 4; BETANCOURT, Greg 1-2 0-0 2; BEAULIEU, A.J. 1-3 0-0 2; KINDLON, Tim 0-7 0-0 0; LANFEAR, Alex 0-0 0-0 0; BANKOWSKI, Greg 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 7-14 62. SUNY CORTLAND (8-1) MAGGIACOMO, Dave 6-10 2-2 19; RANIERI, Frank 7-13 0-0 14; SKRELJA, Simon 5-7 2-4 12; TAGGART, Scott 5-10 0-0 10; HEADLEY, Rod 3-6 0-1 6; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 1-2 3-3 6; JUTTON, Dave 2-7 1-1 5; NIEHOFF, Carson 1-3 0-0 3; MERRITT, Quentin 0-0 2-2 2; FISH, Derrick 1-2 0-0 2; MIOLAN, Juan 0-0 0-0 0; SARGENT, Joe 0-0 0-0 0; O'CONNELL, Bobby 0-0 0-0 0; CUDDAHEE, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0; NALLS, Elbert 0-1 0-0 0; SCHALLER, Mark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 10-13 79. Hartwick College.............. 27 35 - 62 SUNY Cortland................. 35 44 - 79 3-point goals-Hartwick College 3-19 (HULICK, Albe 1-2; RYAN, Kevin 1-3; BROWN, Anthony 1-2; BETANCOURT, Greg 0-1; BEAULIEU, A.J. 0-2; KINDLON, Tim 0-4; DILLS, Jeff 0-1; DUNNIGAN, Pat 0-2; COCOZZIELLO, Jan 0-2), SUNY Cortland 7-16 (MAGGIACOMO, Dave 5-9; JANKIEWICZ, Michael 1-1; NIEHOFF, Carson 1-1; JUTTON, Dave 0-4; SCHALLER, Mark 0-1). Fouled out--Hartwick College-None, SUNY Cortland-None. Rebounds-Hartwick College 39 (BROWN, Anthony 12), SUNY Cortland 38 (TAGGART, Scott 7). Assists-Hartwick College 11 (DILLS, Jeff 3), SUNY Cortland 16 (RANIERI, Frank 5). Total fouls-Hartwick College 9, SUNY Cortland 16. A-137