Two area lacrosse teams came up short of national titles Sunday.
Cortland lost the Division III national title game, 19-13, to Salisbury while Le Moyne was knocked off, 16-11, by NYIT in the Division II title game in Foxborough, Mass.
Salisbury junior Kylor Berkman scored a game-high seven points on five goals and two assists to earn Most Outstanding Player honors as Salisbury remained unbeaten.
The Red Dragons, who tied a school record for wins in a season, finish 18-2 and had a 14-game winning streak snapped.
Cortland senior Ryan Heath reached two milestones in the loss. He had two goals and two assists and pushed his school-record single-season point total to 101, becoming the first player in Cortland history to surpass 100 points in a season. With the two assists, he became the fourth player in school history to record 100 career goals and 100 career assists.
Red Dragons senior Chris Hannon scored a career-high four goals, as did junior Joey Morgan.
In the Division II national championship game, Le Moyne jumped out to a 5-2 first-quarter lead but surrendered seven goals in the second and was outscored 4-1 in the fourth to miss out on a chance to win a fourth national title.
Brian Cost, Mike McDonald, Nick Gatto and Alex Bily each had three points to lead the Dolphins, while Auburn's Matt Chadderdon had two ground balls.
NYIT's Keith Henderson led all players with five goals.
Salisbury junior Kylor Berkman scored a game-high seven points on five goals and two assists to earn Most Outstanding Player honors as Salisbury remained unbeaten.
The Red Dragons, who tied a school record for wins in a season, finish 18-2 and had a 14-game winning streak snapped.
Cortland senior Ryan Heath reached two milestones in the loss. He had two goals and two assists and pushed his school-record single-season point total to 101, becoming the first player in Cortland history to surpass 100 points in a season. With the two assists, he became the fourth player in school history to record 100 career goals and 100 career assists.
Red Dragons senior Chris Hannon scored a career-high four goals, as did junior Joey Morgan.
In the Division II national championship game, Le Moyne jumped out to a 5-2 first-quarter lead but surrendered seven goals in the second and was outscored 4-1 in the fourth to miss out on a chance to win a fourth national title.
Brian Cost, Mike McDonald, Nick Gatto and Alex Bily each had three points to lead the Dolphins, while Auburn's Matt Chadderdon had two ground balls.
NYIT's Keith Henderson led all players with five goals.
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