By Monica D’Ippolito
CORTLAND — The State University of New York New Paltz left Cortland Saturday with a result, earning a 1-1 tie over the No. 12 nationally ranked Red Dragons to open up SUNYAC play.
The young Hawks (4-4-1 overall, 0-0-1 SUNYAC) weren’t intimidated by the task of competing against the defending conference champs, and even snatched the first lead of the game two minutes into the second half. Fittingly, it was freshman Brandon Dhanoolal who extended his goal-streak to five games that pushed SUNY New Paltz out in front…