Adirondack Thunder Vs Newfoundland Growlers - ECHL Hockey - March 16th 2019

hat trick

Adirondack's Connor Rilley (44) with the wrister in front of the defenders for the goal as part of the hat trick. The Adirondack Thunder would host the Newfoundland Growlers on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Night. The battle would be on between the Thunder and Growlers as they fight for first in the division. The Growlers would get the opening goal of the game 1:55 in from Zach O'Brien for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 6:36 mark of the second period when Brian Ward would score to tie the game at one. The Thunder would take the 2-1 lead on the Kelly Summers goal at the thirteen minute mark. Then in the 16th minute mark the Thunder would extend there lead to 3-1 on Connor Reilly first goal of the night. In the third period the game would turn into a shootout as both teams would score three times. Although scoring for the Thunder would be Brian Ward and Connor Reilly (twice) to complete the hat trick on the night and give the Thunder a 6-4 victory. In the winning effort Connor Reilly would lead the way with three goals as the Thunder get with in nine points of the division lead headed down the stretch. Gallery

crunch

Adirondack's James Henry (15) with the crunching hit along the endboards jarring the puck lose. Gallery

Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Norwich Cadets - Women's SUNYAC Lacrosse - March 11th 2019

goal

Plattsburgh State's Sammy Tanner (14)crosses in front of and gets one of her two goals. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Norwich Cadets in the programs first ever home game as the they begin the first year of competition. The game would start out very good for the home Cardinals as they would have the 8-5 lead after the first half. In the second half there lack of experience would hurt them though as they couldn't hold the lead and lose the half 6-2 and the Cadets would get the 11-10 victory. In the losing effort Frankie Porcaro and Reece Wiley would lead the way with three goals each as the Cardinals fall to 1-2 on the season.Gallery

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Plattsburgh State's Frankie Porcardo (2) with the tight defense on the Norwich attacker to slow down the attack. Gallery

#2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #6 Williams Ephs - NCAA Women's Hockey Division III Quarterfinals - March 9th 2019

goal

Plattsburgh State's Mackenzie Millen (11) cuts in front of the net and flips it up for the goal. The #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #6 Williams Ephs in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Championshup. The Ephs would take the quick 1-0 lead nineteen seconds into the game. The game would remain there til the 3:08 mark of the second period when Cardinals Madison Walker would tie the game at one. Then just over a minute later the Cardinals would take a 2-1 lead on Holly Schmelzer goal. The Ephs would tie the game at two with a powerplay goal with four minutes left in the second period. The Cardinals would regain the lead at 3-2 just a minute later on the Mackenzie Millen goal. The game would stay there til the eight minute mark of the third period when the Ephs would score and tie the game at three. Then the Cardinals would come back and take the lead back again at 4-3 on Nicole Unsworth goak at the twelve minute mark. The Cardinals would take a 2 goal lead at 5-3 45 seconds later on Mackenzie Millen second goal of the night to secure the 5-3 victory. In the winning effort the Plattsburgh State Cardinals return to the final four for the eighth year in a row and will face Adrian which they have split with on the season. Gallery

from a knee

Plattsburgh State's Sara Krauseneck from a knee behind the net sends the puck out front for the scoring chance. Gallery

#2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Endicott Gulls - NCAA Women's Hockey Division III First Round - March 6th 2019

winner

Plattsburgh State's Annie Katonka (47) on a scramble play in front of the net knocks in the game winner. The #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Endicott Gulls in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The game would start of good for the Gulls as they would score 4:37 into the first period for the 1-0 lead. The Gulls would strike again just under five minutes left to have the surprising 2-0 lead. Although the Cardinals would come out of the locker room fired up and Courtney Moriarty would score four minutes into the period to cut the deficit in half at 2-1. The game would remain there until there was 8:19 left in the game when Annie Katonka would score on a scramble play in front of the net for a 2-2. The Cardinals would fight for the remainder of the period with no success. The game would head to overtime although we would not be there very long as the Annie Katonka would send the home fans home happy 45 seconds in for the 3-2 win. In the winning effort Kssi Abbott would make 8 saves as the Cardinals advance to the Quarterfinals Saturday against #9 Williams. Gallery

wrap around attempt

Plattsburgh State's Nicole Unsorth (20) with the wrap around attempt going for the early goal. Gallery

#1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #3 Cortland State Red Dragons - NEWHL Tournament Finals - March 2nd 2019

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Plattsburgh State's Mackenzie Millen (11) rifles the shot on net in the shoot looking for goal. The #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #3 Cortland State Red Dragons in the 2019 N.E.W.H.L. Championship. The Cardinals would take the early 1-0 lead four minutes into the first period from Erin McArdle. The Cardinals would extend the lead to 2-0 in the last few seconds of the first period on the Hanna Rose goal. In the second period Courtney Moriarty would get the goal at 6:34 for the 3-0 in the second period. Then three minutes later Annie Katonka would score to make it 4-0 Cardinals. Then in the final minute of the period Taylor Whitney would score for the 5-0 lead. That would end the scoring as there was nothing in the third period and the Cardinals would get the 5-0 victory to claim the 2019 NEWHL Chanpionship. In the winning effort Kassi Abbott would make 22 saves in the shootout as the Cardinals advance to the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

goal

Plattsburgh State's Annie Katonka (47) comes in on the breakaway and slides the puck through the goalie for the score. Gallery

#1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #4 Oswego State Lakers - NEWHL Tournament Semi-Finals - February 23rd 2019

breakaway goal

Plattsburgh State's Kaitlin Drew-Mead (27) comes in on the breakaway and roofs the puck over the goalie for the score. The top seeded Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the 4 seeded Oswego State Lakers in the semi-finals of the NEWHL Hockey Tournament at the Field House in front of 500 people. The Cardinals would get the lone goal of the first period on the power play from Nicole Unsworth for the 1-0 lead after one. In the second period the Cardinals would get three goals in the period from Kaitlin Drew-Mead, Madison Walker and Mackenize Millen for the 4-1 lead after the second period. The Cardinals would strike again in the third period for three more goals from Courtney Moriarity, Annie Katonka, and Nicole Unsworth (second of the night) to secure the 7-1 victory. In the winning effort Kassi Abbott would make 17 saves as the Cardinals advance to the championship game of the NEWHL against either Potsdam State or Cortland State next weekend. Gallery

rebound goal

Plattsburgh State's Annie Katonka (47) put back in the puck for the rebound goal to seal the game away. Gallery

#3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #6 Brockport State Golden Eagles - SUNYAC Quarterfinals Men's Hockey - February 20th 2019

pad save

Plattsburgh State's Jimmy Poreda (29) with the pad save on the low shot as part of a 30 save night. The #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #6 Brockport State Golden Eagles in the Quarterfinals of the SUNYAC Tournament. The Golden Eagles would take the early 1-0 lead just 2:17 into the game. That would be the only scoring all the way til the 6:48 mark of the third period when Matt Araujo would score to tie the game at one. The Cardinals would take the lead just 80 seconds later on Cole Stallard's goal to make it a 2-1 Cardinals lead. The Cardinals would add a empty netter in the closing minute from Ross Sloan to secure the 3-1 victory. In the winning effort Johnny Poreda would make 30 saves as the Cardinals advance to the semi-finals and a matchup with Oswego State. Gallery

crunch

Plattsburgh State's Matt Araujo (18) with the crunching hit long the boards to breakup the play. Gallery

#3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #10 Middlebury Panthers - NEWHL Women's Hockey - February 19th 2019

crashing net

Plattsburgh State's Ashley Songin (12)crashes the net going for the goal and takes out the going for the goal. It would be a bad between top ten teams in nation as the #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the #10 Middlebury Panthers in front of 500 fans. The game would remain scoreless until the 1:33 mark of the second period when the Cardinals would take the 1-0 lead on Kaitlin Drew-Mead goal. The Cardinals would expand there lead to 2-0 on Abby Brush's breakaway goal at the 6:43 mark of the third period. The Panthers although would cut the lead in half with under five minutes to go to make the reminder intense. Although the Cardinals would put the game away in the last minute on a empty netter from Annie Katonka to secure the 3-1 victory. In the winning effort Kassi Abbott would make 20 saves as the Cardinals finish the regular season 23-2. Gallery

breakaway goal

Plattsburgh State's Kaitlin Drew-Mead (27) breaks down the ice on the break for the goal pad side. Gallery

Siena Saints Vs Quinnipac Bobcats - February 17th 2019

up and under

Siena's Manny Camper (3) goes up and the basket for the score as part of a 21 point night. The Siena Saints would host the Quinnipac Bobcats in MAAC action as they battle for second in the conference. The Bobcats would completely dominate the Saints throughout the first as they would 39-24 at the half. In the second half it would be completely different as the Siena would battle all the way back and tie the game up with a 51-36 half to send the game to overtime tied at 75. In the the overtime the Saints would hit one near the end to send it to a second overtime at 86. In that second overtime the Bobcats would hit a three pointer as time expired to send us to a third overtimme tied at 93. In that third overtime the Saints just ran out of as gas they Bobcats win the overtime 14-7 to secure the 107-100 victory. In the lose the Saints fall to 13-14 on the season as Jalen Pickett would lead the way with 46 points. Gallery

dunk

Siena's Evan Fisher (32) rattles the rim with the dunk to bring down the house. Gallery

Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #3 Oswego State Lakers - SUNYAC Men's Hockey - February 16th 2019

pad save

Plattsburgh State's Jimmy Poreda (29) with the pad save for one of his 31 saves on the night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would end there regular season against arch rival #3 Oswego State Lakers in SUNYAC action. The Cardinals would get the opening goal of the game at the 7:59 mark of the first period from Christian Difelice. The Cardinals would waste no time make it 2-0 just 36 seconds later on Ryan Kuhn's goal. The game would remain there all the way til the third period when the Lakers would score at the 9:38 nark. From there the Cardinals would fight to keep the one goal lead and get the 2-1 victory. In the winning effort Jimmy Poreda would make 32 saves as the Cardinals finish the season at 12-11-2. Next up for the Cardinals would be the SUNYAC Quarterfinals and they will host Brockport State February 20th. Gallery

shot

Plattsburgh State's Daniil Ovchinnikov (13) with the shot on net over the defender looking for the goal. Gallery

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