SUNYAC Men's Hockey: Cortland State Red Dragons @ #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals January 21st 2023

scramble in front
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Josh Belgrave would get the opening goal of the game on the scramble play in front of the net. The #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would finish off hall of fame weekend as they would host the Cortland State Red Dragons and before and during the game they would honor former coach Bob Emery, the 1980-81 team, and the 2000-01 team. As for the game itself, the Cardinals would dominate the game as the Cardinals would outshoot the Red Dragons 49-12 on the night. It would take all the way till the second period before we would have the first goal of the game and it would be from Josh Belgrave on the scramble in front of the net at the 9:436 mark of the period. The game would stay there till the 3:04 mark of the third period when the Red Dragons would tie the game at one on the Sutter Donegan goal. The game would stay there till there were about six minutes left in the game when the Cardinals would score on the Bennett Stockdale wrap-around goal to secure the 2-1 victory. In the winning effort, Eli Shiffler would make 11 saves as the Cardinals go to 13-4-2 on the season. The Cardinals will be back in action next weekend as they take to the road and will face off with the Brockport State Golden Eagles and Geneseo State Knights. Gallery

offenese zone face off
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Plattsburgh State's Mitchell Hale (26) with the offensive zone face-off win against Cortland State's Jake Ballagh (21). Gallery

Geneseo StateKnights @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals SUNYAC Women's Basketball January 21st 2023

contested shot
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Imani Walcott (23) with the contested shot in close as Geneseo State's Sagie Benedict (24) is all over here. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would be looking to right the ship against the Geneseo State Knights as they come in losing their last two games. Although the game would not start off very well for the Cardinals as would be trailing the Knights 23-2 after the first quarter. The Cardinals would start to get their shot going in the second quarter but it still wouldn't be enough as the Knights have a 28-11 quarter and take a 51-13 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned to the court for the third quarter the teams would be a lot more equal as the Knights would have the slim 16-15 advantage in the quarter and take the 67-28 lead into the 4th quarter. In the fourth, the teams would have their second strings out there in mop-up efforts and the Knights would have the 17-6 edge as they would get the 84-34 victory. In a losing effort for the Cardinals, Izzy Wilbur would lead the way for the Cardinals with 12 points as they go to 6-11 on the season. Gallery

running hook
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Plattsburgh's Bri Brousseau (40) with the running hook shot in the lane over Geneseo State's Kerry Dennin (30) with the tight defense. Gallery

Geneseo State Knights @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals SUNYAC Men's Basketball January 21st 2023

rises up
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Plattsburgh State's Erik Salo (10) rises up and splits defenders and puts it off the window for the score. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would be looking to get back on the winning side of things after their loss the night before as they would be taking on the Geneseo State Knights in Men's Basketball action. The game would be tight throughout the first half as the Cardinals would have a slight 35-33 lead at the end of the first half. When the teams returned for the second half it would stay tight but the Cardinals would win the half 49-40 to secure the 84-73 victory. In the winning effort, the Cardinals basketball team would win their third game in the last four as Franklin Infante would lead the way for the Cardinals with 19 points as the Cardinals would go to 7-10 on the season. Gallery

reserve lay in
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Plattsburgh State's Sasha Vidrini (13) with the reserve lay in for the score right under the basket as part of a four-point game. Gallery

Canton Kangaroos @ #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals NEWHL Women's Hockey January 20th 2023

stick save
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Canton's Sirena Alvarez (70) with the stick save as she would have 35 saves on the night. The #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would have a single game on the weekend as they would host the Canton Kangaroos in Northeast Women's Hockey action. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would have their chances throughout the game as they would outshoot the Kangaroos 35-16 on the game. Although the Kangaroos goaltender Sirena Alvarez would stand tall and keep them in the game with 35 saves on the night. The lone goal of the game would come at the 5:24 mark of the second period from Ciara Wall for the Cardinals as the Cardinals would get the 1-0 win. In the winning effort, the Cardinals would go to 15-2 on the season Lilla Nease would make 16 saves on the afternoon for the shutout win. Next for the Cardinals will be a nonleague road game against Williams on January 25th. Gallery

backhand attempt
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Plattsburgh State's Nicole Unsworth (20) comes down the wing with the backhand attempt to extend the Cardinals lead late in the game. Gallery

SUNYAC Men's Hockey: #6 Oswego State Lakers @ #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals January 20th 2023

hard hit
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Plattsburgh State's Matt Araujo (18) with the hard hit on Oswego State's Alex Dicarlo (23) that sends him to the bench. It would be the classic rivalry returning to the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena for their third match-up of the season as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Oswego State Lakers with both teams ranked inside the top 15 in the country. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would be looking to avenge two earlier seasons' losses to the Lakers as they would take the early 1-0 lead just 5:27 into the first period on the Jacob Modry goal and with it, the red stress balls would hit the ice as it was stress ball night at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. Then at the 12:03 mark of the period the Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 on the Riley Sutherland goal. That is where the game would stay all the way till the 41-second mark of the third period when Ryan Bonfield would score to make it a 3-0 Cardinal game. Then just three minutes later the Cardinals would take control of the game on the Carson Gallagher goal to make it a 4-0 Cardinals. Then on the powerplay at the 6:29 mark of the period the Cardinals would make it a 5-0 game on the Luk Jirousek goal. Then with under seven minutes left in the game the Cardinals would end their assault on the night on the Bennett Stockdale goal as it would be the sixth different scorer in the game. The Lakers would break up the shutout bid with under 4 minutes left in the game when Matt McQuade scored to make it a 6-1 game. In the winning effort, Eli Shiller would make 21 saves on 22 shots as they go to 12-4-2 on the season and will be back in action as they will play Cortland State on the hall of fame night at the Ronald Stafford Ice Arena. As for the Lakers, they will travel across the north country as they will go against the Potsdam State. Gallery

zone face off win
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Plattsburgh State's Jake Lanyi (37) with the face-off win during the second period to keep the puck in the zone. Gallery

Mountain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Basketball Schroon Lake Wildcats @ Seton Catholic Knights January 19th 2023

with the off balance lay in
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Seton Catholic's Ashton Guay (3) with the off balance lay in as he drives to the basket. It would be a matchup inside the mountain valley athletic conference as the Seton Catholic Knights would be hosting the Schroon Lake Wildcats and the home Knights would be looking to ride their mid-season surge but they would have to do it against the top team in the conference. The game would not start off well for the home Knights as the Wildcats would get off to a quick start and have a 14-7 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the teams would be more equal but the Wildcats would still have the edge with an 11-8 quarter and take a 25-15 lead into the locker room. When the teams returned for the second half the offenses on both sides would keep their game going all although the Wildcats would have a 14-13 quarter and take a 39-28 into the 3rd quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats would start to walk away with the game as the leader for Knights Aidan Pearl would get hurt and the Wildcats would have an 18-4 quarter to secure the 57-32 victory. In the winning effort the Wildcats go to 8-1 on the season and will play Fort Edwards next will the Knights fall to 4-7 and will wait for the Boquet Valley Griffins to right the ship righted. Gallery

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Schroon Lake's (13) drives in ahead of the defense and lays it off the window for the score. Gallery

Peru Nighthawks @ Plattsburgh Hornets Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Basketball January 18th 2023

avoiding the defender
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Plattsburgh's Michael Phillips (2) slides around the defender as he drives to the basket and lets it off the window for the score. It would be the classic rivalry inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Peru Nighthawks in Boy's Basketball action. Both teams were looking for their first win of the season inside the conference didn't make the competition any less exciting. It would start off great for the home Hornets as their offense was firing on all cylinders and would have a 24-10 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the teams would be more equal although the Hornets would still be able to extend their lead with a 13-9 quarter and take a 37-19 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half the offense for the Hornets would stay hot as they would have a 19-11 quarter and take the commanding lead into the 4th quarter at 56-30. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets would take their foot off the gas as they would finish out the game with an 11-9 quarter for the Nighthawks but the Hornets would have a comfortable lead and get the 65-41 victory. In the winning effort, the Hornets go to 3-6 on the season as they travel to Ausable Valley on Friday as the Nighthawks fall to 1-9 on the season. Gallery

with the finger roll
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Peru's Zack Engstrom (32) with the finger roll as he takes flight towards the basket for the score. Gallery

Mountain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Basketball Willsboro Warriors @ Seton Catholic Knights January 17th 2023

flying block
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Kyle Coryea

Willsboro (3) comes flying in from the side to get the block on Seton Catholic's Sam Dejordy (15) on the three-point attempt. It would be a matchup inside the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference as the Seton Catholic Knights would host the Willsboro Warriors in boy's basketball action. The game would start off well for the home Knights as they would jump out to a double-digit lead after the first quarter with a 16-6 lead. In the second quarter, the Warriors would come steaming back with a run of their own to make a game of it for the second half with a 16-9 quarter but would still trail 27-22 as they went into halftime. When the teams returned for the second half the third quarter would be a tight one as the physical style of the game would start to pick up and the Knights would win the quarter 12-10 and take a 39-32 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Knights would find they're reshot and blow the game open with a 16-6 quarter and secure the 55-38 victory. In the winning effort, the Knights go to 4-6 on the season and will play the Schroon Lake Wildcats on January 19th while the Willsboro Warriors fall to 1-8 on the season. Gallery

up and under
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Seton Catholic's Jiang Peng Gao (21 go up under and around the basket for the score on the reserve. Gallery

#2 Beekmantown Eagles @ #14 Saranac Chiefs Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Hockey January 16th 2023

top shelf
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Beekmantown's Sam Bingel (11) beats Saranac's Joey Mitchell (30) top shelf and flips the water bottle as part of a five-goal night. It would be standing room only at the Amer-can North Sports Complex tonight as it would be a match-up of a pair of teams ranked inside the top 15 in the state as the #14 Saranac Chiefs Chiefs coming in on 6 games winning streak hosting the #2 Beekmantown Eagles that came in unbeaten on the season. It would take till the 6-minute mark of the first period before we had our first goal between these two high-spirited teams when Sam Bingel would light the lamp twice in that minute to give the Eagles the 2-0 lead. Then at the 9:25 mark of the period the Chiefs would get on the board when Evan Patrie would hit the rebound goal to make it a 2-1 game. Although the one-goal game would be short-lived as Keegan Seemone would score thirty seconds later to make it a two-goal lead again for the Eagles. The Chiefs would not end out the period strong as Landen Duprey would score twice to end the period and the teams would go into the locker room tied at three. The Chiefs would keep the train moving as they would score just 3:36 into the second period to give them their first lead of the game at 4-3 on the Nolan Miner goal. Then at about the midway mark of the period, Zach O'Connell will score to give the Chiefs the 5-3 lead. The game would stay there til the 14-minute mark of the period when Sam Bingel (hat trick) and Zach Lapier would score to tie the game at five as they went into the second intermission. When the teams returned for the third period the Eagles would be riding their excitement as they would take the 6-5 lead at the 5:36 mark of the period on Sam Bingel's 4th goal of the night. Then with under 90 seconds left in the game, he would strike again for the 7-5, and the Eagles would add an empty netter to secure the 8-5 win. In the winning effort, Austin Doser would make 27 saves as they go to 9-0-1 on the season and the Chiefs fall to 7-2-2 on the season as Joey Mitchell had 25 saves on the night. Both teams will be looking forward to their rematch on February 17th at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena on the last night of the regular season. Gallery

goal
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Landen Duprey (16) breaks and beats Beekmantown's Austin Doser (31) to tie the game up in the first period. Gallery

Oswego State Lakers @ #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals NEWHL Women's Hockey January 14th 2023

goal
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Mae Olshansky (18) with the rebound that she stuffs away to give the Cardinals the 4-1. It would be the second game of the weekend series between the #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Oswego State Lakers in Northeast Women's Hockey League action and the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would be looking at the weekend sweep. The Lakers would be looking to end the sweep chances early as they would score 3:40 into the game as Kensie Malone would light the lamp. Although the Cardinals would answer back five minutes later on the Julia Masotta goal to tie the game at one. The game would stay there till the 12:11 mark of the second period when Sara Krauseneck would stuff it in on the short side to give the Cardinals the 2-1 lead. Then at the 3:33 mark of the third period the Cardinals would make it a two-goal lead on the Nicole Unsworth goal at 3-1. Then with 4:16 left in the game, the Cardinals would ice the game away and get the 4-1 victory on the Mae Olshansky goal as the Cardinals would get the weekend sweep. In the winning effort, Lilla Nease would make 21 saves as the Cardinals would go to 14-2 on the season. Next up for the Cardinals will be another NEWHL game on January 20th as they will host the Canton Kangaroos. Gallery

in zone face off
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Plattsburgh State's Emma McLean (9) with the offensive face off win against Oswego State's Kensie Malone (26). Gallery

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