Plattsburgh State's Chole Beaubein (29) with the glove save on the top shelf shot as part of a 19 save night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home for there first game of the home game of the 2020 portion of there season with NEWHL matchup against the Morrisville State Mustangs. The Cardinals would return home in top form as they would get three goals in the opening period two from Katiln Drew Mead and one from Annie Katonka and have a 3-0 lead at the end of the period. In the second period the Cardinals would get one more from Sara Krauseneck at the 3:20 mark to take the 4-0 lead. Although the Mustangs would answer back two minutes later on a goal from Mackenzie Lombardi to break up the shutout bid. That is where the game would stay till 12:49 mark of the third period when Annie Katonka would strike again this time on the powerplay for her second goal of the night and secure the 5-1 victory. In the winning effort, Anne Katonka and Katlin Drew-Mead would each have a pair of goals while Chole Beaubein would make 19 stops as the Cardinals go to 13-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Ivy Boric (19) with the check along the boards at the blue line to break up the play. Gallery

East/West Hockey Classic MVP Sierra Benjamin looks to take a shot in the third period of the tournament’s championship game. Benjamin recorded a goal and two assists to lead the Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over Adrian College.The No. 1 Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team claimed its sixth title in eight years at Norwich University’s 10th annual East/West Hockey Classic with a 4-1 win over the No. 5 Adrian College Bulldogs. In a tight affair that saw Adrian lead shots on goal 33-30, the Cardinals claimed victory with the first four goals of the contest.

Plattsburgh scored the only goal of the first period, as Taylor Whitney picked up the rebound from an Ivy Boric shot and slid the puck behind Adrian's goaltender Denisa Janodvá, getting knocked to the ice as her shot barely crossed the goal line.

The Cardinals extended their lead with two goals in the span of 40 seconds in the second period, as Abby Brush knocked home the rebound of an Erin McArdle shot and Madison walker scored on a 2-on-1 rush with Kaitlin Drew-Mead. Sierra Benjamin, who claimed the tournament’s MVP award, recorded assists on both goals.

Plattsburgh State began the third period with a power-play after Adrian’s Kelly O’Sullivan was called for body checking in the final moments of the second, and Benjamin capitalized on the opportunity with a hard shot from the left faceoff circle. After her first goal of the season, Benjamin showed her emotions by dabbing before skating to the bench.

Adrian’s Une Bjelland picked up on a loose puck in front of the Plattsburgh net to get the Bulldogs on the board, but the Cardinals held on to the 4-1 lead and skated to the title.

Ashley Davis, starting in net for the Cardinals for the second straight game, made a career-high 32 saves, while Jandová recorded 26 saves of her own. Gallery

Plattsburgh forward Taylor Whitney makes a breakout pass in the second period of the Eat/West Hockey Classic final. Whitney scored the Cardinals’ first goal en route to a 4-1 victory over Adrian College. Gallery

Plattsburgh State goaltender Ashley Davis (1) makes a save on a penalty shot attempt by Norwich’s Ann-Frederique Guay in the Cardinals’ 6-3 win at Norwich University. The No. 1 Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team kicked off its second semester of action with a 6-3 win over No. 3 Norwich Sunday in the first round of the 10th annual East/West Hockey Classic at Kreitzberg Arena.

The host team got on the board early, with a goal by Amanda Conway extending her program-record career tally. While a Taylor Whitney goal late in the first period tied the game 1-1 for the Cardinals, the Cadets regained their lead only 19 seconds later off the stick of senior Sophie MCGovern, and that 2-1 margin stood into the first intermission.

The defending national champions wrested back control of the contest in the second frame, scoring three goals within 61 seconds. The Cardinals’ Madison Walker tied the goal at the 9:18 mark of the second period, and Abby Brush scored the go-ahead tally at 9:57.

The visitors capped off the flurry of goals at 10:57 with a backhanded shot from Nicole Unsworth, taking advantage of a Norwich turnover in the defensive zone.

The Cardinals earned extra insurance with powerplay goals from Sara Krauseneck and Ivy Boric in the third period before Norwich’s Brynn Wopperer scored the third goal for the Cadets.

Ashley David made 29 saves in net for the Cardinals, including a stop on an Ann-Frederique Guay penalty shot. With the win, Plattsburgh State advanced to take on the Bulldogs of Adrian College Gallery

Plattsburgh State's forward Kaitlin Drew-Mead (20) skates into the offensive zone on a breakaway to score a goal on Norwich goaltender Emily Lambert in the Cardinals’ 6-3 win at Norwich University. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Annie Katonka (47)with the goal on the doorstep off the rebound. It would be a nonconference battle between the top three teams as the #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #3 Norwich Cadets. It would be a game that would live up to the hype as the game would remain scoreless until the 13:57 mark of the second period. Then at that moment, Cardinals Mackenzie Millen would score a shorthanded goal for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there til the 4:24 mark of the third period when Cardinals Annie Katonka would score on the powerplay for the 2-0 lead. That would be all the scoring on the night as the Cardinals would hold on for the 2-0 victory. In the winning effort, Kassie Abbott would make all 32 saves for the shutout as the Cardinals go to 3-0 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kassie Abbott (29) with the save as part of her 32 saves on the night for the shutout. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Abby Brush (24) waiting on the doorstep looking to put the rebound away. The #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Morrisville State Mustangs in nonleague action. This would be a game that the Cardinals would control from start to finish. The game would begin with the Cardinals scoring three goals from Mackenize Millen, Annie Katonka, and Hanna Rose for the 3-0 lead. In the second period, the Cardinals would add four more goals from Taylor Whitney, Annie Katonka (2nd) Moe Tsukimoto and Mackenize Millen (2nd) and have a 7-1 lead after the second period. That is where the game would stay and the Cardinals would get the 7-1 victory. In the winning effort, the Cardinals would combine for fifteen saves as the Cardinals go to 9-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kassi Abbott (29) with the pad save as part of a ten save night.Gallery

Beekmantown's Brianne Knight (1) with the pad save as part of a 40 save night. The Beekmantown girls' hockey team earned a home victory Friday with a 4-3 victory over Massena at the Scotts' Memorial Rink in Chazy. In a back-and-forth game that saw the teams combine for 84 shots on goal and 12 penalties, the Eagles never trailed. While the Red Raiders controlled much of the five-on-five play in the first period, penalties allowed Beekmantown to get their share of offensive pressure. Massena killed off an early five-on-three opportunity for the Eagles but surrendered a powerplay goal later in the period as Celine Juneau found Bailey Carter at the back door for the only goal of the period. Two minutes into the second period, Carter got her second tally of the night after skating in to support Leah Coulombe's drive to the net. Hannah Chilton pulled the Red Raiders back within a goal midway into the frame as the Eagles failed to clear the zone after blocking a shot in the high slot. Chilton's goal started a brief flurry of goals, as Beekmantown's Amanda Cayea tallied 40 seconds later to again pull ahead by two goals. A minute after that, Massena's Meg Wilmshurst brought the puck into the zone and put directed a shot low to the blocker side on Beekmantown's goaltender Brianne Knight. Knight tried to kick it wide while still retreating to her goal line, but could not push it far enough to keep the Red Raiders from once again pulling within a goal. The Eagles found themselves briefly facing a five-on-three penalty kill later in the second period, but key saves by Knight kept Massena from equalizing. Carter completed her hat trick midway through the final period before Brooke Terry again brought the Red Raiders within one. Carter took a penalty later in the period, but the Beekmantown penalty kill kept Massena pinned in their own zone for the duration, and the Eagles held on for the 4-3 win. Knight made 40 saves in net for Beekmantown, while Massena's Mackenzie Garrow stopped 37 shots. Gallery

Beekmantown's Bryn Walsh (8) with the deke on Massena's Audrey Hurlbut (9). Gallery

Plattsburgh's Christina Magoline (11) and Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Annabelle Bomnbard-Schmidt (13) battle for the puck along the endboards. The Plattsburgh Hornets would host Saranac Lake/Lake Placid in the Upstate New York Girls Hockey League action. It would be game at would pit two evenly matched teams. As there would be no goals through the first period. The first goal of the game would eventually come at the 5:18 mark of the second period when Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Dariana Patterson would score to make it 1-0. That would almost be the lone goal of the game until Plattsburgh's McKenzie Brown would score with just over three minutes left in the game to tie it at one. The teams would end up in the overtime and in that overtime, Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Rylee Preston would get the winner on the scramble in front halfway through the game to give the 2-1 win. In the winning effort, Saranac Lake/Lake Placid would go to 1-0-1 while the Plattsburgh Hornets fall to 5-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Rebecca Courson (21) and Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Tailor Whitson (3) races for the loose puck that Courson pokes away at. Gallery