#1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #9 Norwich Cadets January 19th 2016

NCAA Division III Women's Hockey
tap in goal
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Melissa Ames (24) with the goal on the scramble in front of the net. It would be a matchup of top 10 teams as #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host #9 Norwich Cadets in Non-league action that would be a rematch of last year's national championship. The Cardinals would take the 1-0 lead on Melissa Ames goal at the 4-minute mark of the first. The Cardinals would extend the lead to 2-0 on Julia Duquette's goal at the 10-minute mark of the first. The game would stay there until the 4:05 mark of the second period when Karen Hudson would extend it to 3-0. Then at the 7:30 mark, Mackenize Millen would make it 4-0. Then in the closing minutes of the second Kayla Meneghin would make it 5-0. Then at the 5:58 mark of the third period, Melissa Sheeran would put the icing on the cake to ensure the 6-0 victory. In the winning effort, Camille Leonard would make 25 saves in the shutout as the Cardinals go to 14-0 on the season. Gallery

#1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs William Smith Herons January 16th 2016

NCAA Division III Women's Hockey
on the post
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Nicole Mensi (7) looking for the goal on the doorstep attempt. The #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would meet up with the William Smith Herons in ECAC West Hockey action. It would be a game that the cardinals would be in control of from start to finish. As the Cardinals would have a 6-0 lead after the first period with goals from Courtney Moriarty, Jordan Lipson (2), Mellisa Ames (2), and Bridget Baisley. William Smith would add one in the second period to make it 6-1 headed to the third period. The Cardinals would add three more in the third period from Kayla Meneghin, Julie Duquette, and Melissa Sheeran for the 9-1 victory. In the winning effort, Kassi Abbott would make 8 saves as the Cardinals go to 13-0 on the season. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton Cougars Vs Malone Huskies January 15th 2016

NYSPHSAA Boy's Hockey
check into the broads
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's (6) with the hard body check on the Malone defender along the boards to gain control of the puck. It would be a non-league affair between the Malone Huskies and the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. The Cougars would strike first at the 8:50 mark of the first period on Gonyo's goal. The game would stay there till 9:03 mark of the second when Gonyo would strike again this time on the power play to make it 2-0. The Cougars would extend the lead to 3-0 on Dupee's goal late in the second period. The Huskies would get on the board at the 51-second mark of the third period to make it 3-1 on the power play. Then at 5:10 mark of the period, Benware would strike again to make it a 3-2 game. The Huskies would fight the rest of the game but their efforts would come shortly as the Cougars get the 3-2 win. In the winning effort, the Cougars goalies would combine for 24 saves as the Cougars go to 6-6 on the season. Gallery

#1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs #7 Middlebury Panthers January 12th 2016

NCAA Division III Women's Hockey
glove save
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Cammie Leonard (31) with the shoulder save as part of an 18 save night. It would be a non-conference affair between top ten teams as the #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #7 Middlebury Panthers. The game would remain scoreless until the first minute of the second period when Mellisa Sheeran would light the lamp to give the Cardinals the 1-0 lead. The Cardinals would extend the lead to 2-0 at the eight-minute mark Kayla Meneghain. The game would stay there till the last minute of the game when Kayla Meneghain would get her second goal of the night on the empty net. As the Cardinals would secure the 3-0 victory. In the winning effort, Cammie Leonard would make 16 saves for the shutout as the Cardinals would go to 12-0 on the season. Gallery

#2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Canton Kangaroos January 9th 2016

NCAA Division III Men's Hockey
breaking in
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's State's Pat Egan (16) with the tapper at the net on the cross pass for the goal. The #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Canton Kangaroos in non-conference. The Cardinals would leave no stretch to the imagination that they were in control of the game scoring five times in the first period for a 5-0 lead. The goal scores in the period would be Nick Belanger (2), Luke Baleshetea, Ross Sloan and Brandon O'Quinn. In the second period, they would pick up where they left off as Brandon O'Quinn would get second of the night on a power-play goal to make it 6-0. Then the Kangaroos would finally get on the period with two-goal in a two-minute span in the second period to make it 6-2 at the end of the second period. Then a 1:20 into the third period Pat Egan would strike to extend the Cardinals lead to 7-2. Then in the closing minutes of the game, the Cardinals would strike with Luke Baleshetea's second goal of the night to finish off the game and give the Cardinals the 8-2 victory. In the winning effort, Spencer Finney would make 23 saves as the Cardinals go to 11-2-1 on the season. Gallery.

W.B. Mason Winter Classic Championships #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Colby Mules January 2 2016

NCAA Division III Men's Hockey
Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Plattsburgh State Cardinals pose for there team photo as they are crowned the 2016 W.B. Mason Winter Classic champions. The game would be tight throughout the start and be scoreless after the first period of play. The Cardinals would take the 1-0 lead a 1:16 into the second period when Ryan Chaisson would get his first collegiate goal. Then at 12:14 mark of the second period, the Cardinals would extend there lead to 2-0 on a power-play goal from Pat Egan. Then in the last minutes of the third period, Ryan Botting would put the icing on the cake with his own power-play goal to secure the 3-0 victory and give the Cardinals the championship. In the winning effort, Spencer Finney would 26 saves for the shutout victory as the Cardinals go to 10-1-1 on the season. Gallery.

W.B. Mason Winter Classic Semifinals #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Fitchburg State Falcons January 1 2016

NCAA Division III Men's Hockey
goal
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh State's Pat Egan (16) rifles the shot to the top shelf over goalies shoulder for one of his two goals on the night. It would be the semi-finals on the W.B. Mason Winter Classic and it would feature the #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals hosting the Fitchburg State Falcons. The Cardinals would take the 1-0 lead on Pat Egan's goal at 9:54 of the first period. Then just over three minutes later Pat Egan would strike again to make it 2-0. Then to end the six-minute stretch in the first the Cardinals Cole Stallard would score to make it 3-0 Cardinals after the first period. In the second period, the Cardinals would continue there dominance scoring twice more from Cam Owens and Brandon O'Quinn to make it 5-0 after two periods. In the third period, the Cardinals would put the final touches on the game scoring twice more this time Luke Balesheta and Kyle Hall for the 7-0 victory. In the winning effort, Brady Rouleau would stop all 18 shots in the shutout victory as the Cardinals go to 9-1-1 on the season. With the win, the Cardinals play for the W.B. Mason Winter Classic Championship against Colby. Gallery.

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