Plattsburgh State's Chloe Lewis (30) with the pad save as part of her 17-save afternoon for the shutout. It would be a late-season tilt from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the #8 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would face off with the Canton Kangaroos in the SUNYAC as they look to improve their seeding in the upcoming playoff with 300 fans in attendance. For the first half of the game, both teams would have their defense on display, as no one could find the back of the net. The Cardinals would find the net with 1:51 left in the second as Kayson Ruegge would light the lamp for the 1-0. The Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 just 89 seconds later when Molly Riggi would light the lamp, and that's how the period would end. The game would stay there till the 18:21 mark of the third period when Molly Riggi would get her second goal, this time c, coming on the empty netter as the Cardinals would get the 3-0 win. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make 17 saves for the shutout victory as they go to 17-5-1 on the season and go for the weekend sweep tomorrow afternoon against the Canton Kangaroos. As for the Kangaroos, Molly Lenihan would make 44 saves, but they fell to 6-14-2 in the season. Gallery

Canton's Molly Lenihan (33) with the save on Plattsburgh State's Taya Balfour's (36) wrister as part of a 44-save afternoon. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Shane Bondy (16) picks the from along the boards and races in on the attack. It would be the classic rivalry from the sold-out Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Oswego State Lakers in SUNYAC Men's Hockey action. The game would start well for the home Cardinals as they would get the game's opening goal just 3:51 in on the power play goal from Tyler Ramm to make it a 1-0 Cardinals lead. The game would stay there till there was 2:38 left in the first period when Shane Bondy would make it a 2-0 game on the powerplay goal, and that's where the first period would end. When the teams returned for the second period, the Lakers would get on the board at 6:38, and Matt McQuade scored at 6:38. The Lakers would come back and tie the game at two on the powerplay goal from Brandon Cohen at the 14:03 mark of the period, and that's where the second period would end. The Cardinals would come out on fire and retake the lead at 3-2 on Tyler Ramm's second goal of the game on the powerplay at the 2:57 mark. The lead would be short-lived as the Lakers would tie the game back up at three on the Daniel Colabufo goal at 4:23. Then, just 91 seconds later, the Lakers would regain their lead at 4-3 on Brandon Cohen's second goal of the game. Then, at the 10:57 mark of the period, the Lakers would take control of the game on Matt McQuade's second goal to make it a 5-3 game, and that's where the game would end. In the winning effort for the Lakers, Brandon Milberg made 20 saves on the night, and they went to 11-6-3 in the season. As for the Cardinals, Jacob Hearne would make 18 saves as they fall to 10-9-1 on the season and head into their next match against Morrisville State on Friday night. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Shane Bondy (16) is looking to tie the game up during the third period with this play on the doorstep. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jake Lanyi (37) with the off-balance shot on net as he split through the defenders in the slot. It would be a north country battle inside the SUNYAC Conference as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Canton Kangaroos from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 1200 fans. There would be no scoring in the first period as defense would be the name of the game, as the teams would combine for 15 shots in the period. In the second period, the Kangaroos would break through and get the opening goal at the 6:15 mark,ewhichewascKinnon would score and anchor 1-0. The Kangaroos would keep coming, adding a shorthanded goal at the 11:19 mark of the period when Jackson Drysdale would light the lamp and make it a 2-0 game. In the third period, the Cardinals would have their best offensive period of the night as they would have nine shots on the net and pull the goalie with about three minutes left in the net, but they would not be able to find the back of the net on this day. The Canton Kangaroos would pull off the 2-0 upset on the evening as Nate Hopkins would make 23 saves in a shutout victory as they go to 6-12-1 on the season and take on neighbor the Potsdam State Bears tomorrow night. As for the Cardinals, they will fall to 10-8-1 on the season as Jacob Hearne makes 24 saves, not the night, and they will be back in action tomorrow night as they take on rival Oswego State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) and Canton's Jack Seamans (91) are launched into the boards after the hard hit in the corner. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayson Ruegge (3), with the puck on edge, fires the shot on net as they go for the tying goal. It would be a top ten showdown at the RRonaldb Staford Ice Arena as the #6 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #10 Cortland State Red Dragons in front of 300 fans in a plate for second place in the SUNYAC. The game's lone goal would come from hometown native Mckenzie Brown at the 9:48 mark of the second period. In the win for the Cortland State Red Dragons, Molly Goergen would make 21 saves in the shut win, and the Red Dragons went to 15-2-2 in the season. As for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make 24 saves in defeat as the Cardinals fell to 13-5-1 on the season. The teams will return to the ice tomorrow as the Cardinals will look to salvage the split on the weekend. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kate Conlon (19) with the rebound shot in front of the net that misses, tying the game in the third period.Gallery

With the crunching hit along the boards, Plattsburgh State's Brandon Butler (23) sends Potsdam State's Mason Hohen (7) into the air along the board in the corner. It would be the return of the battle of the North Country as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host their travel partners, the Potsdam State Bears, from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 1,000 fans on poster night with the rare midweek game. The upset-minded Bears would get the game's opening goal on the powerplay from Eli Douhart-Wood at the 10:45 mark of the first period. The Cardinals would keep coming and equalize the game at one with the Kevin Weaver Vitale goal at the 17:16 mark of the period. Then, with just 25 seconds left in the period, the Cardinals would take the 2-1 lead on the goal from Jake Sacratini, and that's how they would head to the intermission. The game would stay until the 12:09 mark of the second period when Brody Spencer Ha would extend the lead to 3-1. The Bears would not be going away on this night as they would make it a one-goal game at the 17:21 mark on the Michael Campbell goal, and we would head to the second intermission with the Cardinals having the 3-2 lead. The Cardinal offense would be on fire in the third period, scoring four goals in just 8 minutes. Aaron Catron would score twice, and Patrick Cole and Jake Sacratini would score to make it a 7-2 game. The Bears would get a late goal with about two minutes left when Payton Felix would score on the powerplay, but the Cardinals would hold on for the 7-3 victory. In the winning effort, the Cardinals go to 9-7-1 on the season as Jacob Hearne would make 27 saves on the night, and they will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to take on Amherst. As for the Bears, they will fall to 4-11-3 on the season and will return to action on January 31st as they will take on Canton. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jacob Hearne (31) with the stick save on Potsdam State's Jakub Hall (23) as part of 27 save night in the 7-3 victory. Gallery