#4 Middlebury Panthers @ #15 Plattsburgh State Cardinals February 3rd 2026

SUNYAC Women's Hockey
celeberation
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

The Plattsburgh State Cardinals celebrate as they get the game-winner in overtime to beat #4 Middlebury. It would be a battle of former national champions from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the #4 Middlebury Panthers would travel across the lake to take on the #15 Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they both look for an important win as they look to the NCAA Tournament, with 400 fans in attendance. The game would remain scoreless through the first period as the Panthers would get the opening goal of the game at the 3:52 mark of the second period when Avery McInerny would find the back of the net and make it a 1-0 game. The game would stay there until the 12:14 mark of the period, when the Cardinals would make it 1-1 on Bailey MacKellar's goal as they crashed the net and stuffed it home. The game would stay there through the rest of regulation, as both teams would have their chances to get the go-ahead goal but not get past the goalies, who stood tall. The game would head to overtime, where Bailey MacKellar would find the back of the net as she charged down the goalie to get the 2-1 Cardinals victory. In the wCardinals' inning effort, Faddy Stetson made 14 saves as they improved to 13-6 and return to conference play on the road this weekend. As for the Middle Panthers,, Sophia Willmadee 46 saves as theyfelll to 12-3-3 on the year. Gallery

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