Plattsburgh State's Michael Rodriquez (9) with the shot from outside the box on the set play from the direct kick. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Tristan Laundree recorded a hat trick as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals defeated the Canton Kangaroos 4-0 in SUNYAC men's soccer action Wednesday afternoon. The Cardinals entered the match at 6-3-3 overall and 3-0-1 in conference play and quickly established control. Laundree opened the scoring in the 10th minute with his fourth goal of the season, then added his fifth moments later to put Plattsburgh State up 2-0. The Cardinals continued their offensive surge when Jacob McGowan found the back of the net in the 16th minute, extending the lead to 3-0 before halftime. Plattsburgh State added another in the second half when Laundree completed the hat trick in the 60th minute, scoring his sixth goal of the season to cap the 4-0 win. Defensively, the Cardinals were dominant, with goalkeepers Logan Verissimo and Matthew D'Ippolito combining for the shutout. Canton goalkeeper Jason Vela played well despite the loss, stopping nine shots on goal. With the win, Plattsburgh State improved to 7-3-3 overall and 4-0-1 in SUNYAC play, while Canton fell to 1-11-2. The Cardinals return to action Oct. 17 when they travel to face the Morrisville State Mustangs. The Kangaroos will also be back in action Oct. 17 when they visit the Oswego State Lakers. Gallery

Canton's Winnie Simpson (12) slides in a tackle on Plattsburgh State's Erick Vargas (5) to break up a scoring chance. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Mike English (20) with the hard hit along the corner boards on the Kangaroo defender to break up the play. It would be the last game of the regular season at the Terry Martin Arena on the campus of SUNY Canton, as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Canton Kangaroos would battle for the fifth seed in the upcoming SUNYAC tournament in front of 300 fans. It would take tuntilthe 10:01 mark of the first period wforthe home Kangaroos wtoget the opening goal of the game from Logan Kelly,, and that would be the lone goal of the period The Cardinals would come back and tie the game at the 8:35 mark of the second period when Jake Sacratini scored on the power play,, and 'that's how the period would end. The game would go until the 11:06 mark of the third period, when Dylan Pollock would get his first career goal, and it would be the winner, as the Cardinals would not be able to get the equalizer down the stretch, and the Kangaroos would get the 2-1 win. In the winning effort, the Kangaroos Trey Miller would make 35 saves as they go to 12-12-1 on the season and will take on the Cortland State Red Dragons in the SUNYAC first round. While Plattsburgh State's Beau Lane makes 18 saves as they fall to 13-12 on the season,n and will get the Skidmore Thoroughbreds. Gallery

Canton's Scott Cremen (8) with the hard on the Plattsburgh State atttacker along the sideboards to break up the play and send it the other way. Gallery

Canton's Molly Lenihan (33) with the save of the scramble play in front of the net as part of a 39-save effort. The #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would start their weekend SUNYAC homestand with fellow North Country member, the Canton Kangaroos, in front of 300 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The game would be tough for the Cardinal offense and the Kangaroos defense, as the Cardinals would put 40 shots on net but be able only to get 1 by Canton's Molly Lenihan, as Piper Smith would get the lone goal for the Cardinals at the 15:31 mark of the third period, as they would get the 1-0 victory. In the Cardinals' winning effort, Chloe Lewis made 17 saves for the shutout, as they go to 10-5 on the season, while Canton falls to 9-6-1. The Cardinals will be back in action tomorrow as they finish the weekend against conference foe Oswego State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayson Ruegge (3|) breaks in on the net as they tried to break up the scoring in the scoreless game. Gallery

Canton's Alexander Colton (17) scored the first-period goal to give the Kangaroos a 1-0 lead. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home for the first time in a couple of weeks, and they would host North Country for the Canton Kangaroos in SUNYAC action in front of 1269 fans at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The upset-minded Kangaroos would get the first goal of the game from Colton Alexander on the power play at the 15:03 mark of the period. The Kangaroos would waste little time in extending their lead to 2-0 on the Scott Cremen goal just two minutes later to make it 2-0. The game would stay there all the way to the 3:51 mark of the third period when Jake Sacratini would score for the Cardinals and make it a 2-1 game. From there, the Cardinals would give them everything they had for the rest of the period, going for the tying goal, but it wouldn't come, and the Kangaroos would get the empty-netter in the closing minute from Alexander Colton as they secured the 3-1 win. In the winning effort, Trey Miller made 43 saves as they went to 6-8 on the season. As the Cardinals would combine for 22 saves, they fall to 7-8-1 on the season. Both teams continue conference play tomorrow. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brandon Butler (23) with the hard hit on the Canton defender as they go after the puck along the end boards. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayson Ruegge (3) with the wrister on net from the face-off circle as the Cardinals get the 4-0 victory. It would be the second game of the weekend doubleheader for the #8 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Canton Kangaroos from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in SUNYAC Women's Hockey in front of 400 fans. The Cardinals would start the scoring quickly as they would take the 1-0 lead just 3:36 into the game on the Mattie Norton goal. The Cardinals would not be done, and they would make it 2-0 just two minutes later when Bridget Orr would find the back of the net, where the first period would end. The Cardinals would keep coming and make it 3-0 on Bridget Orr's second goal of the game at the 4:33 mark of the period, and that's where the second period would end. With the game in hand in the third period, the Cardinals would make it 4-0 on Mae Olshansky's powerplay goal at 15:58 to secure the victory. In the winning effort for the Cardinal, Chloe Lewis would make 18 saves for the shutout as the Cardinals go to 18-5-1 on the season as they head into their season finale against Williams on Wednesday on the road. As for the Canton Kangaroos, Molly Lenihan would make 23 saves as they fall to 6-15-2 on the season and head into their regular-season finale with a doubleheader against the Morrisville State Mustangs next weekend. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Ciara Wall (34) and Canton's Joey Schemenauer (27) battle for the loose puck as they chase it down in the corner. Gallery