Castleton State's Chloe Green scored the deflection goal over the Cardinal's Lily Bailey for the 10 lead. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State Cardinals opened their season in impressive fashion, defeating the Castleton State Spartans 4-1 at the Plattsburgh State Field House in front of 350 fans. The game did not start the way the Cardinals had hoped, as Castleton struck first in the 14th minute. Gwen Bridges found the back of the net on a deflection, giving the Spartans an early 1-0 advantage. Plattsburgh answered immediately. Just one minute later, Bailee LaFountain scored her first goal of the season to even the match at 1-1. The Cardinals continued to apply pressure and took the lead for good in the 26th minute. Alana Delacruz capitalized on a rebound and buried a shot into a wide-open net, putting Plattsburgh ahead 2-1 heading into halftime. In the second half, the Cardinals kept control of the match. LaFountain added her second goal of the game in the 76th minute, finding the corner of the net to extend the lead to 3-1. LaFountain was not finished. In the 86th minute, she completed the hat trick when her shot ricocheted off the post and into the net, giving Plattsburgh a commanding 4-1 lead. The Cardinals held on from there to secure the season-opening victory and improve to 1-0. Plattsburgh dominated throughout the contest, recording 36 shots on goal. The Cardinals' goalkeeping unit combined for 13 saves in the win. Plattsburgh will look to move to 2-0 when it travels to take on Farmington State on Saturday. Castleton falls to 0-1 on the season after dropping its opener on the road. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lilly Bailey (1) with the sliding stop as Castleston State's Maya Coviello (15). Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Ella Santomassimo (18) with the step through as she gets the ball from Potsdam State's Jaidan Kertensis (7) along the sidelines. We would SUNYAC Women's Soccer action from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Soccer complex as they would host the Potsdam State Bears and were looking for their first win at home this season. The Cardinals would get the match's opening goal in the tenth minute as Kelly Licata would score for her third goal of the season and the 1-0 lead. The Cardinals and Kelly Licata would strike again in the 25th minute as they would take the 2-0 lead. The Cardinals would stay hot and extend the lead to 3-0 in the 32nd second minute when Allison Brown would score her third of the season and give them the 3-0 lead, and that's how the half would end. In the second half, both teams would have their chances but could not find the back of the net as the Cardinals would get the 3-0 win and improve their record to 4-11-1 on the season as they head into their final game Saturday against Canton. As for the Potsdam State Bears, they will fall to 3-13 in the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Leah Warren (11) and Potsdam State's Morgan Williams (24) go after the ball along the sidelines as the Cardinals look to attack. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kelly Licata (31) and the R.P.I. midfielders chase down the loose ball and go on the attack. It would be the fourth straight match for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Soccer team against a Liberty League squad, and this time, they would get the R.P.I. Engineers. The game would go back and forth all night, and in the second half, the rain would come, and at times, it would be a tough rain. The Cardinals would have their chance in the first half to take the lead in the game, but the goal was called off on an offside. The game was starting to look like it would end in a zero-to-zero tie. The Engineers would keep coming, though, and with about 90 seconds left, they would find the back of the net on Sarah Sedlacek on her second goal of the season. The Cardinals would have no time to get the equalizer and would fall to 2-6 as they enter SUNYAC play this weekend as they take on the Morrisville State for the R.P.I. Engineers would improve their record to 5-1-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Claire Bottjer (3) chases down the ball and attacks as they look to break the tie. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Macie Bolton (13) and Clarkson's Alina Krdzic (3) battle for possession just over the midfield. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Soccer would be hosting their third straight opponent from the Liberty League at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Complex against the Clarkson Golden Knights. Then Golden Knights would get the opening goal of the match in the 30th minute from Maddie Lopol to give the Golden Knights the 1-0 lead on the penalty kick and that's where the first half would end. When the teams returned for the second half they would go back and forth as the Cardinals would try and get the equalizer but in the 60th minute, the Golden Knights would expand their lead to 2-0 on Brooke Butler's second goal of the season. Then in the 75th minute, the Golden Knights would put the game on ice as they added their third goal to give them a 3-0 lead on the Ema Robinson goal her fourth of the season. That would do it for the scoring on the day as the Clarkson Golden Knights would get the 3-0 win and go to 3-3 on the season as the Cardinals fall to 1-5. As for the Cardinals, they will be back in action Saturday as they travel to Fredonia to take on the Blue Devils in their first conference test of the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lia Parker (7) and Clarkson's Chloe Hodge (6) are in combat over the ball at midfield.Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Leah Warren (11) and R.I.T.'s Neena Damodaran (20) battle for the ball in the defensive battle that the game turned into. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host their second straight Liberty League foe at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Complex. It would be a very evenly played game with both teams having their scoring chance. In the end, though there would only be one game scored on the afternoon tilt as R.I.T.'s Elena Onodera would get the lone goal of the game and fourth of the early season in the 50th minute of the game. In the winning effort for the Tigers their pair of goalies would have the clean sheet. As for the Cardinal's netminder, she would make 8 saves on the day and do her best to keep their team in the game. The Cardinals will be back in action Wednesday, September 18th as they will have their third straight Liberty League foe in the Clarkson Golden Knights. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Alexis Patrick (23) and R.I.T.'s Amber Flynn (22) battle for possession along the sidelines during the scoreless affair.Gallery