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 Tessa Morris gets the goal on the scramble in front of the net as they get the 2-0 win. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home to start the 2025 home portion of their season with a game inside the SUNYAC and also a matchup between top ten teams as the #7 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #6 Oswego State Lakers in the first of a pair of games on the weekend at the field house. The game would be evenly matched for the first 30 minutes as neither team could light the lamp, but not for not having chances on the net. The Cardinals would finally break through on the powerplay at 10:35 when Mattie Norton sliced it through the defenders for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 2:21 mark of the third period when the Cardinals would find the back of the net, this time from Tessa Morris, for the 2-0 lead. From there, the Cardinals would shut down the Lakers and get the 2-0 win. In the winning effort on the afternoon, Chloe Lewis recorded the shutout as she has 28 saves, and the Cardinals go to 9-2-1 on the season, and they will take on the Lakers again tomorrow. As for the Oswego State, the Lakers would suffer their first loss in the season and go to 8-1-1 as they return to the field house tomorrow. Gallery

Oswego State's Lexi Levy (1) with the save and Plattsburgh State's Emily Kirkpatrick (22) cuts in front of the night for one of her 26 saves. Gallery