Plattsburgh State's Emily Kasprzak (22) muscles through the check as she came in on the attack. It would be playoff hockey time from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as it would be a rematch of last year's SUNYAC Women's Hockey finals as the #2 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #3 Cortland State Red Dragons in the SUNYAC Semi-finals this time around with 570 fans in attendance. The Cardinals would get the game's opening goal with 49 seconds left in the opening period when Ciara Wall would find the back of the net for the 1-0 lead as they ended the first period. There was no scoring in the second period, but that doesn't mean that neither team had chances throughout the period. However, the score would remain 1-0 after the second period. The game would stay 1-0 until 23 seconds left when the Cardinals would contact on the empty netter from Tessa Morris to secure the 2-0 victory. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make 20 saves in the shutout effort as they go to 19-6-4 on the season and will take on the Oswego State Lakers in the SUNYAC Finals next weekend. As for the Cortland State Red Dragons, Molly Goergen would have ten saves as they fall to 17-5-4 on the season and will wait to see if they get an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Taya Balfour (36) with the poke check as her and Cortland State's Jsselyn Drayson (16) go after the loose puck. 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

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 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

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