Plattsburgh State's Robbie Kapovic (18) with the sliding tackle on Oneonta's Milton Mancias Magana (10) to breakup the play. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals opened the home portion of their SUNYAC schedule Saturday afternoon in front of 175 fans, battling the nationally ranked No. 23 Oneonta State Red Dragons to a thrilling 2-2 draw. Coming into the match with a 4-3-2 record, the Cardinals faced a difficult challenge against the undefeated Red Dragons, who entered the contest at 7-0-1. Plattsburgh answered the challenge early, taking the lead in the 16th minute when Michael Rodriguez scored his second goal of the season. Rodriguez's strike gave the Cardinals a 1-0 advantage and energized the home crowd. The Cardinals held the lead for much of the first half before Oneonta found the equalizer late in the period. Milton Macias Magana netted his first goal of the season to pull the Red Dragons even at 1-1. The score remained tied through the remainder of the half as the teams headed into intermission deadlocked. Oneonta came out of the break with renewed energy and grabbed its first lead of the afternoon in the 58th minute when Drew Lennon scored his first goal of the season, putting the Red Dragons ahead 2-1. Plattsburgh responded quickly. Just three minutes later, in the 61st minute, Esteban Loaiza found the back of the net to tie the match at 2-2. The equalizer shifted momentum back to the Cardinals and set up an exciting final half hour. Neither team was able to find the game-winning goal despite several quality opportunities over the closing stages of the match. Both defenses stood strong as the contest finished in a 2-2 draw. With the result, Plattsburgh moves to 4-3-3 overall on the season. Goalkeeper Matthew D'Ippolito turned in a strong performance, recording seven saves. The Cardinals will return to action on Wednesday when they host the SUNY Delhi Broncos. Oneonta remains unbeaten and improves to 7-0-2. Goalkeeper James Cintron made one save for the Red Dragons. Oneonta will also be back in action Wednesday when it travels back to the North Country to face the Potsdam State Bears. The draw marked another impressive result for Plattsburgh, which showed resilience against one of the SUNYAC's top teams and a nationally ranked opponent. Gallery

Oneonta's Drew Lennon (31) and Plattsburgh State's Michael Rodriquez (9) battle for the ball at midfeild as they look to gain the advantage. Gallery

Oneonta State's AJ Lucas (gk) with the one-hand save that he sends over the net for the save. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home after an extended road trip and take on a SUNYAC foe like the #22 Oneonta State Red Dragons as they battle at the league's top. The teams would go back and forth throughout the first half of the game, with both teams having their chance to get the opening goal, but there would be no score in the first half. When the teams returned for the second half, the Cardinals would break the ice in the 75th minute on Brian Coughlan's third goal to make it a 1-0 game. It wouldn't take long for the Cardinals to extend their lead to 2-0 on Modou Badjie's second goal of the season in the 78th minute. From there, the Cardinals would stand tall, hold on for the 2-0 win, and improve their record to 7-1-3, while the Oneonta State Red Dragons would fall to 7-2-3. The Cardinals will return to action this Saturday as they trek across the state and take on the Buffalo State Bengals. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Santiago Vargas (7) battles in the corner with a pair of Oneonta State defenders in the attack zone.Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Danielle Torres gets the ball at the plate to cut down the runner. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Brockport State Eagles in doubleheader SUNYAC Softball action. The Cardinals would get single runs in the 2nd and 6th inning thanks to Maggiacomo and Gentile for the 2-0 win in game 1. The Cardinals pitcher Kristina Maggiacomo would go the complete game strike out five and scattered six hits for the 2-0 win. Then they would head to game 2 as they would look for the sweep on the day. The game would start off with the two teams trading runs in the first single with Darguilo getting a two rbi single and Waite a rbi single in the first inning as the Cardinals have a 3-1 lead after the first inning. The Cardinals would another run in the second inning as Garguilo with the RBI single for the 4-1 lead. The Eagles would come back and tie it up in the top of third on three rbi singles. Although at the bottom of the inning the Cardinals would regain the lead at 5-4 on Murray's fielder choice. The Eagles would tie the game up again in the fifth inning on a passed ball. Then in the sixth inning, the Eagles would take their first lead of the game at 7-5 on a fielders choice and single. Although the Cardinals would get it back to 7-6 on Murray's rbi single. Then in the seventh inning, the Cardinals would get two runs including a walk-off double by Waite to give the Cardinals the 8-7. With the win, the Cardinals get the sweep on the day and go to 8-10 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kristen Langdon gets the ball in centerfield and fires it back in to hold the runners. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Claire Palmer (7) slaps the tag on Oneonta State's baserunner on the steal attempt. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals were back in action the next day as they would take on the Oneonta State Red Dragons in doubleheader action. The Red Dragons would get first blood as they would get four runs in the third inning highlighted by a 2 rbi double by Serena. The Red Dragons would get a single run in the fourth and fifth to make it a 6-0 game. The Cardinals would get on the board in the fifth with a fielders choice by Kelsey Waite to make it a 6-1 game. Then in the sixth inning, the Red Dragons would add three more runs lead by Serena 2 rbi double for the 9-1 lead to invoking the mercy rule as the Cardinals lose game 1 and fall to 5-8 on the season. After a twenty-minute break, the teams would return for the second game of the doubleheader and it would once again start off badly for the Cardinals as they would give up three runs in the first inning led by Digiovanni rbi single. Although in the bottom of the inning the Cardinals would answer back with a pair of runs by Sam Gentile and Kelsey Waite for a 3-2 game. The Red Dragons would extend the lead back to a Cardinals error making it 4-2. The Red Dragons would make it a three-run game on a rbi single by Mangone in the fifth inning. The Cardinals would answer back in the fifth as Golino would score on a wild pitch. The Cardinals would make it a one-run game in the sixth inning on a rbi single by Golino at 5-4. Although in the top of the seventh the Red Dragons would put the final touches on the sweep for the day on a rbi double by Hussey and secure the 6-4 win. In the loss, the Cardinals fall to 5-9 on the season and will be back in action on April 5th as they travel to St. Lawerence and take on the Saints. Gallery

Oneonta State's Canceller with the running catch as the ball was slicing to the line. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Travis Cox (35) with the step back along the baseline for the score as part of a team-high 21 points. It would be the last game of the regular season and the Cardinals would be in a must-win situation if they wanted a spot in the SUNYAC playoffs as they would host the Oneonta State Red Dragons. The first half of the game would set the tone for the rest of the game as the Red Dragons would put there stamp on the game early and just not look back from there as the Cardinals would trail 58-28 at the intermission. When the teams would come back for the second half the Cardinals would have some more fight in them but it would not be enough as the Red Dragons would win the half 47-37 and the Cardinals would fall on the afternoon 105-65. With the loss, the Cardinals season would come to an end at 8-13 as they miss the playoff and Travis Cox would have 21 points in the afternoon. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Nick Deanglelis (4) goes up and under the basket for the score as part of a thirteen point game. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Mya Smith (11) with the runner along the baseline. It would be senior day for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they would host the Oneonta State Red Dragons in the last game of the season. The game would start off close as the Cardinals were looking to end the season on a high note as they would trail 19-14 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Cardinals would do there best to keep the game close as they would lose the quarter 16-14 and trail 35-28 at the intermission. When the teams would return for the third quarter it would be more of the same as the Red Dragons would pull away a bit more with an 18-14 quarter and have a 53-42 lead into the fourth. In the fourth quarter, it would be the status quo as the Red Dragons would win the quarter by a slim 17-16 for the 70-58 win. In the losing effort, Plattsburgh State's Taylor Durnin would lead the team with 13 points as the Cardinals finish the season at 7-18. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lyrell Walker (4) comes down the lane for the layup as part of the four point afternoon. Gallery