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Plattsburgh State Women's Basketball
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Friday
Plattsburgh vs. Albany College of Pharmacy at 5 p.m.
Baruch vs. Castleton State at 7 p.m.
Saturday
Albany Pharmacy vs. Castleton State (Third Place) at 12 p.m.
Plattsburgh vs. Baruch (Championship) at 2 p.m.
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Nov. 21, 2009 Baruch Tops Plattsburgh Women for Cardinal Classic Title; Castleton grabs Third PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - A high-scoring finale topped off an exciting weekend of women's basketball at Plattsburgh State. The Cardinals fell to the visiting Baruch Bearcats in the championship game, 81-110, while Castleton State topped Albany College of Pharmacy, 84-43, and nabbed third-place at the 2009 Cardinal Classic. In the first game of the day, the Castleton State Spartans took an early 34-16 lead in the first half and held on tight for the win over the Panthers. Vanessa Powers earned all-tournament team honors after sinking 21 points for the Spartans and pulling down nine boards. Tarryn Bolognani topped the squad with five assists, while Kristie Dunchus nabbed five steals. For Albany Pharmacy, Kelly VanValkenburgh led the Panthers with 13 points and six rebounds. Teammates Nicole Izzo and Kimberly Ray each contributed a team-high two assists. In the championship game, the Cardinals came out fighting and maintained a solid lead until the tournament MVP Monique Salmon sank a three-pointer for the Bearcats during the 14th minute to place Baruch up 17-14. The Bearcats would enter halftime with a 56-45 lead, which they would not relinquish for the rest of the contest. Salmon ended up posting 20 points for Baruch, along with a game-high eight assists. Megan Bouwens also earned all-tournament team honors for the Bearcats after sinking a game-high 23 points. Kalea Davis recorded 10 rebounds, and Bouwens and Trista Thomas each blocked a shot. For Plattsburgh, Taylor Amarando and Lyndsey Moore earned all-tournament honors. Amarando led the Cardinals with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Moore tossed up a solid 12 points, dished out three assists and posted three rebounds. Ashley Gyscek topped the team with four assists during the game. The Cardinals, 1-2 for the season, return to action on Sunday, November 29, at Clarkson. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
Baruch to Face Plattsburgh in Cardinal Classic Finale
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Baruch women's basketball team topped the Castleton State Spartans 77-45 and earned a spot in the 2009 Cardinal Classic Championship game. The Bearcats will face off against the Plattsburgh State Cardinals at 2 p.m. tomorrow, while Castleton will take on Albany College of Pharmacy at noon for third-place.
Monique Salmon went 3-for-4 from the three-point line and posted 18 points on the night to help lead the Bearcats to victory. She also dished out a game-high six assists. Anika Sierk (11) and Megan Bouwens (10) also scored in the double-digits for Baruch. Bouwens tied Kalea Davis for a team-high eight rebounds, as well.
Christine Jacques tossed up an impressive 19 points for the Spartans during the contest. Tarryn Bolognani came off the bench to score 12 points, placing her second on the team in scoring on the evening. Megan Johnson pulled down 11 boards, while Katie Hoxsie led the team with two assists. Johnson, Bolognani and Vanessa Powers each recorded a block.
Baruch led the game 35-24 going into the half, but really opened the game up in the second when the Bearcats posted 42 points to Castleton's 21.
The second half included a run of 12 unanswered points made by Baruch. It started in the 12th minute with a made free-throw by Bouwens and concluding in the seventh when Jacques sank a layup for the Spartans after Anika Sierk had brought the Bearcats lead to 60-38 with a layup of her own.
Baruch now stands at 1-0 for the season, while Castleton falls to 1-1.
Nov. 20, 2009
Plattsburgh Rolls ACP to Earn Cardinal Classic Championship Berth
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Taylor Amarando posted game highs of 26 points for a career best and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced Plattsburgh State offense as the Cardinals crushed Albany College of Pharmacy, 92-59, on Friday at Memorial Hall. Plattsburgh (1-1 overall) advances to Saturday's championship game (2 p.m.) of its own Cardinal Classic against the winner of tonight's other semifinal between Castleton State and Baruch.
The Cardinals surpassed the 90-point mark for the first time since a 96-54 victory against Potsdam on Nov. 22, 2002, in the Cardinal Classic Semifinals.
Besides Amarando, Molly Harte with 15 points, Catherine Cassidy, 14; Lyndsey Moore, 12; and Lindsey Larivee, 10, also notched double figures. Cassidy also dished a career-high 11 assists for an efficient offense that recorded 26 assists on 36 field goals as a team.
The Panthers (1-3 overall) had four scorers in double digits--Alex Oaks, Katie McCormack and Kelly VanValkenburgh with 13 each, and Kimberly Ray, 10--but the team shot only 32.9 percent from the field (23-70) and had more turnovers (29) than field goals (23).
Plattsburgh used a full-court press to race to a 50-23 halftime lead, translating to easy baskets and a 62.5 field goal percentage (20-32). The team finished the game by making 50 percent of its shots from the floor (36-72).
Stephanie McCoy--the only Plattsburgh starter not to score in double digits with seven points--had three steals along with Caitlin O'Keefe to spark the Cardinals' suffocating defense that generated 13.
Plattsburgh had a slight rebounding edge, 41-38, but ACP controlled the offensive glass, 16 to 14. Harte had seven rebounds for Plattsburgh, and Cassidy and O'Keefe six each, to support Amarando on the boards. McCormack and VanValkenburgh pulled down eight apiece.
Nov. 15, 2009
Cardinal Women Rally, But Fall Short at Norwich
NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Down 36-30 after the first half, the Plattsburgh State women's basketball team rallied back against host Norwich and scored 44 points in the second, but still fell just short of a victory. The Cardinals fell to the Cadets by a score of 75-74. Plattsburgh now stands 0-1 for the season, while Norwich holds a record of 1-0.
Though trailing for the majority of the game, the Cardinals posted their highest lead of the day just over 10 minutes into the first half when Ashley Gyscek tossed up a layup off an assist from Molly Harte to place Plattsburgh ahead by four. Norwich's Kylie Cowens answered back with a jumper from the paint, but Taylor Amarando quickly sank an unassisted jumper with 9:02 left to play in the first to keep the Cardinals ahead. Unfortunately, a foul by Plattsburgh's Stephanie McCoy would give Cowens the opportunity to sink two free throws and the Cadets would soon after take back the lead.
With under a minute left on the clock and Norwich leading, 71-64, Plattsburgh did its best to rally with a couple of three-pointers in the final seconds. After a three-pointer from Lyndsey Moore trimmed the Cadets’ lead to 75-74, the Cardinals stole the ensuing inbounds pass with 2.4 seconds left. Plattsburgh called for a timeout, but once the clock started again the Cardinals were unable to get off a decent shot and Norwich survived.
Amarando topped the Plattsburgh squad with 14 points during the contest, while Moore posted 13. All of Moore's points came during the second half, including a 3-for-5 mark from the arc. Amarando and Harte led the team with eight rebounds apiece, while Catherine Cassidy added seven assists and three steals to the effort.
For Norwich, Jess Jaggers posted a double-double with a game-high 17 points and 12 boards. Natalie Marchese dished out four assists for the Cadets, and Tara Stevenson added two blocks. Ally Daniels and Erica Rate each nabbed two steals.
All together, the Cardinals 43.5% (30-69) from the floor during the contest and 57.1% (8-14) from the free-throw line. Norwich recorded a field goal percentage of .426 (23-54) and shot .735 (25-34) from the line.
Next up, Plattsburgh will host its annual Cardinal Classic this Friday and Saturday. The action begins at 5 p.m. on Friday when the Cardinals take on Albany College of Pharmacy, followed by Baruch versus Castleton State at 7 p.m.
PLATTSBURGH STATE 74
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|
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Total |
3-point |
|
Rebounds |
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|
## |
Player |
p |
fgm-fga |
fgm-fga |
ftm-fta |
off-def |
tot |
pf |
tp |
a |
to |
blk |
stl |
min |
|
23 |
HARTE,Molly |
f |
4-8 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
3-5 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
|
40 |
AMARANDO,Taylor |
f |
5-14 |
0-0 |
4-10 |
4-4 |
8 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
|
24 |
CASSIDY,Catherine |
g |
2-7 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
|
30 |
GYSCEK,Ashley |
g |
5-11 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
28 |
|
33 |
MCCOY,Stephanie |
g |
4-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
|
12 |
LARIVEE,Lindsey |
- |
3-8 |
2-6 |
2-2 |
2-2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
13 |
CAMPBELL,Nora |
- |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
|
14 |
O'KEEFE,Caitlin |
- |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
25 |
MOORE,Lyndsey |
- |
5-14 |
3-8 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
|
TM |
TEAM |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2-1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Totals.............. |
- |
30-69 |
6-16 |
8-14 |
14-21 |
35 |
27 |
74 |
17 |
18 |
3 |
12 |
200 |
|
|
43.5% |
37.5% |
57.1% |
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Team summary: |
|
FG |
3FG |
FT |
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|
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1st Half: |
|
14-34 |
1-8 |
1-3 |
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|
41.2% |
12.5% |
33.3% |
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|
2nd Half: |
|
16-35 |
5-8 |
7-11 |
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|
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45.7% |
62.5% |
63.6% |
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NORWICH CADETS 75
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Total |
3-point |
|
Rebounds |
||||||||
|
## |
Player |
p |
fgm-fga |
fgm-fga |
ftm-fta |
off-def |
tot |
pf |
tp |
a |
to |
blk |
stl |
min |
|
15 |
Jess Jaggars |
f |
5-10 |
0-0 |
7-8 |
3-9 |
12 |
4 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
33 |
Christine Daniels |
f |
5-9 |
0-0 |
1-4 |
1-8 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
|
04 |
Ally Daniels |
g |
5-10 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
2-5 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
38 |
|
10 |
Natalie Marchese |
g |
0-4 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
|
11 |
Erica Rate |
g |
2-9 |
2-9 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
|
20 |
Tara Stevenson |
- |
1-4 |
0-0 |
6-8 |
1-0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
|
23 |
Laurel McWilliams |
- |
1-4 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
2-1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
31 |
Kylie Cowens |
- |
4-4 |
1-1 |
4-4 |
0-2 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
|
TM |
TEAM |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2-1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Totals.............. |
- |
23-54 |
4-16 |
25-34 |
12-28 |
40 |
19 |
75 |
12 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
200 |
|
|
42.6% |
25.0% |
73.5% |
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Team summary: |
|
FG |
3FG |
FT |
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|
|
1st Half: |
|
10-25 |
2-9 |
14-18 |
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|
|
40.0% |
22.2% |
77.8% |
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|
|
2nd Half: |
|
13-29 |
2-7 |
11-16 |
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|
|
44.8% |
28.6% |
68.8% |
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Score by Periods |
1st |
2nd |
Total |
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|
PLATTSBURGH STATE |
30 |
44 |
74 |
Record: (0-1) |
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NORWICH CADETS |
36 |
39 |
75 |
Record: (1-0) |
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Officials: Bill Smallwood (R), Tim O'Brien (U), Dan Christopher (U) |
Coach's Corner
Cheryl Cole, Women's Basketball Coach
"We want student-athletes who are willing to challenge themselves and their teammates on the court and in the classroom. Academic success is our #1 priority and our team grade-point average is consistently above the general student population.
"We are actively involved in various community service projects throughout the season including the American Heart Walk, reading programs, Adopt-A-Friend, and role modeling programs. As a top spectator sport within our community, women's basketball draws comprehensive media coverage, including feature articles and highlights on the local NBC affiliate's newscasts. For the basketball player looking for a rewarding challenge academically and athletically, Plattsburgh State is an excellent choice." Learn more about Coach Cheryl Cole.
A Growing Regional Power
The women's basketball team has steadily grown into a conference and regional power, setting a new standard of excellence as recently as 2002 with a team-record 16 wins. The Car dinals play an exciting brand of basketball, mixing up-tempo transition play with an emphasis on solid defense and ball control. The team carries a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 players who compete in 25 regular season games leading into post-season.
Plattsburgh State annually hosts the Cardinal Classic, one of the top season-opening tournaments in the state. The team has come to not only expect post-season play, but to advance and has an eye on the coveted conference championship. The Cardinals compete in one of the top athletic conferences in the nation, the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC ), and the conference champion gains automatic entry into the NCAA Championship Tournament.
The women's basketball team, like all intercollegiate athletics teams at Plattsburgh State, focuses on a commitment to competitive excellence, academic achievement, and community service.
Contact Information
For more information about Women's Basketball at Plattsburgh State, please contact:
Coach Cheryl Cole
Phone: (518) 564-4147
E-mail: cheryl.cole@plattsburgh.edu