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May 27, 2009

Cardinals Rake in Postseason Accolades

FREDONIA, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference has named Plattsburgh State attackers Luke Weidlein and Kyle Norchi to the second team and Matt Maes earned honorable mention on the all-conference men's lacrosse team. The three selections ties a school record set last season.

A junior from Seaford High School, Weidlein receives his first all-SUNYAC nod after conference ranks of second in total points (70) and third in goals (43)--both career highs. He currently lists 31st in NCAA Division III scoring at 4.12 points per game. He became the school's all-time leader in scoring (175 points) and assists (82) this season.

Norchi is a redshirt sophomore out of Hauppauge High, repeating on the all-conference team as a freshman in 2007, and joining Zack Boyce--who played from 2003 to 2006--as the only Plattsburgh attackers to make all-SUNYAC twice. Norchi missed all of last season due to an injury, but came back in 2009 with totals of 56 goals, 15 assists and 71 points. He currently is seventh in the nation in goals scored (first in SUNYAC) and 28th in points per game at 4.18 (fourth in SUNYAC). In addition, Norchi has been added to the New York State Division III All-Stars as a second team attackman--the first time a Cardinal has been chosen to the team featuring players from established programs like Cortland, Geneseo, Ithaca, Nazareth and Rochester Tech.

"It's great to see our players being recognized throughout the state for their accomplishments," said coach P.J. Kavanagh, who wrapped up his third season at the helm. "Kyle is a dynamic offensive player who has already scored 132 points in two seasons here at Plattsburgh. He has been elected one of the captains for the 2010 Cardinals."

Maes, a senior midfielder from Lindenhurst High, also repeats on the all-conference team. He rates first in SUNYAC assists (39) and 11th in NCAA assists average (2.29). He exploded for career highs of 17 goals, 39 assists and 56 total points to break previous personal bests of 15, 9 and 24.

April 29, 2009

Plattsburgh Can't Pull Off Upset in SUNYAC Semifinals

GENESEO, N.Y. - Fourth-seeded Plattsburgh State lost a 21-11 decision to top-seeded Geneseo in the semifinals of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament, making its first-ever postseason appearance since the program was founded in 1999. The Cardinals end their season at 9-8.

The Cardinals surprised the No. 9-ranked Blue Knights with a 2-0 three minutes into the first quarter. Patrick Wright led the attack with two goals. Tom Cerny, Adrian Marino and Luke Weidlein each had a goal and assist, and Matt Maes added two assists. Cerny becomes the eighth player in school history to reach the 100-point milestone.

Geneseo erupted for seven straight goals to lead 8-3 on the way to a 10-6 lead at halftime. The Knights scored the initial five goals of the second half to take command, 15-6.

Tom Costanza scored four goals and three assists for seven points to lead the attack and Craig Lange netted four goals and two assists. Mike Cintineo and Ray Ryan added three goals and one assist each, and Erik Baranowski won 18-33 face-offs with 10 groundballs.

The Knights win their 13th straight game to move to 13-1 on the year and host second-seeded Cortland, ranked seventh nationally and a 25-3 semifinal winner over No. 3 Oswego, in the SUNYAC championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse; Plattsburgh State vs #9 Geneseo

Plattsburgh State (9-8) vs.                       Score by period       1 2 3 4 Tot
Geneseo Blue Knights (13-1)                       -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 29, 2009 Attendance: 375               Plattsburgh State... 3 3 2 3 - 11
Weather:                                          Geneseo Blue Knights 5 5 7 4 - 21

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Patrick Wright 2; Luke Weidlein 1; Tom Cerny 1; Adrian Marino 1; Kyle Norchi 1; Ryan Price 1; Sean Jaquin 1; Bryan Copius 1; Ian Helmer 1; Nick DeSantis 1. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 2; Tom Cerny 1; Adrian Marino 1; Luke Weidlein 1.

Geneseo Blue Knights SCORING: GOALS: Tom Costanza 4; Craig Lange 4; Mike Cintineo 3; Ray Ryan 3; Justin Rand 1; Dylan Bittlingmaier 1; Jim Fiacco 1; Mike Ryerson 1; Kyle Byron 1; Brendan Kurpis 1; Kevin Centore 1. ASSISTS: Tom Costanza 3; Craig Lange 2; Dan Barron 1; Mike Cintineo 1; Steven Donnelly 1; Justin Rand 1; Ray Ryan 1.

Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 8 8 11 7 - 34
Geneseo Blue Knights 18 13 15 16 - 62

Ground balls by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 9 11 10 10 - 40
Geneseo Blue Knights 11 15 15 14 - 55

Face-offs by prd       1     2     3     4    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 3-9   4-9   5-9   3-8 - 15-35
Geneseo Blue Knights 6-9   5-9   4-9   5-8 - 20-35

Clears by period       1     2     3     4    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 6-8   5-6   5-8   4-8 - 20-30
Geneseo Blue Knights 8-8   5-7   8-9   7-9 - 28-33

Extra-man opps         1     2     3     4    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 1-1   1-2   0-2   0-0 - 2-5
Geneseo Blue Knights 1-2   1-3   1-2   0-1 - 3-8

Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 5 5 2 3 - 15
Geneseo Blue Knights 1 2 4 1 - 8

Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 7 7 8 8 - 30
Geneseo Blue Knights 5 6 5 5 - 21

PENALTIES - PLATTLAX 10/8:00; GENMLX09 5/4:00.

April 29, 2009

ECAC Names Weidlein Upstate Player of the Week

CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Luke Weidlein, a junior attacker for the Plattsburgh State lacrosse team, has picked up his first Eastern College Athletic Conference Upstate Player of the Week honor of the year after a history-making performance against Brockport on April 25. Weidlein is also the State University of New York co-Player of the Week.

Against Brockport, Weidlein scored six goals and made one assist for seven points, which made him the all-time leading scorer at Plattsburgh with 173 career points. The Cardinals defeated the Golden Eagles 16-8 and clinched the program's first-ever postseason berth to the SUNYAC Tournament.

Also during the team's final week of regular season play, Weidlein contributed two assists in Plattsburgh's 9-8 victory over North Country and SUNYAC rival Potsdam. It was the first time in program history the Cardinals defeated the Bears in back-to-back years.

April 27, 2009

Weidlein Tabbed by SUNYAC

FREDONIA, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State junior attacker Luke Weidlein (Seaford High School) is the State University of New York Athletic Conference men's lacrosse co-player of the week, sharing the honor with senior midfielder Mike Recor of Oswego. This marks Weidlein's third award of the season, including March 17 and March 2.

Weidlein scored a season-high six goals and game-best seven points in an 8-goal win at Brockport, sealing Plattsburgh's first-ever postseason berth to the SUNYAC tournament. He also became the school's all-time leading scorer with 173 points in just under three seasons. He contributed two assists to help the Cardinals beat Potsdam in back-to-back years for the first time in program history.

Recor tallied seven goals in leading the Lakers to a 1-1 week and the third seed in this week's SUNYAC playoffs.

April 25, 2009

Cardinals, Weidlein Make School History

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - Luke Weidlein scored seven points to become the all-time leading scorer in Plattsburgh State history, and the Cardinals clinched their first-ever postseason berth in the State University of New York Athletic Conference men's lacrosse tournament on Saturday after a 16-8 win at the College at Brockport. The Cardinals will play top-seeded Geneseo on the road Wednesday in a SUNYAC Semifinals matchup. The Golden Eagles end their season at 5-7 overall and 3-4 in the SUNYAC.

Plattsburgh this afternoon established a number of milestones including P.J. Kavanagh becoming the winningest coach in school history with 26 victories; Weidlein netting six goals and an assist to break Frank Sangiovanni's school career scoring record with 173 points; tying the 2007 squad for most victories in a season with nine; and finishing above-.500 in conference play (4-3) for the first time in back-to-back years.

The Cardinals raced out to a 7-0 lead after 15 minutes and never looked back.

Matt Billia (9-7) got the win, making 19 saves to push his Plattsburgh single-season record to 243.

Adam Drypolcher and Mike Tammaro led the Golden Eagles with two goals apiece.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse; Plattsburgh vs College at Brockport (Apr 25, 2009 at Brockport, NY)

Plattsburgh (9-7, 4-3 SUNYAC) vs. College at Brockport (5-7, 3-4 SUNYAC)
Date: Apr 25, 2009; Attendance: 300; Weather: Sunny and Windy

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 7 4 4 1 16
College at Brockport 0 3 3 2 8

Plattsburgh SCORING: GOALS: Luke Weidlein 6; Kyle Norchi 4; Matt Maes 3; Ian Helmer 2; Jimmy Tenny 1. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 3; Tom Cerny 2; Patrick Wright 2; Kyle Norchi 1; Luke Weidlein 1.

College at Brockport SCORING: GOALS: Adam Drypolcher 2; Mike Tammaro 2; Brian Loeffler 1; Brad Olzinski 1; Nate Thomas 1; Mike Sanderson 1. ASSISTS: Kyle Burton 1; Jeremy DeJohn 1.

PENALTIES - Plattsburgh 9/6:30; College at Brockport 5/4:00.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 16 10 14 8 48
College at Brockport 7 13 7 13 40

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 6 6 3 5 20
College at Brockport 8 5 5 7 25

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 6 4 9 4 23
College at Brockport 4 7 10 8 29

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 6 2 5 11 24
College at Brockport 6 4 9 7 26

FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 5-8 1-8 3-8 1-4 10-28
College at Brockport 3-8 7-8 5-8 3-4 18-28

CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 7-10 7-7 4-7 10-12 28-36
College at Brockport 4-5 6-6 5-8 8-12 23-31

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 Total
Plattsburgh 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2
College at Brockport 0-0 0-2 2-4 0-2 2-8

Officials: Rich Michalczak; Rick Schunke; Dave Feichert.

April 22, 2009

Cardinals Remain in SUNYAC Playoff Hunt; Edge Potsdam

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State scored three goals and held Potsdam State scoreless in the fourth quarter on its way to a 9-8 victory Wednesday over the visiting Bears at the Field House Lacrosse Complex. Potsdam drops to 4-8 overall, including 1-5 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. The Cardinals (8-7, 3-3 SUNYAC) beat their North Country rivals for the second straight year after losing the first nine games in the series, and, more importantly, stay alive for the SUNYAC Tournament.

Plattsburgh can clinch its first postseason berth on Saturday (noon) with a win at Brockport. The Cardinals and Golden Eagles are tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with identical 3-3 conference ledgers. Plattsburgh leads the all-time series 5-2.

This afternoon, the teams were tied 4-4 at the intermission and Potsdam outscored Plattsburgh 4-2 to take an 8-6 advantage after three quarters.

Plattsburgh's comeback actually started with it trailing 8-5 before Mike Glynn went coast-to-coast for a beautiful unassisted goal with 4 minutes and 28 seconds left in the third. Kyle Norchi scored the first of his two goals to open the scoring in the fourth, igniting a 3-0 Cardinals run over a 3:23 span beginning at the 11:37 mark. He scored what proved to be the game-winning tally with 8:14 left on the clock.

Goalie Matt Billia, who made 16 saves, and the Cardinals defense held Potsdam without a goal for the final 20:15. Ryan Price contributed five ground balls and won 10 of 18 face-offs.

Potsdam's Ben McCullough led all scorers with two goals and two assists, and Todd Hosmer came off the bench to add three goals.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); 2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse; Potsdam vs Plattsburgh State (Apr 22, 2009 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Potsdam (4-8, 1-5 SUNYAC) vs.                     SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Plattsburgh State (8-7, 3-3 SUNYAC)               -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 22, 2009 Attendance: 225               Potsdam............. 2 2 4 0 - 8
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 56 Degrees, Wind ENE 3mph Plattsburgh State... 3 1 2 3 - 9

Potsdam SCORING: GOALS: Todd Hosmer 3; Ben McCullough 2; Kevin Green 1; Corey Reinhart 1; Garret Sharp 1. ASSISTS: Ben McCullough 2; Kevin Green 1; Kyle Phelix 1; Andy Sauer 1.

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 2; Patrick Wright 2; Bryan Copius 2; Mike Glynn 1; Adrian Marino 1; Luke Prochilo 1. ASSISTS: Luke Weidlein 2; Matt Maes 1; Kyle Norchi 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Potsdam............. 10 14 14 6 - 44
Plattsburgh State... 12 5 8 10 - 35

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Potsdam............. 7 8 9 2 - 26
Plattsburgh State... 13 5 5 5 - 28

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Potsdam............. 2-5   3-4   2-6   1-3 - 8-18
Plattsburgh State... 3-5   1-4   4-6   2-3 - 10-18

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Potsdam............. 4-7   3-6   8-8   3-8 - 18-29
Plattsburgh State... 5-6   8-10 9-11 7-7 - 29-34

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Potsdam............. 0-0   0-2   1-2   0-0 - 1-4
Plattsburgh State... 0-1   0-0   0-1   0-1 - 0-3

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Potsdam............. 4 2 6 3 - 15
Plattsburgh State... 5 4 4 3 - 16

PENALTIES - Potsdam 3/2:00; Plattsburgh State 4/3:00; Officials: Spike Decker (R); Mel Tomalty (U); Peter Bence (FJ); Pat Quigley (Clock). Scorer: Plattsburgh SID. GAME NOTES: State University of New York Athletic Conference game...PJ Kavanagh ties John Combs (2000-03) for most coaching wins in Plattsburgh history with 25...last home game for the Cardinals.

April 18, 2009

Cardinals Lose Heartbreaker at Oswego in Overtime

OSWEGO, N.Y. - Matt Maes and Kyle Norchi scored two goals apiece, and Luke Weidlein added three points, for Plattsburgh State on Saturday, but it wasn't enough as the visiting Cardinals lost to Oswego State, 11-10, in State University of New York Athletic Conference men's lacrosse action at Laker Field. Cam Davoy scored the game-winning goal, with Oswego a man up, 2 minutes and 19 seconds into overtime. The Cardinals drop to 7-7 overall and 2-3 in the SUNYAC, while the Lakers (7-7, 4-1) clinch their first conference tournament berth since 2006.

The teams were tied 2-2 after 15 minutes of play and 4-4 at the intermission, but Plattsburgh outscored the Lakers 5-1 in the third quarter for a 9-5 lead.

Mike Recor, who led all goal-scorers with three, tied the game at 10-10 with 2 seconds left in regulation, capping Oswego's five-goal fourth quarter.

Ryan Price won 18 of 23 face-offs for Plattsburgh, which had more shots (63-40) and ground balls (31-30) than Oswego.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); Oswego State Men's Lacrosse; Plattsburgh State vs Oswego State (Apr 18, 2009 at Oswego, NY)

Plattsburgh State (7-7, 2-3 SUNYAC) vs.           SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 OT Tot
Oswego State (7-7, 4-1 SUNYAC)                    ----------------------------------------
Date: Apr 18, 2009 Attendance: 150               Plattsburgh State... 2 2 5 1 0 - 10
Weather:                                          Oswego State........ 2 2 1 5 1 - 11

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Matt Maes 2; Kyle Norchi 2; Luke Weidlein 1; Bryan Copius 1; Adrian Marino 1; Luke Prochilo 1; Mike Glynn 1; JT Prior 1. ASSISTS: Luke Weidlein 2; Matt Maes 1; Ryan Price 1.

Oswego State SCORING: GOALS: Mike Recor 3; Derek Card 2; Dan Scarazzo 2; Mike Brewster 1; Cam Davoy 1; Ryan White 1; Nick DeFeo 1. ASSISTS: Mike Brewster 2; Derek Card 1; Mike Weisenthal 1; Dan Wilcox 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 11 23 16 13 0 - 63
Oswego State........ 9 7 9 14 1 - 40

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 7 7 7 9 1 - 31
Oswego State........ 10 6 5 8 1 - 30

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 5-5   4-5   4-6   4-7   1-1 - 18-24
Oswego State........ 0-5   1-5   2-6   3-7   0-1 - 6-24

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 6-6   7-8   7-8   5-5   1-1 - 26-28
Oswego State........ 9-9   9-10 6-7   7-11 1-1 - 32-38

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     OT    Total
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Plattsburgh State... 0-2   0-5   1-2   0-1   0-1 - 1-11
Oswego State........ 0-4   1-1   0-3   2-4   1-1 - 4-13

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 4 4 5 9 0 - 22
Oswego State........ 4 12 6 7 0 - 29

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 OT Tot
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Plattsburgh State... 3 1 5 3 1 - 13
Oswego State........ 3 3 4 2 1 - 13

PENALTIES - Plattsburgh State 13/11:00; Oswego State 11/10:00; Officials: Clark Mercer; Tim Stevenson; Rich Pipper. Scorer: Mark Coley.

April 15, 2009

Cardinals Triple Up and Lasso Morrisville Mustangs

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. - Visiting Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse scored eight goals in the third quarter en route to handing Morrisville State College a 18-6 State University of New York Athletic Conference shellacking Wednesday afternoon in Morrisville.

Twelve Cardinals registered goals for Plattsburgh (7-6 Overall, 2-2 SUNYAC), led by Kyle Norchi with three goals and two assists. Matt Maes, Ryan Price, Mika Spotted Horse and Sean Jaquin each recorded two goals to add to the scoring.

Matt Billia recorded the win in net for Plattsburgh, saving seven in 39 minutes and 51 seconds of play. Joey Carni added one save in 5:16 and Logan Carpenter had two.

Morrisville State's Tim Bobbett tallied two goals and had an assist while Adam Lewis scored once and assisted on another goal. The Mustangs are now 4-8, including 0-4 in the conference.

Jimmy Hodgson recorded the loss, saving 16 in 47:37 of play. Michael Hinchey added three saves in the final 12:23, while allowing two goals.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); Morrisville State Men's Lacrosse; SUNY Plattsburgh vs Morrisville State (Apr 15, 2009 at Morrisville, NY)

SUNY Plattsburgh (7-6, 2-2 SUNYAC) vs.            SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Morrisville State (4-8, 0-4 SUNYAC)               -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 15, 2009 Attendance: 50                SUNY Plattsburgh.... 4 3 8 3 - 18
Weather: Sunny, 62                                Morrisville State... 0 1 4 1 - 6

SUNY Plattsburgh SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 3; Matt Maes 2; Ryan Price 2; Mika Spotted Horse 2; Sean Jaquin 2; Luke Weidlein 1; Patrick Wright 1; Jimmy Tenny 1; Mike Glynn 1; Adrian Marino 1; Peter Helmer 1; Bryan Copius 1. ASSISTS: Tom Cerny 2; Kyle Norchi 2; Ian Helmer 1; Matt Maes 1; Luke Prochilo 1; Jimmy Tenny 1; Luke Weidlein 1; Patrick Wright 1.

Morrisville State SCORING: GOALS: Tim Bobbett 2; Adam Lewis 1; Nelson Boyd 1; Tom Moore 1; Ismael Villaba 1. ASSISTS: Tim Bobbett 1; Andrew Elsmore 1; Adam Lewis 1; Eric Stein 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 14 12 14 8 - 48
Morrisville State... 5 5 7 8 - 25

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 8 9 12 11 - 40
Morrisville State... 10 8 7 6 - 31

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 3-5   2-5   6-12 3-5 - 14-27
Morrisville State... 2-5   3-5   6-12 2-5 - 13-27

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 3-6   6-7   6-9   7-10 - 22-32
Morrisville State... 1-7   3-6   7-10 5-8 - 16-31

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 0-1   0-1   3-3   0-1 - 3-6
Morrisville State... 0-0   1-3   2-2   0-1 - 3-6

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 3 3 1 3 - 10
Morrisville State... 9 4 3 3 - 19

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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SUNY Plattsburgh.... 6 4 10 7 - 27
Morrisville State... 11 8 10 12 - 41

PENALTIES - SUNY Plattsburgh 6/4:30; Morrisville State 6/5:00; Officials: Walt Munze; Clark Mercer; Neal Sprong. Scorer: Brandy Thurston.

April 13, 2009

Norchi Earns SUNYAC Men's Lacrosse Player of the Week Honors

FREDONIA, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletic Conference Monday announced that attacker Kyle Norchi of Plattsburgh State is the player of the week in conference men's lacrosse action ending Sunday. This marks Norchi's third SUNYAC weekly award of his career and first since April 2, 2007.

Norchi, a redshirt sophomore from Hauppauge High School, led the Cardinals with a team-high seven goals in a 1-1 week that saw the Cardinals beat Oneonta for the first time ever, 16-14 Wednesday on the road, and play then-No. 3 ranked Cortland to the closest game (a 4-goal loss, 12-8) since 2002. He also had an assist and five ground balls. Norchi leads Plattsburgh with a career-high 44 goals and 56 total points on the season.

April 11, 2009

Nationally Ranked Cortland Edges Men's Lacrosse

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Despite being outshot by almost a 2-to-1 ratio, the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team gave No. 3-ranked SUNY Cortland all it could handle in a 12-8 loss Saturday in State University of New York Athletic Conference play at the Fieldhouse Complex. The Cardinals drop to the .500-mark at 6-6 and 1-2 in the SUNYAC while the Red Dragons improve to 8-2 overall and 2-1 in the league.

Kyle Norchi and Luke Weidlein led Plattsburgh with three goals apiece, and Matt Maes chipped in three assists. Matt Billia registered a career-high 21 saves.

Mike Tota paced Cortland with a game-best four goals and an assist. Brandon Misiaszek, Brian Krol and Conor Duffy each scored twice. Matt Hipenbecker made nine saves in goal.

Cortland never trailed in the game, opening the scoring after 1 minute and 43 seconds gone in the first quarter with an unassisted goal by Brandon Misiaszek. Plattsburgh tied it 1-1 on a goal by Ian Helmer with 2:07 left, but Krol scored 7 seconds later to put the Red Dragons in the lead for good.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); 2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse; #3 Cortland vs Plattsburgh State (Apr 11, 2009 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Cortland (8-2, 2-1 SUNYAC) vs.                    SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Plattsburgh State (6-6, 1-2 SUNYAC)               -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 11, 2009 Attendance: 201               Cortland............ 2 4 3 3 - 12
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 43 Degrees, Winds ENE 16mphPlattsburgh State... 1 2 3 2 - 8

Cortland SCORING: GOALS: Mike Tota 4; Brandon Misiaszek 2; Brian Krol 2; Conor Duffy 2; Greg Wright 1; Jay DiStefano 1. ASSISTS: Jay DiStefano 2; Greg Wright 2; Chris DeLuca 1; Mike Tota 1.

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Luke Weidlein 3; Kyle Norchi 3; Patrick Wright 1; Ian Helmer 1. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 3; Tom Cerny 1; Luke Weidlein 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Cortland............ 10 16 13 9 - 48
Plattsburgh State... 7 7 5 8 - 27

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Cortland............ 15 12 15 13 - 55
Plattsburgh State... 6 9 12 8 - 35

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Cortland............ 3-4   6-7   1-6   4-6 - 14-23
Plattsburgh State... 1-4   1-7   5-6   2-6 - 9-23

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
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Cortland............ 7-8   4-4   7-8   4-5 - 22-25
Plattsburgh State... 5-8   4-6   9-10 3-5 - 21-29

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
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Cortland............ 0-1   2-2   0-0   0-1 - 2-4
Plattsburgh State... 0-1   0-2   0-0   0-1 - 0-4

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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Cortland............ 4 2 1 2 - 9
Plattsburgh State... 5 9 3 4 - 21

PENALTIES - Cortland 4/3:30; Plattsburgh State 4/3:30.
Officials: John Keenan (R); David Yates (U); Michael Rieder (R); Pat Quigley (Clock). Scorer: Plattsburgh SID. Game Notes: State University of New York Athletic Conference game; Cortland ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division III (USILA poll); Plattsburgh Senior Day for 10 players.

April 8, 2009

Cardinals Beat Oneonta for First Time

ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team defeated Oneonta State for the first time in 10 meetings on Wednesday, edging the host Red Dragons, 16-14, in State University of New York Athletic Conference action. The Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 6-5 overall, including 1-1 in SUNYAC. Oneonta falls to 4-6 and 0-2. Plattsburgh had gone 0-9 and was outscored 127-69 since the Oneonta series began in 2000--until this afternoon--as the Cardinals won their second conference road opener in three years.

Kyle Norchi scored back-to-back goals midway through the second quarter to ignite a Plattsburgh run of eight unanswered goals, turning a 6-3 deficit into an 11-6 lead late in the third. Norchi ended up with a game-high four goals and he added an assist.

Norchi was supported offensively by Luke Weidlein, who had three goals and two assists, and Adrian Marino matched Weidlein's totals. Matt Billia turned back 14 shots while facing 44.

Blair Hanson and Troy Lepore led Oneonta with three goals each. Nick Murray made 16 saves while seeing 50 shots.

Plattsburgh scored on all five man-up opportunities, was successful on 19-of-23 clears and had more ground balls (54 to 34).

Plattsburgh went into halftime leading 7-6 and never looked back after that huge 8-0 run. In fact, the Cardinals doubled the score at one point, 14-7, before eventually closing within 15-14 on Ryan Waibel's goal with 1 minute and 35 seconds left in the game. However, Weidlein added an insurance goal 36 seconds later to seal the win.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); Oneonta State Men's Lacrosse; Plattsburgh vs Oneonta State (Apr 08, 2009 at Oneonta, NY)

Plattsburgh (6-5/1-1) vs.                         SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Oneonta State (4-6/0-2)                           -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 08, 2009 Attendance:                   Plattsburgh......... 3 4 5 4 - 16
Weather: snowy, low 40's                          Oneonta State....... 3 3 1 7 - 14

Plattsburgh SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 4; Luke Weidlein 3; Adrian Marino 3; Patrick Wright 2; Ian Helmer 2; Matt Maes 1; Bryan Copius 1. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 2; Adrian Marino 2; Luke Weidlein 2; Brantley Beach 1; Kyle Norchi 1; Jimmy Tenny 1.

Oneonta State SCORING: GOALS: Blair Hanson 3; Troy Lepore 3; Ryan Waibel 2; Matt Harvey 2; Dennis Headrick 1; Scott Weiner 1; Scott Kellman 1; Christopher Tenny 1. ASSISTS: Steve Loesch 3; Ryan Waibel 2; Matthew Coyne 1; Ryan Gifford 1; Blair Hanson 1; Tom Kelly 1; Troy Lepore 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 13 14 12 11 - 50
Oneonta State....... 11 9 10 14 - 44

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 11 17 10 16 - 54
Oneonta State....... 9 7 6 12 - 34

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 5-7   3-8   2-6   5-12 - 15-33
Oneonta State....... 2-7   5-8   4-6   7-12 - 18-33

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 4-4   5-8   6-6   4-5 - 19-23
Oneonta State....... 5-8   4-7   3-6   4-5 - 16-26

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 2-2   2-2   1-1   0-0 - 5-5
Oneonta State....... 0-0   0-2   0-1   2-5 - 2-8

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh......... 4 3 4 3 - 14
Oneonta State....... 3 5 5 3 - 16

PENALTIES - Plattsburgh 9/6:30; Oneonta State 5/4:00.

April 4, 2009

Cardinals Can't Hold Off Nationally Ranked Geneseo in Fourth

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Visiting Geneseo State used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from a pesky Plattsburgh State squad on a soggy Saturday afternoon at the Fieldhouse Complex, taking a 12-5 victory in the State University of New York Athletic Conference men's lacrosse opener for both schools. The 19th-ranked Blue Knights improve to 6-1 while the Cardinals dip even to 5-5 on the year.

Mike Cintineo led Geneseo with five goals and an assist, and Craig Lange added a goal and four assists.

Luke Weidlein (hat-trick), Patrick Wright and Jimmy Tenny scored for the Cardinals.

With Geneseo leading 7-3, Weidlein scored back-to-back goals with a man-down with 25 seconds left in the third quarter and at even strength 1:47 into the fourth to pull Plattsburgh within 7-5. But the Blue Knights' offense responded with five unanswered goals to end the game and the defense stifled a Plattsburgh attack that is one of the nation's top offensively. Tom Costanza scored consecutive goals 58 seconds apart about a minute after Plattsburgh's last tally to ignite a five-goal fourth quarter.

Matt Billia tied a career-high with 20 saves in a Plattsburgh uniform, facing 43 shots from Geneseo.

Dennis Costanza, who allowed a season-low five goals, made 16 saves for the Blue Knights, who allowed 33 shots.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); 2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse; #19 Geneseo vs Plattsburgh State (Apr 04, 2009 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Geneseo (6-1, 1-0 SUNYAC) vs.                     SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Plattsburgh State (5-5, 0-1 SUNYAC)               -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 04, 2009 Attendance: 177               Geneseo............. 3 1 3 5 - 12
Weather: Rain Showers, 42 Degrees, Wind WSW 4 mph Plattsburgh State... 1 1 2 1 - 5

Geneseo SCORING: GOALS: Mike Cintineo 5; Tom Costanza 2; Ray Ryan 2; Craig Lange 1; Dylan Bittlingmaier 1; Brendan Kurpis 1. ASSISTS: Craig Lange 4; Justin Rand 2; Mike Cintineo 1; Scott Cost 1; Tom Costanza 1; Mike Ryerson 1.

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Luke Weidlein 3; Patrick Wright 1; Jimmy Tenny 1. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 3; Kyle Norchi 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 11 7 14 11 - 43
Plattsburgh State... 11 9 8 5 - 33

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 17 11 15 17 - 60
Plattsburgh State... 14 8 14 6 - 42

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 2-5   2-3   4-6   5-6 - 13-20
Plattsburgh State... 3-5   1-3   2-6   1-6 - 7-20

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 13-15 6-7   5-6   5-6 - 29-34
Plattsburgh State... 11-12 8-8   6-9   5-6 - 30-35

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 0-0   0-1   1-3   2-2 - 3-6
Plattsburgh State... 0-0   0-0   1-1   0-0 - 1-1

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Geneseo............. 4 5 4 3 - 16
Plattsburgh State... 6 5 6 3 - 20

PENALTIES - Geneseo 1/1:00; Plattsburgh State 6/5:30; Officials: Mel Tomalty; Peter Bence; Chris Baxter; John Rosch (Clock). Scorer: Plattsburgh SID.
Game Notes: State University of New York Athletic Conference game...Geneseo ranked No. 19 in NCAA Division III Poll (USILA).

April 1, 2009

Cardinals Drop Final SUNYAC Tune-up to Clarkson

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Visiting Clarkson used a 10-2 run during the middle two quarters to take a 17-8 non-conference decision Wednesday over Plattsburgh State at the Fieldhouse Lacrosse Complex. The Golden Knights improve to 6-2 while the Cardinals (5-4) have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season in this, their last game before their State University of New York Athletic Conference opener on Saturday (1 p.m.) against Geneseo at home.

Matt Maes led the Plattsburgh offense with three goals and a career-best six points, and Kyle Norchi and Bryan Copius added three and two goals, respectively.

Greg Gibbons paced Clarkson, which went 2-for-5 in man-up opportunities, with four goals. Tom Ross chipped in three goals, and Bryan Huff contributed four assists. Starting goalie John Svoren played 52 minutes and 10 seconds to chalk up the win, along with 11 saves.

Plattsburgh took a 2-0 lead early on but the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals to end the first quarter up 3-2. They never trailed after that.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse
Clarkson vs Plattsburgh State (Apr 01, 2009 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Clarkson (6-2) vs.                                SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Plattsburgh State (5-4)                           -------------------------------------
Date: Apr 01, 2009 Attendance: 75                Clarkson............ 3 4 6 4 - 17
Weather: Cloudy, 50 degrees, Winds SSW 24 mph     Plattsburgh State... 2 1 1 4 - 8

Clarkson SCORING: GOALS: Greg Gibbons 4; Tom Ross 3; Brian Hoey 2; Erik Hilfinger 2; Bryan Huff 1; Tyler Long 1; Ryan Esposito 1; Cory Schneider 1; Kyle Alexander 1; Mike Simmons 1. ASSISTS: Bryan Huff 4; Tom Ross 2; Jon Cathcart 1; Greg Gibbons 1; Mike Ross 1.

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Matt Maes 3; Kyle Norchi 3; Bryan Copius 2. ASSISTS: Matt Maes 3.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 7 17 11 10 - 45
Plattsburgh State... 5 10 6 15 - 36

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 12 13 17 14 - 56
Plattsburgh State... 13 7 10 12 - 42

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 3-6   3-6   6-8   4-9 - 16-29
Plattsburgh State... 3-6   3-6   2-8   5-9 - 13-29

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 4-7   4-5   6-10 5-6 - 19-28
Plattsburgh State... 7-9   2-3   6-8   6-10 - 21-30

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 0-1   1-2   1-1   0-1 - 2-5
Plattsburgh State... 0-1   0-1   0-0   0-3 - 0-5

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Clarkson............ 3 4 1 8 - 16
Plattsburgh State... 3 5 2 4 - 14

PENALTIES - Clarkson 6/5:00; Plattsburgh State 5/4:00; Non-conference game.

Mar. 30, 2009

Plattsburgh Falls at No. 20 SLU Saints

CANTON, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State jumped out to a 3-1 first quarter lead against No. 20-ranked Saint Lawrence, but the Cardinals couldn't sustain that momentum in a 15-8 loss to the Saints in a non-conference men's lacrosse game on Monday evening. Plattsburgh drops to 5-3 while SLU improves to 4-2.

Alex Slauson, Peter Carroll and Caldwell Rohrbach scored three goals apiece for the hosts to offset a career performance by Adrian Marino--who tallied a game-best four goals--in a Plattsburgh uniform.

The Saints scored three goals in the second quarter while holding the Cardinals scoreless, taking a 4-3 lead into the intermission.

Plattsburgh opened the second half with a game-tying goal by Patrick Wright, unassisted, just 1 minute and 46 seconds gone. But Caldwell Rohrbach scored a man-up tally 1:06 later, igniting a 5-0 SLU run to seize control at 9-4.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final); The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse; Plattsburgh State vs #20 St. Lawrence (Mar 30, 2009 at Canton, NY)

Plattsburgh State (5-3, 0-0) vs.                  SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
St. Lawrence (4-2, 1-0)                           -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 30, 2009 Attendance: 397               Plattsburgh State... 3 0 1 4 - 8
                                          St. Lawrence........ 1 3 4 7 - 15

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Adrian Marino 4; Kyle Norchi 2; Tom Cerny 1; Patrick Wright 1. ASSISTS: Luke Weidlein 2; Luke Prochilo 1.

St. Lawrence SCORING: GOALS: Alex Slauson 3; Peter Carroll 3; Caldwell Rohrbach 3; Collin Moon 2; Scott Smith 1; John Manning 1; Stephen Vaughan 1; Nick Woodhull 1. ASSISTS: Alex Slauson 3; Peter Carroll 1; John Manning 1; Scott Smith 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 8 11 10 8 - 37
St. Lawrence........ 13 9 18 12 - 52

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 11 6 11 7 - 35
St. Lawrence........ 17 13 8 8 - 46

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 2-5   2-4   3-5   6-12 - 13-26
St. Lawrence........ 3-5   2-4   2-5   6-12 - 13-26

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 5-7   3-4   4-8   2-6 - 14-25
St. Lawrence........ 5-11 5-8   6-7   3-5 - 19-31

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 0-1   0-3   0-2   0-0 - 0-6
St. Lawrence........ 0-1   0-2   1-2   1-2 - 2-7

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 3 4 7 3 - 17
St. Lawrence........ 4 3 4 2 - 13

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 6 6 6 4 - 22
St. Lawrence........ 9 3 4 6 - 22

PENALTIES - Plattsburgh State 7/5:00; St. Lawrence 6/4:30.

Mar. 23, 2009

Men's Lacrosse Catches Eye of National Pollsters

PERRY, N.Y. - Perhaps for the first time in school history, the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team has earned recognition in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III Top 20 coaches' poll. The Cardinals, who are 5-2 overall, were in the "others receiving votes" category along with seven other teams. So if the poll was extrapolated, Plattsburgh would be among the Top 30 teams ranked in the nation; there are 151 schools that sponsor men's lacrosse at the NCAA Division III level.

Click here to view the Top 20 poll .

Mar. 21, 2009

Cardinals Turn Back SUNY Maritime in Spring Trip Finale

THROGS NECK, N.Y. - Luke Weidlein and Kyle Norchi scored six goals apiece as the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team wrapped up its spring break trip on Saturday with a 19-12 non-conference win over host SUNY Maritime. The Cardinals improve to 5-2 while the Privateers drop to 4-2.

Weidlein added three assists to increase his career total to 70, breaking a tie with Dan Kalberer (1999-2001) for the all-time record at Plattsburgh State.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2009 Men's Lacrosse
Plattsburgh State vs Maritime College Men (Mar 21, 2009 at SUNY Maritime)

Plattsburgh State (5-2) vs.                                SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Maritime College (4-2)                        -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 21, 2009 Attendance: 275               PLATTLAX............ 5 3 4 7 - 19
Weather:                                          Maritime College Men 3 2 4 3 - 12

PLATTLAX SCORING: GOALS: Luke Weidlein 6; Kyle Norchi 6; Tom Cerny 4; Matt Maes 1; Adrian Marino 1; Bryan Copius 1. ASSISTS: Luke Weidlein 3; Tom Cerny 2; Matt Maes 2; Bryan Copius 1; Ian Helmer 1; Adrian Marino 1; Kyle Norchi 1.

Maritime College Men SCORING: GOALS: Montreuil, Lawrence 3; Lenseth, Rob 3; Doherty, Stephen 2; Hanratty, Michael 2; Popovich, Peter 1; Collins, Seth 1.
ASSISTS: Montreuil, Lawrence 3; Buttafuoco, James 1; Doherty, Stephen 1; Lenseth, Rob 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 12 12 17 11 - 52
Maritime College Men 8 12 14 14 - 48

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 13 6 6 13 - 38
Maritime College Men 17 8 15 12 - 52

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 4-8   1-5   5-9   4-11 - 14-33
Maritime College Men 4-8   4-5   4-9   7-11 - 19-33

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 6-7   3-6   4-6   5-11 - 18-30
Maritime College Men 4-6   3-4   5-10 4-8 - 16-28

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 1-1   0-1   1-1   0-0 - 2-3
Maritime College Men 0-2   0-1   3-3   1-2 - 4-8

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 1 5 3 6 - 15
Maritime College Men 4 4 3 2 - 13

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTLAX............ 4 1 2 2 - 9
Maritime College Men 3 1 3 2 - 9

PENALTIES - PLATTLAX 8/7:00; Maritime College Men 3/3:00.

Mar. 18, 2009

Mary Washington Snaps Cardinals' 4-Game Win Streak

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Kyle Norchi scored four goals on Wednesday afternoon, but it wasn't enough as the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team saw its four-game winning streak snapped by host Mary Washington, 12-7, in a non-conference game at the Battleground. The Cardinals fall to 4-2 while the Eagles improve to 5-3. Tom Cerny also had a multi-point game for Plattsburgh, with a goal and an assist.

UMW's Brent Fisk led all scorers with five goals, and Charlie White added two goals and two assists.

The Eagles took control of the game with a 4-1 first-quarter lead.

Norchi scored back-to-back goals within a span of 2 minutes and 36 seconds in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 8-6, but then UMW scored four of the next five goals to pull away.

UMW dominated the contest in ground balls, 51-26.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse
Plattsburgh State vs Mary Washington (Mar 18, 2009 at Fredericksburg, Va.)

Plattsburgh State (4-2) vs.                       SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Mary Washington (5-3)                             -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 18, 2009 Attendance: 150               Plattsburgh State... 1 3 2 1 - 7
Weather: sunny, breezy                            Mary Washington..... 4 2 2 4 - 12

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 4; Tom Cerny 1; Luke Weidlein 1; Adrian Marino 1. ASSISTS: Tom Cerny 1; Ian Helmer 1; Matt Maes 1.

Mary Washington SCORING: GOALS: Brent Fisk 5; Charlie White 2; Evan Weiss 1; Harry Snyder 1; Kohl Meyer 1; Dave Watts 1; Peter Lytle 1.
ASSISTS: Evan Weiss 2; Charlie White 2; Harry Snyder 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 6 10 16 5 - 37
Mary Washington..... 13 9 8 11 - 41

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 8 6 5 7 - 26
Mary Washington..... 17 9 11 14 - 51

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 3-6   1-6   1-5   4-5 - 9-22
Mary Washington..... 3-6   5-6   4-5   1-5 - 13-22

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 3-6   4-4   5-5   6-7 - 18-22
Mary Washington..... 5-8   6-6   7-8   6-6 - 24-28

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 0-0   1-1   0-1   1-1 - 2-3
Mary Washington..... 0-0   1-1   0-0   0-3 - 1-4

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 2 4 2 4 - 12
Mary Washington..... 4 2 7 3 - 16

Mar. 18, 2009

Billia also Named Goalie of the Week by ECAC

CENTERVILLE, Mass. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference has named Plattsburgh State senior Matt Billia as the Division III Upstate Goalkeeper of the Week, becoming the first Cardinal goalie ever to win the regional award that includes student-athletes from the State University of New York Athletic, Empire 8 and Liberty League conferences. The Baldwin (N.Y.) High School product also earned similar honors from the SUNYAC earlier this week.

Billia recorded a career-high 20 saves and three ground balls in a 19-12 victory over Western Connecticut on Saturday. He stopped 20-of-31 shots on goal he faced for a .645 save percentage against a Colonials team that was recently receiving votes in the USILA Division III coaches' poll. For the season, he owns a 3-1 record and 10.83 goals against average.

Mar. 18, 2009

SUNYAC Honors Weidlein, Billia Both for Second Time this Season

FREDONIA, N.Y. - The State University of New York Athletics Conference has named Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse student-athletes Luke Weidlein and Matt Billia player and goalie of the week, respectively. The period ended Sunday, and the Cardinals become the first SUNYAC team to sweep both awards in the same week.

A junior attacker from Seaford High School, Weidlein led Plattsburgh with five assists and eight points to go along with two ground balls in a 19-12 road victory Saturday at Western Connecticut, which was receiving votes in last week's USILA national rankings Division III poll. He tied Dan Kalberer (1999-2001) for the school all-time assists record with 67. For the season, he leads the team with 17 goals and 29 points in four games. He was also the conference player of the week for March 2.

A senior out of Baldwin High, Billia repeats as the SUNYAC goalie of the week after recording a career-high 20 saves and three ground balls in the seven-goal victory over the Colonials on Saturday. He stopped 20 of 31 shots on goal he faced for a .645 save percentage. For the season, he owns a 3-1 record and 10.83 goals-against average.

Mar. 16, 2009

Cardinals Win Fourth Straight Game

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team defeated Goucher College, 17-7, in a non-conference game on Monday evening, raising the Cardinals' record to 4-1 on the season. The schools met on a neutral field on the campus of Christopher Newport University. The Gophers of the Landmark Conference fell to 4-2.

Kyle Norchi led Plattsburgh with five goals and two assists, and Matt Billia earned the win in goal. Ian Helmer and Adrian Marino helped anchor the midfield as Helmer had a career-high five points (2 goals, 3 assists) and Marino added three goals.

"Ian and Adrian did a great job on our second midfield line, controlling tempo and getting ground balls," Plattsburgh coach P.J. Kavanagh said after the game.

"I'm really proud of the guys coming out and playing the way they did. Our defensive team effort was tremendous."

Mar. 14, 2009

Cardinals Use Strong First Quarter to Win at West Conn.

DANBURY, Conn. - Luke Weidlein had eight points, including five assists, and Kyle Norchi and Matt Maes each scored four times to help visiting Plattsburgh State to a 19-12 non-conference men's lacrosse victory Saturday at Western Connecticut at The WAC. The Cardinals have won three straight after losing in their season opener while the Colonials are now 1-2.

"This was a big win for us because (Western Connecticut) was receiving votes in the Top 20 national rankings last week," Plattsburgh coach P.J. Kavanagh said. "With 12 assists on 19 goals, we did a good job of sharing the ball. I thought our midfield gave us a lift, too."

In goal, Matt Billia had a career-high 20 saves in a Cardinals uniform. Kyle Wood and Tyler Martone platooned for the Colonials.

Sean Macey and Adam Lanehart led the Western Connecticut offense with three goals apiece.

Plattsburgh had big first and fourth quarters to outscore the hosts 8-4 and 5-2 in the respective frames.

It was also a physical contest as the teams combined for 30 flags and 25 penalty minutes. Plattsburgh scored four man-up goals while the Colonials had three.

Plattsburgh State (3-1) vs. Western Connecticut (1-2)
Date: Mar 14, 2009 Location: Danbury, Conn. Stadium: The WAC
Attendance:400 Start time:3:00 pm End time:5:15 pm Total time:2:15

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 8 2 4 5 - 19
Western Connecticut. 4 3 3 2 - 12

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 4; Matt Maes 4; Luke Weidlein 3; Tom Cerny 2; Adrian Marino 2; Ryan Price 1; Luke Prochilo 1; Patrick Wright 1; Ian Helmer 1. ASSISTS: Luke Weidlein 5; Matt Maes 2; Kyle Norchi 2; Tom Cerny 1; Bryan Copius 1; Ryan Price 1.

Western Connecticut SCORING: GOALS: Sean Macey 3; Adam Lanehart 3; George Tsirigotis 2; A. J. Barbieri 2; Mike Schoen 1; Tom Begley 1. ASSISTS: Mike Schoen 2; Kirk Zachary 2; Tom Begley 1; Adam Lanehart 1; Sean Macey 1; Terry Stroz 1; George Tsirigotis 1.

Plattsburgh State GROUND BALLS: Ryan Price 10; Bryan Copius 6; Matt Maes 6; Tom Cerny 5; Luke Prochilo 5; Matt Billia 3; Ian Helmer 3; Kyle Norchi 3; Will Folgherait 2; Mike Glynn 2; Adrian Marino 2; JT Prior 2; Luke Weidlein 2; Jim Keenan 1; Jimmy Tenny 1.

Western Connecticut GROUND BALLS: Terry Stroz 7; A. J. Barbieri 6; Adam Lanehart 5; Chris Buzi 4; Stephen Czelatka 4; Sean Macey 4; James Rosenbauer 4; George Tsirigotis 4; Joseph Aitken 2; Bryan Gowen 2; Kyle Wood 2; Kirk Zachary 2; Tom Begley 1; Jason Dodson 1; Ryan Gillis 1; Tyler Martone 1.

SHOTS - Plattsburgh State 54; Western Connecticut 44. SHOTS ON GOAL - Plattsburgh State 38; Western Connecticut 32.

PENALTIES - Plattsburgh State 17/14:30; Western Connecticut 13/10:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Plattsburgh State 4-13; Western Connecticut
3-17.

FACEOFFS - Plattsburgh State 16-32; Western Connecticut 16-32.

CLEARS - Plattsburgh State 28-35; Western Connecticut 23-32.

GOALIES - PLATTLAX: Matt Billia 3-1 (59:46 minutes, 31 shots-20 saves,
11 GA) , Danny Caufield (00:14, 1-0, 1); WCSUML: Kyle Wood 1-2 (50:19,
32-15, 17) , Tyler Martone (09:41, 6-4, 2).

Officials:. Scorer: Scott Ames.

Mar. 9, 2009

Billia Nets SUNYAC Goalie of the Week Honors

FREDONIA, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State senior men's lacrosse player Matt Billia (Baldwin High School) has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference Goalie of the Week, for the period ending Sunday. He is the first Cardinal netminder to win the conference's weekly honor since Billy Hughes on March 20, 2006.

Billia had a season-high 18 saves--one off his career best in a red and white uniform--and stopped 58.3 percent of the shots on goal he faced in the Cardinals' 20-13 win over Utica on Saturday, improving his record to 2-1.

Mar. 7, 2009

Norchi, Weidlein Pace Cardinals' Rout of Utica

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Kyle Norchi scored six goals and two assists, and Luke Weidlein added five goals and two assists, to lead the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team to a 20-13 victory Saturday over Utica College in the Cardinals home opener. The Cardinals improve to 2-1 while the Pioneers were playing in their season opener this afternoon at the Field House Lacrosse Complex.

Weidlein's seven points put him in sole possession of second place on the school's all-time scoring chart with 126 points, breaking a tie with Zack Boyce who had 119 from 2003-06.

Michael Bulger led the Pioneers with five goals and six points, followed by David O'Connell with four goals and Aaron Benoit had a goal and three assists.

Matt Billia had 18 saves in the Plattsburgh net to go along with 10 ground balls. Travis Wright countered with 16 saves and 14 ground balls.

The Cardinals took a 6-3 lead after 15 minutes. In the second quarter, Utica outshot Plattsburgh 20 to 9 to help close the gap at 11-9 before halftime. Plattsburgh never trailed after Bulger scored 2 minutes and 10 seconds after the game's opening face off for a Utica 1-0 advantage.

Matt Maes recorded six assists from his midfield spot for the Cardinals. Face-off man Ryan Price, who won 10 of 20 draws and collected 13 ground balls, scored two goals after winning from the X and carrying down field to attack.

2009 Cardinals Men's Lacrosse
Utica vs Plattsburgh State (Mar 07, 2009 at Plattsburgh, N.Y.)

Utica (0-1) vs.                                   SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Plattsburgh State (2-1)                           -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 07, 2009 Attendance: 327               Utica............... 3 6 2 2 - 13
Weather: Cloudy, 48 Degrees, Wind W 5 mph         Plattsburgh State... 6 5 3 6 - 20

Utica SCORING: GOALS: Michael Bulger 5; David O'Connell 4; Aaron Benoit 1; Tom Collins 1; Corey Boulio 1; Tanner Stewart 1.
ASSISTS: Aaron Benoit 3; Tom Collins 2; Andrew Waite 2; Michael Brodhead 1; Michael Bulger 1; John Giordano 1; Jodey McAvoy 1.

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 6; Luke Weidlein 5; Tom Cerny 3; Ryan Price 2; Patrick Wright 2; Adrian Marino 1; Ian Helmer 1.
ASSISTS: Matt Maes 6; Kyle Norchi 2; Luke Weidlein 2; Bryan Copius 1; Peter Helmer 1; Luke Prochilo 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Utica............... 12 20 6 14 - 52
Plattsburgh State... 16 9 14 10 - 49

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Utica............... 13 19 12 13 - 57
Plattsburgh State... 18 17 15 17 - 67

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Utica............... 4-10 3-11 2-6   3-9 - 12-36
Plattsburgh State... 6-10 8-11 4-6   6-9 - 24-36

CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Total
----------------------------------------------------
Utica............... 9-12 9-10 8-10 7-11 - 33-43
Plattsburgh State... 7-7 6-8 7-8 6-8 - 26-31

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Utica............... 1-1   0-2   0-0   1-5 - 2-8
Plattsburgh State... 0-1   0-2   0-1   1-1 - 1-5

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Utica............... 5 4 5 2 - 16
Plattsburgh State... 4 6 2 6 - 18

PENALTIES - Utica 5/4:00; Plattsburgh State 8/5:30.
Officials: John Keenan (R); Patrick Jank (U); Pete Barnett (FJ). Scorer: Plattsburgh SID.
Non-conference game.

Mar. 2, 2009

Weidlein Nets SUNYAC Player of the Week Nod

FREDONIA, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State junior attackman Luke Weidlein (Seaford High School) has earned the season's first State University of New York Athletic Conference men's lacrosse player of the week, the league announced on Monday; the period ended Sunday.

Coming off the first 30-30 season (goals-assists) in Plattsburgh history, Weidlein picked up where he left off in 2008. He led the Cardinals with nine goals, 14 points and nine ground balls during a 1-1 week. He had career highs of six goals and eight points in a 13-12 season-opening loss Friday at Merchant Marine. He then collected three goals and three assists in Cardinals' 21-7 win over Farmingdale State two days later.

Mar. 1, 2009

Plattsburgh Crushes Farmingdale on the Road

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Kyle Norchi scored five goals and three assists, and Tom Cerny added five and two, to help Plattsburgh State to a 21-7 men's lacrosse non-conference victory Sunday at Farmingdale State. The Cardinals improve to 1-1 overall while the Rams were making their season opener.

Plattsburgh led 3-1 after the first quarter, but outscored the Rams 8-1 in the second to take control of the game.

Plattsburgh's Matt Billia played 48 minutes after starting in goal to earn the win, making 15 stops.

Tim Gaskin paced the Rams with four goals and Mike Maxwell added two, including a man-up tally a few minutes in that gave the hosts their only lead of the contest, 1-0.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Plattsburgh State vs Farmingdale State (Mar 01, 2009 at Farmingdale, N.Y.)

Plattsburgh State (1-1) vs.                       SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
Farmingdale State (0-1)                           -------------------------------------
Date: Mar 01, 2009 Attendance: 150               Plattsburgh State... 3 8 6 4 - 21
Weather: 25, Breezy, Cloudy                       Farmingdale State... 1 1 1 4 - 7

Plattsburgh State SCORING: GOALS: Kyle Norchi 5; Tom Cerny 5; Luke Weidlein 3;
Patrick Wright 2; Luke Prochilo 2; Bryan Copius 1; Sean Jaquin 1; Ian Helmer 1;
Mike Glynn 1.
ASSISTS: Matt Maes 4; Kyle Norchi 3; Luke Weidlein 3; Tom Cerny 2; Adrian Marino
1; JT Prior 1.

Farmingdale State SCORING: GOALS: Gaskin, Tim 4; Maxwell, Mike 2; McGarvey, Bill
1.
ASSISTS: Stroessenreuther,Joe 3; Rifice, Eddie 2; Thomson, Erick 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 10 20 15 11 - 56
Farmingdale State... 15 8 13 16 - 52

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 21 22 19 11 - 73
Farmingdale State... 16 14 11 12 - 53

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 5-5   6-9   5-6   4-8 - 20-28
Farmingdale State... 0-5   3-9   1-6   4-8 - 8-28

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 5-9   4-4   2-3   2-2 - 13-18
Farmingdale State... 2-3   4-7   2-4   5-5 - 13-19

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 0-0   1-3   1-2   1-1 - 3-6
Farmingdale State... 1-3   1-6   1-2   2-4 - 5-15

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 6 3 5 7 - 21
Farmingdale State... 1 5 4 2 - 12

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
Plattsburgh State... 11 3 4 2 - 20
Farmingdale State... 3 6 2 3 - 14

Penalties - Plattsburgh State 15/14:00; Farmingdale State 6/6:00.

Feb. 27, 2009

Cardinals Fall on Road in Season Opener

KINGS POINT, N.Y. - Luke Weidlein scored a career-high six goals for Plattsburgh State on Friday, but it wasn't enough as the Cardinals lost 13-12 at Merchant Marine Academy in a men's lacrosse non-conference game. It was the season opener for both schools, but this marked the earliest date to start a season in Plattsburgh history. This was also the first-ever meeting between the teams.

Plattsburgh grabbed a 5-4 lead after the first quarter on goals by Weidlein (3), JT Prior and Jimmy Tenny. The Cardinals also carried an 8-6 advantage at halftime.

But the third quarter belonged to Merchant Marine, which scored four times to take a 10-8 lead while holding the visitors scoreless.

In the fourth quarter, Weidlein, Bryan Copius and Matt Maes scored in the first 3 minutes and 44 seconds as Plattsburgh reclaimed the lead, 11-10. However, Brennan Dougherty scored the last of his game-high seven goals to ignite a USMMA 3-goal rally and they never looked back.

Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse
PLATTSBURGH STATE vs USMMA (Feb 27, 2009 at Kings Point, NY)

PLATTS09 (0-1) vs.                                SCORE BY PERIOD       1 2 3 4 Tot
USMMA (1-0)                                       -------------------------------------
Date: Feb 27, 2009 Attendance:                   PLATTS09............ 5 3 0 4 - 12
Weather: Windy, Rainy                             USMMA............... 4 2 4 3 - 13

PLATTS09 SCORING: GOALS: Luke Weidlein 6; Kyle Norchi 2; Matt Maes 1; Bryan
Copius 1; JT Prior 1; Jimmy Tenny 1.
ASSISTS: Matt Maes 3; Luke Weidlein 2; Adrian Marino 1.

USMMA SCORING: GOALS: Brennan Dougherty 7; Brian Flannery 3; Arthur Frooks 2;
Tyler Spaulding 1.
ASSISTS: Zach Gray 3; Brennan Dougherty 1; Brian Flannery 1.

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 13 9 8 14 - 44
USMMA............... 6 11 9 9 - 35

GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 12 10 7 11 - 40
USMMA............... 6 10 11 9 - 36

FACE-OFFS BY PRD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 6-10 4-5   2-4   8-8 - 20-27
USMMA............... 4-10 1-5   2-4   0-8 - 7-27

CLEARS BY PERIOD       1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 9-10 6-7   8-11 8-9 - 31-37
USMMA............... 6-9   8-9   9-10 7-12 - 30-40

EXTRA-MAN OPPS         1     2     3     4     Total
----------------------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 1-2   1-1   0-1   0-1 - 2-5
USMMA............... 0-0   1-2   1-2   2-5 - 4-9

SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 1 2 2 3 - 8
USMMA............... 5 0 5 7 - 17

TURNOVERS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 Tot
-------------------------------------
PLATTS09............ 7 9 7 7 - 30
USMMA............... 10 6 8 11 - 35

PENALTIES - PLATTS09 9/8:00; USMMA 5/3:30.
Officials:. Scorer: Joshua Mraz.

Aug. 16, 2008

Cavanagh Named to Assistant Coaching Post

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State director of athletics Bruce Delventhal and men's lacrosse coach P.J. Kavanagh have named former Cardinals player Ryan Cavanagh as the team's top assistant coach.

"We are excited about Ryan Cavanagh joining our staff because he brings a wealth of knowledge, both at the specialty positions of goalie play and face-offs, as well as on the defensive side of the ball," Coach Kavanagh said. "We had a strong candidate pool for this position, and we are confident that we are getting an excellent assistant coach in Ryan. He is from Long Island, which has proven to be a valuable recruiting source for our team in recent years, so we are thrilled to have him recruiting student-athletes who are from his home region of the state."

"It will be a great feeling to give back to a program that gave so much to me when I was a student-athlete," added Cavanagh. "The program has grown since I came to Plattsburgh as a sophomore in 2005. And I'm looking forward to the opportunity of helping the Cardinals advance to the next level."

Cavanagh last season served as a student assistant coach, helping Plattsburgh to an 8-8 record. He groomed face-off specialist Ryan Price to set a school record with 99 ground balls in a season while ranking second in the State University of New York Athletic Conference with a 6.19 average per game.

Cavanagh played for the Cardinals from 2005-07 after his collegiate career began at Nassau Community College. He earned All-SUNYAC honorable mention honors as a senior, ranking second in the conference and 20th in NCAA Division III with a .630 face-off winning percentage.

Cavanagh, a former team captain, was a political science major. He is from Northport and graduated from Kings Park High School.

He replaces Kenny Pierson who was a member of the coaching staff for the past three seasons.

Contact Information

For more information about Men's Lacrosse at Plattsburgh State, please contact:

Head Coach
P.J. Kavanagh (Colgate, 1993)
Office: 215 Memorial Hall
Phone: (518) 564-3139
E-mail: kavanapk@plattsburgh.edu

Assistant
Ryan Cavanagh
Phone: (518) 564-3139
E-mail: rcava002@plattsburgh.edu

Student Assistant
Matt Cukro

Plattsburgh State Lacrosse

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