Plattsburgh State Women's Soccer

About the Cardinals Program

The women's soccer program has built a tremendous tradition of success on the field and in the classroom since its beginnings in 1979.

The Cardinals have competed in postseason tournaments in 22 of their 30 seasons of existence, registered 25 winning seasons and compiled a 332-180-32 record for a .647 winning percentage all-time.

Since the arrival of coach Karen Waterbury in 1990, the team has registered over two decades of dominance on the field and has set an even higher benchmark for success with,

Four postseason tournament championships- SUNYAC (1994 & 1998), ECAC (1998) and NYSWCAA (1996
17 postseason appearances- NCAA , ECAC (6), SUNYAC (7) and NYSWCAA (7)
A 235-127-23 record (.640) ranks her among the winningest top-20 active coaches in the nation

The team competes in one of the top athletic conferences in the nation, the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC ), and the conference champion gains an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

Coach Karen Waterbury:

"Our team continues to build upon its successes and, simply put, we have a great group of hardworking and talented young ladies that bring a real welcoming attitude to the program," commented Waterbury. "Having the team average above a 3.0 GPA each semester last year shows how motivated of a group they are, as well as their top-rankings nationally for goals-against and scoring offense last season."

For Waterbury, what helps set the Plattsburgh State program apart from its competition is,

21 NSCAA Regional All-Americans, 82 All-SUNYAC honorees, six CoSIDA Academic All-District players, one SUNYAC Player of the Year, and three SUNYAC Rookie of the Year winners
International trips to Scotland & Brazil, and annual international exhibitions in Montreal
New (2004) $1.25 million lighted soccer stadium
Member of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), one of the top NCAA Division III conferences in the nation
The Cardinals regularly stack their non-conference schedule with top-tier competition and have proven time and again that they are more than able to step up to the challenge

June 17, 2009

Plattsburgh Women's Soccer Announces 2009 Schedule

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Karen Waterbury, head coach of the Plattsburgh State women's soccer team, has announced the Cardinals' schedule for the upcoming 2009 season. It will be the most ambitious schedule yet in the program's storied 30 years of existence. The lineup includes an 18-game tilt with nine teams that reached the NCAA tournament over the past two seasons.

New competition for the season is comprised of Union College, RPI, Williams College, and Ithaca College. Williams reached the NCAA Final Four in 2008, while Ithaca advanced to the NCAA's fourth round and Union also moved ahead to the national tournament in 2008. Other teams the Cardinals will face that proceeded to the NCAA championship tournament in 2007 or 2008 include; Skidmore, Castleton, Brockport, Oneonta, Middlebury, and Norwich.

Overall, 15 of the 18 teams registered winning records in 2008, compiliing a collective win-loss-tie record of 194-114-33 (.620). The Cardinals also earned their ninth-straight winning season a year ago with an overall record of 13-3-3, 7-2-1 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (which includes Brockport and Oneonta).

Contact Information

For more information about Women's Soccer at Plattsburgh State, please contact:

Coach Karen Waterbury
Phone: (518) 564-4141
E-mail: karen.waterbury@plattsburgh.edu

Plattsburgh State Women's Soccer

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