MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - Newly-ranked No. 2 Plattsburgh State scored three times in the final 2 minutes and 44 seconds to break a 1-1 deadlock to down host Middlebury 4-1 in the third-place game of the Panther-Cardinal Women's Hockey Classic at Kenyon Arena on Monday. The Cardinals improve to 8-1 while Middlebury drops to 5-2, and No. 1 Amherst lost to Elmira in the championship by a 2-1 score. The NCAA Division III national rankings were released by USCHO.com earlier today. BOXSCORE 

Megan DiJulio tipped Erika Shaubel's slap shot from the point for the game-winning goal past Panther goaltender Lani Wright at the 17:26 mark of the third period. After Middlebury pulled Wright in favor of an extra attacker with about a minute left, Plattsburgh got some insurance with empty-net goals by DiJulio and Brittany Meade 20 seconds apart.   

Stephanie Moberg gave Plattsburgh a 1-0 lead midway through the first period. Moberg scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season (tied with DiJulio) on a feed by Kate Fairfield. Julia Ireland tied it with her third goal on a pass from Madison Styrbicki 6:52 into the final stanza.

Wright was stellar for the Panthers--who were outshot 19-4 in the first period and down only 1-0 after 20 minutes--by making 31 saves.

Mandy Mackrell also had a strong game for Plattsburgh with 18 stops.  Adding two assists, Moberg finished with a three-point night.