PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team saw a frustrating weekend come to a close Sunday afternoon as the Cardinals fell to Middlebury, 4-1, in the third-place game of the Cardinal-Panther Classic.
Plattsburgh (5-2-1, 4-0-1 ECAC West) took its only lead of the game at 8:13 of the first as freshman Ashton Hogan netted her third of the season. At 16:19, Middlebury’s Madeline Joyce ripped a shot from the right circle and beat Plattsburgh netminder Kelsey Neumann on the far side to tie the game at 1-1.
Maggie Woodward scored the eventual game-winner with 44 seconds left in the first period on a deflection in front of the net. Sara Ugalde and Hannah Bielawski assisted on the Panthers’ power-play goal.
Woodward also tallied the only goal of the second period, putting Middlebury (3-0-1, 2-0-0 NESCAC) up 3-1 at the 3:56 mark from Jennifer Krakowe.
Grace Waters made it 4-1 at 11:53 of the third period with a power-play goal for her first of the year. Heather Marrison took a shot from the point and Waters was able to get a stick on the puck, deflecting it past Plattsburgh goalie Sydney Aveson.
Annabelle Jones allowed one goal on 25 shots to improve to 2-0-1. Neumann made 11 stops in the first 24:59 for Plattsburgh. Aveson recorded 13 saves after taking over between the pipes for the Cardinals.
Uncharacteristic of the Cardinals, Plattsburgh took four penalties for 11 minutes in the final period. The Panthers finished the afternoon going 2-for-6 on the power-play, while the Cardinals were 0-for-1
Plattsburgh will look to rebound next weekend as the team return to conference play. The Cardinals will host Buffalo State for a two-game series beginning Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Photo Gallery - Courtesy of Gabe Dickens
Championship Game - Elmira 3, Amherst 1
Despite an early Amherst lead, the Elmira College women’s hockey team scored three unanswered goals to secure the 2011 Cardinal-Panther Classic Championship Sunday evening at the Stafford Ice Arena.
Amherst defenseman Geneva Lloyd struck first blood at 14:38 of the first period to give the Lord Jeffs a 1-0 lead. With Amherst (3-0-1, 2-0-0 NESCAC) on the power-play, Lloyd took a shot from the point that got through the screen and beat Elmira netminder Lauren Sullivan. Ashley Salerno picked up an assist on the goal.
Less than four minutes later, Tori Charron answered back with an unassisted goal for Elmira (6-1-1, 4-0-0 ECAC West) to send the teams to the locker room tied at 1-1 after one period.
Elmira’s Ashley Ryan scored the go-ahead goal with just 25 seconds gone in the second period. Alex Bresler assisted on the eventual game-winner.
Tanis Lamoureux put the game away with 29 seconds left in the game with an empty-net goal for her fifth of the year.
Kerri Stuart made 22 stops in the loss for Amherst. Sullivan recorded 26 saves between the pipes for the Soaring Eagles, including 10 in the second period. Sullivan was named Most Valuable Player of the Cardinal-Panther Classic, allowing one goal on 42 shots over the weekend.
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