Box Score
 
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – With 3:51 left in the first overtime, Jarred Antonucci was in the right place at the right time, getting a foot on a loose ball in front of the net to tap in the game-winning goal and give the Plattsburgh State men’s soccer team a 2-1 victory against Castleton State (4-1) Wednesday night at the Field House Soccer Complex.
 
With the win, the Cardinals remain perfect on the year, improving to 6-0.
 
Despite a 15-4 Plattsburgh advantage in shots through the first 45 minutes, the two teams remained scoreless at the half. The Cardinals finally broke through in the 62^nd minute when Shaq Jackson-Lee, who had just entered the game, picked up a deflection off Castleton goalkeeper Nate Koenemann and fired a shot from just beyond the 18-yard box. Jackson-Lee’s blast hit the top right corner of the net and gave Plattsburgh a 1-0 lead.
 
Castleton continued to fight as the Cardinals began to feel the pressure with 10 minutes left in regulation. After a couple close attempts, Bryce Kaler put the Spartans on the board at 85:31. Kaler tied it up at 1-1 with a header off a cross from Dominic Heller, sending the game to overtime.
 
With 6:09 gone in overtime, Joe Aratari attempted a cross through the box, but the pass deflected off Koenemann and rolled toward the goal line. Antonucci was able to reach the loose ball and tap it over the line to give Plattsburgh the dramatic win.
 
Plattsburgh finished with 27 shots – nine of which were on target. Fabian Chaparro led the Cardinals with three shots on goal. Castleton had 11 shots on the evening. The Cardinals also held the advantage in corner kicks, 9-4.
 
Andy Heighington earned his sixth win with three saves for the Cardinals. Koenemann made seven stops in the loss.
 
The Cardinals hit the road Saturday for a non-conference game at Skidmore College scheduled for 1 p.m.