Box score
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Mark Constantine played a part in all three third-period goals to help the Plattsburgh State men's hockey escape Brockport with a 5-4 comeback victory in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game Saturday night at the Tuttle North Ice Arena.
Things did not start off well for the Cardinals as Brockport jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Jake Taylor got the Golden Eagles on the board with his ninth of the year from Chris Cangro and Matt DeLuca at the 11:49 mark before Chris Luker scored a power-play goal at 14:48 to send Plattsburgh State to the locker room down by a pair.
Plattsburgh State cut the deficit in half early in the second when Nick Jensen scored on the power play from Anthony Calabrese and Kevin Emmerling with just 1:56 off the clock but Brockport regained a two-goal lead at the 4:05 mark on a goal by Robbie Hall.
A power-play goal by Plattsburgh State's Ryan Farnan at the 7:21 mark made it 3-2 in favor of Brockport to keep the Cardinals in it at the end of two periods.
The Cardinals evened the score at 4:24 of the third when Constantine set up Michael Cassidy for his fourth of the year. That duo struck again at 9:18 when Constantine netted his eighth of the season from Cassidy to give the Plattsburgh State its first lead of the game.
Brockport came firing back less than two minutes later when Jess Facchini knotted the game at 4-4 but Constantine's second of the night with just 1:10 left in regulation secured the win for the Cardinals.
Plattsburgh State outshot Brockport, 33-27, and went 2-for-4 on the power play. The Golden Eagles went 1-for-3 with the extra skater.
Spencer Finney got the start in net for the Cardinals, making 12 saves before being lifted early in the second period. Mathieu Cadieux went the rest of the way, stopping 11 of the 12 shots he faced to earn the victory. Brockport's Aaron Green recorded 28 saves in the loss.
With the win, Plattsburgh State improves to 16-3-2 overall and 9-1-2 in the SUNYAC. Brockport drops to 6-10-3 on the year and 3-6-1 in league play. The Cardinals remain on top of the conference standings with 20 points while Geneseo, who suffered a 5-2 loss to Potsdam, sits in second place with 16 points.
The Cardinals return home for their last four regular season games. The final stretch begins Friday when Plattsburgh State plays host to Fredonia at 7 p.m.
