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OSWEGO, N.Y. – The regular season ended much like many games thus far this year as the Plattsburgh State women's hockey team shutout Oswego State, 2-0, in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Division game Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center Ice Arena.
Plattsburgh State opened the scoring at 12:12 of the first period when Giovanna Senese's netted her 13
th of the season from Ali Vakos and Chelsea VanGlahn to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. VanGlahn continued her hot streak of late, adding her 12
th of the year from Senese and Caitlin Gilligan with 1:09 left in the first to hand Plattsburgh State a 2-0 lead at the first intermission.
VanGlahn, who tallied two points in Saturday's game, has registered points in each of the final six games of the regular season.
The Cardinals outshot the Lakers, 30-9, through the final two periods but Oswego State was able to keep the visitors off the board the rest of the way. Plattsburgh State finished the afternoon with a 41-14 advantage in shots on goal. The Cardinals went 0-for-3 on the power play, while the Lakers came up empty on two power-play chances.
Plattsburgh State goaltender Sydney Aveson stopped all 14 shots she faced to improve to 17-1-1 on the year. Thirteen of Aveson's 17 victories have come in the form of a shutout, bringing her career total to 30.
Oswego State's Tori Travato stopped 39 shots in the loss for the Lakers.
Despite the loss, Oswego State closes out the regular season with a 16-8-1 record to set the best mark in program history. The Lakers drop to 10-5-1 in the ECAC West and will enter the postseason as the No. 3 seed. Oswego State will host the No. 6 seed in an ECAC West Quarterfinal game on Saturday, March 1.
With the win, the Cardinals finish the regular season with a 23-1-1 overall record and a 15-1-0 mark in conference play. Plattsburgh State will receive a first-round bye and will await the outcome of Sunday's matchup between Elmira and Neumann to find out the final ECAC West seedings. Elmira defeated Neumann, 6-0, on Saturday to stay on pace with Plattsburgh State.
