Box Score PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – For the second-straight outing, the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team watched a lead slip away as the Cardinals suffered an 8-7 loss at SUNY Potsdam in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game Wednesday night at the Maxcy Turf Field.
 
Despite outshooting the Bears by a sizeable 45-19 margin, the Cardinals were never able to pull away from the home team as Potsdam goalie Ryan Duffy made a career-high 19 saves.
 
Tim Lawrence put Plattsburgh State on the board with an unassisted goal at the 9:45 mark of the first quarter but Potsdam responded with a man-up goal from Pat Bonafede at 6:18. Brendan Damm gave the Cardinals a 2-1 lead with 3:14 left in the opening stanza with his league-leading 34^th goal of the season before Potsdam's Rob Kunz and Plattsburgh State's Jack Felter scored in the final minutes to make it a 3-2 game at the end of one.
 
Potsdam opened the second quarter with back-to-back goals to give the Bears their first lead of the evening but Plattsburgh State took a 5-4 lead into halftime after Felter's second of the game and James Read's 15^th of the year.
 
Shortly after the Bears tied it up on Jon Woodworth's goal, Anthony Pafundi converted an extra-man opportunity with 6:02 remaining in the third to give the Cardinals a 6-5 advantage heading into the final quarter.
 
The Bears scored the next three, putting Plattsburgh State down by two with a little over six minutes to play. With 3:16 left on the clock, Lawrence's second goal of the goal brought the Cardinals within one, but a late penalty on Plattsburgh State hindered its chances to score the equalizer.
 
Lawrence finished the night with two goals and an assist. Damm added a goal and two assists while Felter continued his strong play of late with a pair of goals. Read and Pafundi each scored a goal and Andrew Tralongo pitched in with an assist.
 
Sophomore Joey Kromer stepped in for an injured Joe Eiseman at the X, winning 8-of-19 face-offs. Kromer, Lawrence and Matt Renko each picked up a team-high four ground balls. Senior Charlie Dullea finished with two caused turnovers for the Cardinals.
 
Andrew Hauk stopped three shots in the loss for the Cardinals, bringing his record to 8-4 on the year.
 
Kunz led the Bears with a goal and three assists. Berkley Stone and Matt Kennedy chipped in two goals apiece while Matt Moran added two assists. Midfielder Ryan McConnell had a game-high seven ground balls.
 
With the loss, Plattsburgh State drops to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the SUNYAC. Potsdam improves to 7-3, with a 1-1 record against conference opponents.
 
The Cardinals returning home Saturday looking to snap the two-game skid in a SUNYAC contest against Oswego State. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at the Field House Turf Complex.