Box Score SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Three second half goals against Union College gave the Plattsburgh State women's soccer team their second straight win of the season Tuesday night at College Park Field.
A red card on Union's side in the 55
th minute gave the Cardinals a one-man advantage for the remainder of the game. The Dutchwomen were forced to play a man down after one tackled a Plattsburgh State player which in turn boosted the Cardinals momentum.
Less than ten minutes after the red card freshman
Ernesta McIntosh (Lincoln, Vt. / Mt. Abraham) scored her first collegiate goal off a cross from
Sarah Haight (East Meredith, N.Y. / Charlotte Valley) from six feet out.
Senior
Cait Gagen (East Syracuse, N.Y. / East Syracuse-Minoa) scored the Cardinals second goal in the 82
nd minute off a rebound from McIntosh.
Within 56 seconds senior
Madeline Saccocio (Schenectady, N.Y. / Schalmont) put one in the back of the net with a long shot from left center for not only Plattsburgh State's third goal but her third of the season.
Junior goalkeeper and current SUNYAC Defensive Athlete of the Week honoree
Nichole Gibson (Arkport, N.Y. / Arkport) picked up her second straight shutout of the season. Gibson played all 90:00 minutes between the pipes and recorded two saves.
Plattsburgh State out shot Union 22-9.
The Cardinals are now 2-0 in the season and will return to the Field house Athletic Complex on Friday night, where they host RPI in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.
