College Hockey Stats Box Score
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Sophomore goaltender
Jimmy Poreda (Tonawanda, N.Y./Connecticut Jr. Rangers) posted his fourth career shutout with a 21-save effort, as the Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team blanked Morrisville State College, 3-0, Saturday evening at the IcePlex to complete a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series sweep over the Mustangs.
The Cardinals finished with a 37-21 edge in shots on goal. Both teams were scoreless on the power play, as Plattsburgh State was 0-for-5 with the extra skater, while Morrisville was 0-for-6.
Plattsburgh State rises to 2-0-0 overall (2-0-0 SUNYAC) with the win and next hosts defending SUNYAC champion SUNY Geneseo on Rock the Red Night—which also serves as the team's regular-season home opener—on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. Morrisville drops to 0-4-0 overall (0-2-0 SUNYAC) with the loss and next hosts SUNY Cortland on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.
Sophomore forward
Tom Bowe (Homer, Alaska/Aspen Leafs) scored his first collegiate goal 5:05 into the contest, one-timing a pass from sophomore forward
Mike Falanga (East Haven, Conn./Islanders Hockey Club). Sophomore forward
Rich McCartney (Hershey, Pa./Philadelphia Revolution) netted his third goal of the young season with 15:32 elapsed in the first, beating the Mustang goaltender with a shot that went over his pad. Senior forward
Cam Owens (Wilmington, Mass./Islanders Hockey Club) and junior forward
Joe Drabin (Rochester, N.Y./Wenatchee Wild) earned assists on McCartney's goal.
Plattsburgh State added insurance with a goal by senior forward
Cole Stallard (Atlanta, Ga./New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs) 14:30 into the second period, as Stallard tipped in a feed from freshman forward
Daniil Ovchinnikov (Saint Petersburg, Russia/Boston Jr. Rangers). Sophomore forward
Greg Malafronte (Colts Neck, N.J./New Jersey Titans) also earned an assist on the play.
The Cardinal penalty kill clamped down in the third period and weathered three penalties, including a stretch of 39 seconds of a 5-on-3 power play for Morrisville.
Morrisville's freshman goaltender Jorgen Johnson shouldered the loss, making 34 saves.
