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BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's ice hockey team earned a key State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) road win Saturday afternoon at the Tuttle North Ice Arena, as the Cardinals defeated The College at Brockport, 4-1.
 
The Golden Eagles finished with a 32-30 advantage in shots on goal but were unable to capitalize on seven power-play opportunities. That performance by Plattsburgh State gave the Cardinals the NCAA Division III lead in penalty kill percentage (.928). Plattsburgh State, meanwhile, went 1-for-5 with the extra attacker and scored a shorthanded goal.
 
Senior forward Cam Owens (Wilmington, Mass./Islanders Hockey Club) helped lead the Cardinal offense with a goal and an assist, while sophomore goaltender Jimmy Poreda (Tonawanda, N.Y./Connecticut Jr. Rangers) made 31 saves in the victory. Senior goaltender Jake Moore turned aside 26 shots in the setback for the Golden Eagles.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 8-9-2 overall (6-4-1 SUNYAC) with the win and next hosts Norwich University in its final non-conference contest of the regular season on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. Brockport falls to 12-6-2 overall (4-5-2 SUNYAC) with the loss and next visits Morrisville State College on Friday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m.
 
Junior defenseman Philip Middleton (Vail, Colo./Salmon Arm Silverbacks) opened scoring with a shorthanded goal with 41 seconds left in the first period, as he netted his first of the season on a feed from Owens. Junior defenseman Charles Barber (Queensbury, N.Y./New York Bobcats) gave the Cardinals a 2-0 advantage 1:25 into the second period, capitalizing on an assist from senior forward Ryan Kuhn (Wheatfield, N.Y./Niagara University).
 
Owens scored on the power play at 6:00 of the third period thanks to an assist from freshman defenseman Matt Araujo (Brookhaven, N.Y./Boston Jr. Rangers), but Brockport's junior forward Doc Gentzler scored unassisted with 9:11 elapsed in the third period to trim the gap to two goals. Senior forward Ross Sloan (Oakville, Ontario/Oakville Blades) added insurance with 3:35 left in regulation, finding twine on a feed from sophomore forward Liam Lawson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Powell River Paper Kings).