ONEONTA, N.Y. – Sophomore attackman Connor Wolff (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) scored man-up with 6.2 seconds left in regulation to give the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team a come-from-behind 12-11 win over SUNY Oneonta in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Wednesday afternoon at Red Dragon Field.
 
After senior midfielder Kevin Murphy (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) scored unassisted with 1:01 left in regulation to tie the game at 11-all, freshman face-off specialist Daniel Umbro (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) won the ensuing face-off thanks to a ground ball by junior long-stick midfielder Kyle Smith (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East) off the draw. With the shot clock irrelevant based on the time remaining, the Cardinals settled into the offensive side of the field and ultimately called a timeout with exactly 24 seconds left.
 
While driving toward the left, sophomore midfielder James Sherwood (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport-South Manor) absorbed a push by a Red Dragon defender, and the pushing penalty was enforced with 10.6 seconds left on the clock to give Plattsburgh State an extra-man opportunity. Coming out of a timeout, Murphy passed up top to junior midfielder Kevin Litchauer (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington), and Litchauer fired a pass through traffic to Wolff just outside of the crease. Wolff caught the pass, spun and fired a shot past the Red Dragon goalie to give Plattsburgh State the lead, its first of the game, with 6.2 seconds remaining on the clock.
 
Oneonta won the ensuing face-off but was unable to get the ball down the field to set up its offense, sealing the Cardinals' comeback victory.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 5-6 overall (2-1 SUNYAC) with the win and next visits Oswego State on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Oneonta drops to 6-7 overall (1-2 SUNYAC) with the loss and next hosts SUNY Cortland on Saturday, April 13, at 12 p.m.
 
Oneonta scored just 27 seconds into the game, as senior midfielder Thomas Moore converted on a pass from senior midfielder Pete McCormack, and sophomore midfielder Thomas Fay and sophomore defenseman Ryan Stieve each scored to stake the Red Dragons to a 3-0 lead through one quarter of play.
 
Litchauer buried a man-up goal at 13:13 of the second to put the Cardinals on the board, and after Fay extended the Oneonta lead to 4-1 at 9:39 of the second, Smith found the back of the net 22 seconds later to draw the Cardinals within 4-2. While senior attackman Stephen Panno cashed in on a pass from Moore with 5:47 left in the second quarter, freshman attackman Zach Gill (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point) and Wolff each scored to pull the Cardinals within a goal at 5-4. Junior attackman Jack Mullen (Long Beach, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) earned the assist on Wolff's score. Panno extended the Oneonta edge back out to two with 37 seconds remaining in the half, as he found twine on a feed from sophomore midfielder Andrew Stamatel.

Plattsburgh State was unable to make up any ground in the third, as Oneonta answered each goal the Cardinals scored in the quarter. Moore put Oneonta on top 7-4 thanks to a feed from freshman attackman Dean Cannon, while Mullen scored on a Litchauer pass at 8:54 of the third. Stamatel tallied unassisted with 7:04 left in the stanza before sophomore attackman Stephen Kane (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) buried a man-up goal on a Murphy feed with 1:38 remaining in the quarter. Sophomore attackman Thomas McRae scored eight seconds after the ensuing face-off to stake Oneonta to a 9-6 lead heading into the final regulation period.
 
The Cardinals were able to win the game based on a six-goal fourth quarter. Litchauer found Mullen for a man-up goal 1:58 into the quarter, while Panno buried a pass from senior long-stick midfielder Shane Carroll eight seconds later. Murphy trimmed the gap to two before Stamatel connected with Panno to give the Red Dragons an 11-8 advantage with 7:23 left in regulation. That wound up being Oneonta's final goal.
 
Mullen started the Cardinals' comeback charge with an unassisted strike with 6:45 to go, while Litchauer scored on a Kane pass to pull Plattsburgh State within one with 5:56 left in regulation. The Cardinals continued to apply significant offensive pressure until Murphy finally tied the game with 1:01 remaining.
 
Plattsburgh State was dominant on face-offs, going 21-for-26 at the X, and held a 45-33 edge in shots, including an 18-4 margin in the fourth. The Cardinals also won the ground ball battle, 39-20. Both teams fared extremely well on clears, with the Cardinals going 21-for-22 and the Red Dragons going 22-for-23. Plattsburgh State scored on 4-of-10 extra-man opportunities, while Oneonta was scoreless in three chances with the extra man.
 
Litchauer paced the Cardinal attack with five points on two goals and three assists, while Mullen tallied four points on three goals and an assist. Murphy picked up three points on two goals and an assist, while Kane (one goal, one assist) and Wolff (two goals) each recorded multiple points as well. Gill and Smith also scored for Plattsburgh State. Smith matched a career-high in ground balls with 12, while Umbro went 18-for-23 at the X. Sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Justin Wise (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) caused two turnovers.
 
For Oneonta, Panno scored four times, while Moore (two goals, one assist) and Stamatel (one goal, two assists) each registered three points. Fay scored twice, while McRae and Stieve each tallied once. In the possession and defensive game, Carroll collected four ground balls and sophomore defenseman Ryan Degnan caused two turnovers.
 
Sophomore goalie Joe Falco (Middletown, N.Y./Valley Central) made eight saves in the win for the Cardinals, while junior goalie Zachary Flynn turned aside 10 shots in the loss for the Red Dragons.