POTSDAM, N.Y. – Freshman goalie Alexa Cassidy (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick) made a career-high 12 saves and freshman attacker Emily Caoili (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) scored twice, but the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell, 24-2, to Clarkson University in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at Hantz Turf Field.
 
Clarkson finished with the upper hand in shots (44-8), ground balls (26-18) and draw controls (16-12) while converting on 5-of-9 free-position shots. On clears, the Cardinals were 6-for-15, while the Golden Knights were 17-for-19.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 1-11 overall with the loss and next hosts Oswego State on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Clarkson rises to 6-6 overall with the win and hosts the Rochester Institute of Technology next on Saturday, April 13, at 3 p.m.
 
Caoili scored both of the Cardinals' goals, while Cassidy scooped up a team-high five ground balls. Sophomore attacker/midfielder Kerri Corcoran (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) led Plattsburgh State on the draw with five draw controls.
 
For Clarkson, junior attacker/midfielder Emma Andrews led the way with six points on three goals and three assists, while senior attacker/midfielder Jaid Baytos tallied five points on four goals and an assist. Junior attacker Aubrey Borgesi scored four times, while freshman attacker Sydney Roderick (three assists), junior Katie Sergeant (three goals), freshman midfielder Mia Petrone (three goals) and junior midfielder Abby Collins (one goal, two assists) all notched three points. Borgesi finished with four draw controls and three ground balls, while Baytos, Roderick and freshman midfielder Abigail Johnson all caused two turnovers.
 
The Golden Knights used four goalies in the win, with the quartet combining for five saves.