PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team fell to Middlebury College, 21-5, in its final non-conference game of the regular season Wednesday afternoon at the Field House Complex. Middlebury scored 16 consecutive goals to come away with the victory.
 
Sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Justin Wise (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) put Plattsburgh State on the board on a pass from senior attackman Jake Carroll (East Northport, N.Y./Northport) 36 seconds into the game, while junior attackman Chase Goree and freshman attackman Tyler Forbes scored goals in a span of 41 seconds to stake Middlebury to a 2-1 lead. Junior midfielder Kevin Litchauer (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) and Carroll both scored to hand Plattsburgh State a 3-2 edge, while sophomore midfielder Alderick vanderHeyde tallied for Middlebury with 3:55 left in the first to knot the score at 3-all.
 
While the Panthers received goals from senior attackman Luke Peterson (vanderHeyde assist) and junior defenseman Zeke Emerson (freshman midfielder Gordon Pollock assist) to open the second, sophomore attackman Stephen Kane (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) connected with freshman attackman Zach Gill (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point) to make it a one-goal game with 8:26 left in the second. Middlebury's junior attackman Danny Jacobs relied on an assist from junior attackman A.J. Kucinski seven seconds later to score man-up, and that ignited the Panthers' 16-goal run.
 
Middlebury finished with the upper hand in shots (59-35), face-offs (20-for-29) and ground balls (41-25) while going 16-for-19 on clears and 3-for-7 on extra-man opportunities. The Cardinals, meanwhile, were 15-for-25 on clears, including a 15-for-18 mark in the first, second and fourth quarters combined.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 6-7 overall with the loss and hosts SUNY Potsdam in its final home game of the regular season on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. Middlebury rises to 7-6 overall with the win and visits Tufts University next on Saturday, April 20, at 2 p.m.
 
Carroll paced the Cardinal attack with two points on a goal and an assist, while Litchauer, sophomore attackman Connor Wolff (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), Gill and Wise each scored once. Kane dished out an assist. Sophomore long-stick midfielder Kyle Smith (Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East) helped Plattsburgh State in the possession game with seven ground balls, while freshman short-stick defensive midfielder D.J. Morgan (Bloomingdale, N.Y./Saranac Lake) went 1-for-2 on face-offs in his first home-game appearance.
 
For Middlebury, Forbes scored seven goals to lead the attack, while vanderHeyde registered five points on three goals and two assists. Kucinski recorded four points on two goals and two assists, while Jacobs scored three times. Goree, sophomore midfielder Laurence Jackson, Emerson, Peterson, sophomore midfielder Will Brossman and freshman midfielder Kyle McFetridge all scored, while senior midfielder Jack Gould distributed two assists. Junior midfielder Jake Madnick went 17-for-24 at the X with eight ground balls, while McFetridge caused two turnovers.
 
Sophomore goalie Joe Falco (Middletown, N.Y./Valley Central) made 17 saves in 52:33 of work, while senior goalie Jack Hayes (Thornwood, N.Y./Westlake) turned aside three shots in the final 7:27 of the contest. Middlebury used three goalies in the win, led by sophomore Tyler Bass' 10-save effort.