FREDONIA, N.Y. – Despite outscoring Fredonia in the second half and using a three-goal surge to draw within one with 40 seconds left in regulation, the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell, 13-12, to the Blue Devils in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Saturday afternoon at University Stadium.
 
Down 13-9 following a woman-up free-position goal by Fredonia's senior midfielder Samantha Spiess with 4:30 left in regulation, sophomore attacker/midfielder Frankie Porcaro (Bellport, N.Y./Bellport) started the rally with a goal with 2:05 remaining, using an assist from freshman midfielder/defender Claire Wiley (Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro). Freshman midfielder Reece Wiley (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Forks) won the ensuing draw, and less than a minute later, freshman attacker Emily Caoili (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) scored unassisted.
 
Claire Wiley controlled the next draw, and the Cardinals let just 39 seconds tick off the clock before freshman attacker/midfielder Allie Vangas (Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y./Cornwall) found the back of the net to pull Plattsburgh State within one at 13-12 with 40 seconds remaining. While Porcaro won the ensuing draw, the Blue Devils forced a turnover and retained possession the rest of the game to seal the Fredonia victory.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 1-14 overall (0-8 SUNYAC) with the loss and hosts Castleton University next on Monday, April 22, at 6 p.m. Fredonia rises to 4-11 overall (1-7 SUNYAC) with the win and visits Allegheny College next on Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m.
 
Porcaro scored the first goal of the game 2:33 into the contest, while Fredonia received three straight markers from junior attacker/midfielder Madeline Haney, Spiess and freshman attacker Natalie Prims to take a 3-1 lead. Reece Wiley made it a one-goal game with 14:07 left in the first half before Prims pushed the Fredonia edge back out to two at 12:43 of the first half.
 
While Porcaro scored woman-up to draw the Cardinals back within one, Fredonia scored four unanswered goals. Prims cashed in on a Spiess feed to score woman-up with 5:46 left in the opening half, while sophomore attacker/midfielder Alli Coon tallied just more than two minutes later. Coon connected with freshman midfielder Casie White for a goal before Spiess found senior attacker Jen Kershner to put Fredonia on top, 8-3. Caoili ensured that Plattsburgh State entered the half with the momentum, as she scored with three seconds left in the first half to cut the deficit to 8-4.
 
Vangas scored woman-up 23 seconds into the second half before freshman midfielder/defender Katie Durfey (Parish, N.Y./Mexico) found twine three minutes later. The two teams then traded goals, first with Porcaro countering freshman midfielder Alyssa Kissel's goal before Caoili responded to a pair of Fredonia goals (Coon and Kissel). Caoili's goal at 14:32 of the second half was assisted by Porcaro.
 
Fredonia extended its lead to four late in the second half with woman-up goals by Haney (Spiess assist) and Spiess, setting the stage for the Cardinals' surge to close out the game.
 
Plattsburgh State outgained Fredonia in draw controls (16-11), though the Blue Devils held the upper hand in shots (37-26) and ground balls (31-20). On clears, the Cardinals were 16-for-21, while the Blue Devils were 17-for-19. On free-position shots, Fredonia was 3-for-9, while Plattsburgh State was 2-for-10.
 
Porcaro tied a career-high in points with five on four goals and an assist, while Caoili matched a career-high in goals with four. Vangas scored twice, while Reece Wiley and Durfey each scored once. Claire Wiley dished out an assist. Sophomore attacker/midfielder Kerri Corcoran (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) recorded a career-high eight draw controls, while freshman defender Megan Slovensky (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) scooped up four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
 
For Fredonia, Spiess had five points on two goals and three assists, while Prims (three goals) and Coon (two goals, one assist) each registered three points. Kissel and Haney both scored twice, while Kershner and White each scored once. Spiess controlled 10 draws and collected two ground balls, while sophomore goalie Melanie Orffeo scooped up six ground balls.
 
Freshman goalie Alexa Cassidy (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick) turned aside 11 shots in the loss for the Cardinals, while Orffeo made six saves in the win for the Blue Devils.