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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State men's soccer team is set to begin the 2021 season with a non-conference match at Clarkson University on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The Cardinals, who are led by fourth-year head coach Chris Taylor, played to an 11-8-0 (7-2-0 State University of New York Athletic Conference [SUNYAC]) record and reached the SUNYAC championship match in 2019. After having the 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cardinals look to build upon the success they had in 2019.

"We are really grateful and excited that we are in a position to play," Taylor said. "It has been a long time since we have played an official game. We are really excited to get back to doing what we love doing. The expectations are to be as successful as possible and compete in every single game. We want to win every game and if we approach one game at a time, trying to win that game that is in front of us, that will take us really far."

Plattsburgh State, which has made the SUNYAC Tournament in each of its last five seasons, has won eight SUNYAC titles in program history.

Forwards
Returning at the forward position are junior Cole Weiner (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown), junior Alex Graci (Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park), senior Noel Vidal (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck), senior Ankit Patel (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown), senior Yusif Okine (Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady) and junior Rocky Bujaj (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown). Weiner tallied five goals and one assist for 11 points in 2019 while Graci garnered 11 points on three goals and three assists.

Senior Juan Velez (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill), junior Jai Coker (Birkdale, Australia/Redlands College) and first-year student Owen Husselbeck (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) are new to the forward group.

Midfielders
Returning in the midfield are seniors Cameron Richards (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck), Jordan Fein (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland), Alex Alejo (Goshen, N.Y./Goshen) and Gianfranco Calio (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale). Richards tallied 11 points on two goals and a team-leading seven assists in 2019. Alejo appeared in 18 matches (14 starts) and Fein competed in 17 matches in 2019.  

New to the midfield are seniors Liam Raaen (Tweed Heads, Australia/St. Joseph's College), Trey Ekert (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) and Yusuke Tanda (Yokohama, Japan/Yokohama Minami), sophomores Jack Healy (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River), Frankie Palumbo (Wallkill, N.Y./Wallkill), Dylan Shalvey (Cavan, Ireland/Tappan Zee) and Kevin Abbondanza (Rye, N.Y./Rye), and first-year students John Hayes (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River) and Brian Coughlan (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River).  

Defenders
Graduate student Luke Rapaport (Mohegan Lake, N.Y./Lakeland), seniors Andrew Braverman (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), Jimmy Alexander (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), Joseph Ditillo (Mastic, N.Y./William Floyd), and juniors Noah Lederman (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Peru) and Christian Garner (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe Woodbury) all return from the 2019 squad. Rapaport started 18 matches in both 2018 and 2019. Braverman played a team-high 1,624 minutes as he started all 19 matches in 2019. They were part of a Cardinal defense that recorded eight shutouts in 2019. 

Joining the defense are sophomore Matthew Pitarresi (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) and first-year student Nathan Baker (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./Dobbs Ferry).

Goalkeepers
Plattsburgh State has a new group of goalkeepers. They are junior Ethan Gaboff (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall), sophomore Marcial Vasquez (Mount Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane), and first-year students Matthew Heimowitz (Great Neck, N.Y./John L. Miller Great Neck North) and Teddy Healy (Amityville, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial).