FREDONIA, NY - The Plattsburgh State women's soccer team cruised to a 2-0 win over Fredonia State on Saturday afternoon in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), taking down the Blue Devils off of goals from Kirsten Villemaire (Plattsburgh, NY/Beekmantown) and Allison Seidman (Commack, NY/Commack).

Plattsburgh State rises to 9-5-1 (4-3-1 SUNYAC) with the win, as they inch closer to a playoff clincher with 13 points in sole possession of fourth place. The Cardinals have now won four straight SUNYAC conference games as they continue to climb the standings. Fredonia falls to 2-7-4 (0-5-2 SUNYAC) as they have gone eight straight games without a win. 

The SUNYAC matchup turned up all Plattsburgh as the Cardinals dominated the ball, out shooting the Fredonia keeper 31-2 on the day, and holding the Blue Devils shot less in the second half. The Cardinals put 19 shots on goal over the 90-minute affair, but Fredonia wound up with a 4-3 advantage in corners. 

The Cardinals opened up the scoring early in the first half, as Villemaire scored in the 11th minute, with Seidman finding the graduate student for her fifth goal of the year. The second goal of the game came from Seidman in the 74th minute, as she posted her sixth goal of the year off an assist from Nora Fitzgerald (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle). 

Seidman and Villemaire each have 15 points on the year, good for a tie in sixth place on the conference leaderboards. Villemaire's five assists ranks second in the SUNYAC, a career high mark for the graduate student with three games left. 

Lauren Haley (LaGrange, NY/Arlington) posted her second straight shutout, as she improves to 7-2-1 on the year and added two saves in the matchup. She now totals seven shutouts, good for a tie at the top spot in the SUNYAC. 

Plattsburgh will head out to Union College on Wednesday, Oct. 19 for their next matchup, as they prepare for Senior Day and Buffalo State on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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