CANTON, NY - The Plattsburgh State women's soccer team defeated SUNY Canton on Tuesday night in dominating fashion, defeating the 'Roos 4-0 on the road. The team posted four goals for the second straight game and also posted their second straight shutout.

Plattsburgh State finishes their regular season 11-5-2 overall, with a 6-2-1 non-conference record to their name. They have seven of their last nine games, losing just once in that span. SUNY Canton wraps up their season finishing winless, as they went 0-13-4 in 2022.

Sam Spear (Peru, NY/Peru) opened up the scoring for the Cards, as Anna McDuffie (Gardiner, NY/New Paltz) found the graduate student in the center of the box. Spear then chipped the ball for a high arcing shot that was just out of the reach of the Canton keeper for her third goal of the year. Kirsten Villemaire (Plattsburgh, NY/Beekmantown) picked up the next goal for Plattsburgh, and the final of the first half as Samantha Rachon (Marcy, NY/Holland Patent) found the fifth-year for the score in the 25th minute. 

At the half, the picture of the game was clear, as Plattsburgh was outshooting the 'Roos 18-1, earning two corners as well. Overall, the Cards ended up putting up 36 shots, with 22 of those ending up on goal over 90 minutes of play. 

In the second half, Allison Brown (Pelham, NY/Pelham Memorial) found Avery Durgan (Plattsburgh, NY/Beekmantown) for the score, with her first assist of the year and Durgan's second goal of 2022. Sophia Hatziyianis (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa Park) put the game's final goal in the back of the net with a shot into the left corner of the net, as Duffie and Amanda Cohen (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) added the assists on the play.

Lauren Haley (LaGrange, NY/Arlington) and Julia Ennis (Carmel, NY/Kennedy Catholic) split the game in goal, with Haley seeing the one shot that Canton attempted and making the save, as the two combined for the 11th shutout of the year. Haley earned the win as the starter, pushing her record for the season to 8-2-1. 

Plattsburgh will now prep for their first-round State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game, as they will host Oswego State at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Cardinals won the regular season meeting between the two on the Field House Complex Turf as Plattsburgh won 2-0. The team will be searching for their eighth straight SUNYAC semifinal appearance with a win over the Lakers.