2022 Regular Season Schedule
2022 Regular Season Stats

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The sixth-seeded Plattsburgh State men's soccer team is set to travel to third-seeded New Paltz in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament First Round match at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at SUNY New Paltz's South Turf Field. 
 
TICKET PRICING: General admission tickets are $5, while tickets for children ages 5-12 are $3. Children ages four and under and students from SUNYAC schools with valid identification will be admitted free of charge.
 
ABOUT THE SERIES: Plattsburgh State is 35-13-3 versus New Paltz all-time, but has lost three of the last four meetings with the Hawks. New Paltz won this year's meeting 1-0 in Plattsburgh, outshooting the Cards 18-5 over 90 minutes. 
 
ABOUT THE CARDINALS: Plattsburgh State played to a 7-7-3 (2-4-3 SUNYAC) regular-season record in 2022. The team went into the final day of SUNYAC play with an uncertain playoff destiny, in a three-way tie for the final spot. The team picked up a tie with Buffalo State to eliminate the Bengals, while New Paltz and Oneonta defeated Oswego and Fredonia to eliminate the latter two teams and push the Cardinals into the playoffs. 
 
The Cardinal offense runs through sophomore midfielder Brian Coughlan (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River), who produced a phenomenal season in his second year. His 23 points were not only the top mark on the team but also the third-best mark in the SUNYAC. He tied for the conference lead with nine assists and tied for seventh with his seven goals. Fellow sophomore midfielder John Hayes (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River) was a capable second-fiddle on offense, producing five goals and two assists over the course of the season. Juan Velez (Cuenca, Ecuador/Peekskill (NY)) enjoyed a strong season on offense scoring four goals and picking up an assist. 
 
Jack Healy (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River) leads a defense that allowed 1.29 goals per game in 2022, as the junior defender logged a team-high 1494 minutes. Andrew Braverman (Sayville, NY/Sayville), Frankie Palumbo (Walkill, NY/Walkill), and Christian Garner (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) have also been important cogs in the Plattsburgh defensive scheme, with the three's minutes totals being the next highest for field players behind Healy. 
 
In goal, sophomore Teddy Healy (Amityville, NY/Kellenberg Memorial) has made 15 starts for the Cards, logging 1350 minutes this year. He made 52 saves and recorded five shutouts, finishing with a record of 6-7-2.
 
In his fifth season at the helm, head coach Chris Taylor is making his third SUNYAC playoff appearance, looking to better his team's last playoff run, when they were the runner-up in 2019. As a player, he was a SUNYAC champion for the Cardinals, when they won the tournament as the fourth seed, advancing in all three playoff games in PKs. 
 
ABOUT THE HAWKS: New Paltz (9-4-3, 6-2-1) will host the Cardinals this weekend after earning the third seed and the right to host a playoff game for the second straight year. Last year, New Paltz earned the second seed but fell to sixth-seeded Oswego State 1-0. 
 
The Hawks have been getting some national recognition throughout the season, most recently being ranked seventh in Region III in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) polling. In the first NCAA Regional Rankings, which are released in alphabetical order, New Paltz found themselves among the seven teams listed. 
 
Tim Kane led the team in points in 2022, finishing with 14 points as he had six goals and two assists. The team has two capable offensive players in Joseph Dipreta (11 points) and Phillip Varner (five goals), with Varner's goal being the difference in the first meeting between the Hawks and Cardinals. 
 
In 16 games, New Paltz allowed exactly 16 goals for a goals-against average of exactly 1.00. Christian Micheli has played every minute this season for the Hawks in goals, posting six shutouts and making 55 saves over 1440 minutes. 

WHAT'S NEXT: The winner of the Plattsburgh State and New Paltz game will head to the second-seeded Oneonta. The Red Dragons defeated both the Cardinals and Hawks in the regular season and are currently receiving votes in the latest USC poll after being ranked as high as 16th in the country.