PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-10 overtime thriller to Skidmore College in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon at the Field House Complex.
 
After Skidmore took a 10-9 lead on a goal from junior attackman/midfielder Ben Gastonguay with 2:22 left in regulation, Plattsburgh State won the ensuing face-off, and senior midfielder Stephen Kane (Hampden, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) used a pass and a screen from senior midfielder Andrew Braverman (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) to score with 1:37 remaining. The Cardinals won the following draw and held onto the ball for the last possession of regulation, but they were unable to net the game winner, sending the game into overtime.
 
Plattsburgh State won the opening face-off in overtime, but a turnover resulted in a fastbreak opportunity for the Thoroughbreds, and sophomore midfielder John Sveen bounced a pass to sophomore midfielder Charlie McFadden for the game winner with 2:40 left in overtime.
 
The Thoroughbreds held a 55-37 edge in shots and a 46-22 in ground balls while going 16-for-20 on clears and 17-for-25 on face-offs. The Cardinals were 18-for-31 on clears and went 2-for-4 on extra-man opportunities. Skidmore was scoreless in its four chances with the extra-man advantage, though it did score a flag-down goal.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 1-2 overall with the loss and next visits No. 13 Union College on Saturday, March 12, at 1 p.m. Skidmore moves to 3-1 overall with the win and next hosts Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m.
 
Gastonguay opened scoring for Skidmore 2:17 into the contest, while first-year attackman Donald Woods (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) buried a man-up strike on a feed from senior midfielder Billy Lombardi (East Atlantic Beach, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial) with 5:58 remaining in the opening quarter. That score held the remaining of the first, as the teams were deadlocked at 1-all through 15 minutes of play.
 
Skidmore's first-year midfielder Brian Gonsalves scored unassisted to open up the second quarter, Woods scored his second and third goals of the game with 9:06 and 8:14 on the clock, respectively, cashing in on a feed from junior attackman Michael Swift (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) before scoring unassisted. McFadden tallied with 3:35 left to knot the tally at 3-all, but the Cardinals countered with three unanswered goals. Sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder Logan Jones (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) scored his first collegiate goal on a pass from first-year long-stick midfielder Kyle Ruland (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) before junior midfielder Gustav Rugg (Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) tallied unassisted. Swift connected with Ruland for Ruland's first collegiate goal with 2:19 to go in the second quarter to swell the Cardinal advantage to 6-3. Sveen (first-year midfielder James Bell assist) and Gonsalves each scored to cut the deficit to one, and the Thoroughbreds nearly tied the game at the horn, as a potential goal was waved off.
 
Gonsalves tied the score 3:09 into the third quarter before Kane put the Cardinals in front 7-6. McFadden found first-year attackman/midfielder Jon Bouvier for a goal with 4:25 remaining in the third to tie the score at 7-all, while junior midfielder Owen Lorenzetti (Seneca Falls, N.Y./Mynderse Academy) scored unassisted with 1:28 left to hand Plattsburgh State an 8-7 edge heading into the final regulation frame.
 
McFadden gave Skidmore a 9-8 lead with a pair of unassisted goals, while Lombardi netted a man-up goal on a feed from Kane to knot the tally at 9-all. That set the stage for the dramatic finish, which began when Gastonguay put the Thoroughbreds in front with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter.
 
Woods scored three goals and Kane had three points on two goals and an assist to key the Cardinal attack. Senior face-off specialist Daniel Umbro (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) and senior defenseman Justin Rocovich (Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot) each scooped up four ground balls, while junior long-stick midfielder Julian Pigliavento (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) caused two turnovers.
 
For Skidmore, McFadden posted five points on four goals and an assist, while Gonsalves had a hat trick. Sophomore face-off specialist Jack Fitzpatrick excelled at the 'X,' going 12-for-18 with seven ground balls, while junior long-stick midfielder Paul Heffernan caused four turnovers to lead the defense.
 
Senior goalie Christian Bassi (Windham, N.H./Kimball Union Academy) made 14 saves in the loss for the Cardinals, while first-year goalie Collin Kuester turned aside 12 shots in the win for the Thoroughbreds.