NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Senior midfielder Emma McLaughlin (Northport, N.Y./Northport) set single-game program records in goals (nine) and tied the single-game program record in points (eight) and caused turnovers (seven), as the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team rolled to a 13-3 win over Norwich University in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon at Sabine Field.
 
Her single-game goal record eclipsed the previous mark of seven held by Allie Vangas (at SUNY Potsdam on Feb. 22, 2021) and Frankie Porcaro (against Castleton University on April 22, 2019), her single-game points record matched the mark of eight set by Vangas at Potsdam on April 22, 2021 and her seven caused turnovers matched the program record of seven held by senior midfielder Caroline Noia (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South), which she set on April 21, 2021 at Potsdam.
 
The Cardinals finished with a 40-14 edge in shots and a 12-6 advantage in draw controls. Both teams collected 21 ground balls.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 2-0 overall with the win and next visits Utica University on Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m. Norwich falls to 0-1 overall with the loss and next hosts Fitchburg State College on Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m.
 
McLaughlin scored a pair of goals 18 seconds apart in the opening two minutes of the game to put the Cardinals on the board, with her first score being assisted by sophomore midfielder Caitlin Nash (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford). Norwich cut the gap to one with a goal by senior attacker/midfielder Maddie Etherton before Nash tallied 16 seconds later. Etherton cashed in midway through the first quarter to pull the Cadets back within one, while senior midfielder Lindsay Guzzetta (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) scored with two seconds left to put Plattsburgh State out in front, 4-2, through 15 minutes of play.
 
Noia provided the only goal of the second quarter, as her goal 1:11 into the period gave the visitors a 5-2 halftime lead.
 
Noia scored 1:51 into the third quarter before Norwich's sophomore midfielder Quinn Mustone whittled the deficit to three with 8:13 remaining in the stanza. Plattsburgh State scored seven unanswered goals to end the game, the last six of which were scored by McLaughlin. Nash tallied woman-up with 4:15 to go in the third before McLaughlin scored with 1:05 remaining to hand the Cardinals an 8-3 lead heading into the final quarter.
 
McLaughlin accounted for all five goals in the fourth quarter, with sophomore attacker Maddy Garcia (New Paltz, N.Y./New Paltz) assisting on her first of that stretch, first-year attacker Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) assisting on her fourth of that span and Guzzetta assisting on the final goal of the contest with 4:01 left in the fourth.
 
Beyond McLaughlin, Nash scored twice, while Guzzetta registered three points on a goal and two assists. McLaughlin also collected five ground balls to add to her record-tying seven caused turnovers, while Guzzetta, Nash and junior defender Janey Adams (Wynantskill, N.Y./Averill Park) each controlled three draws.
 
For Norwich, Etherton scored twice, while sophomore defender Lindsey Parker scooped up seven ground balls and caused two turnovers.
 
Junior goalie Johanna Malone (Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue) made four saves in the win for the Cardinals, while junior goalie Maeve Noble-Lowe turned aside 14 shots in the loss for the Cadets.