PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team fell, 16-4, to Hartwick College in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Field House Complex.
 
The Hawks finished with a 49-43 edge in shots and a 44-31 cushion in ground balls while going 30-for-36 on clears and 14-for-24 on face-offs. The Cardinals were 19-for-27 on clears and went 1-for-7 on extra-man opportunities in addition to holding Hartwick scoreless on one chance with the extra man.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 2-4 overall with the loss and next hosts Clarkson University on Wednesday, March 22, at 4 p.m. Hartwick rises to 2-2 overall with the win and next entertains Alfred University on Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m.
 
Junior midfielder Logan Jones (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) put the Cardinals on the board with a goal 14 seconds into the first quarter before Hartwick's sophomore midfielder Tyler Nocito cashed in on a pass from senior attackman Pete Conley with 3:28 to go in the opening stanza to knot the tally at 1-all. Hartwick then scored nine straight goals to open the second quarter before junior attackman John Eiseman (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East) scored on a pass from senior midfielder Michael Swift (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) to stop the run with 3:38 to go in the second.
 
The Hawks outscored the Cardinals, 4-0, in the third quarter and received a goal from senior midfielder Evan Johanns (first-year midfielder Ty Crowley assist) before Plattsburgh State closed the game on a 2-1 run. Senior attackman Robby Martin (Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties) scored man-up on a pass from Eiseman, and after Hartwick scored, senior midfielder Owen Lorenzetti (Seneca Falls, N.Y./Mynderse Academy) tallied unassisted with 3:14 left.
 
Eiseman finished with a goal and an assist to lead the Cardinal attack and also contributed to the possession game with six ground balls and two caused turnovers. Senior defenseman Julian Pigliavento (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), sophomore defenseman Kyle Ruland (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) and first-year defenseman Connor Vanella (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) each caused two turnovers as well, while sophomore midfielder Jimbo Farrelly (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South) went 7-for-13 at the 'X.'
 
For Hartwick, Conley notched eight points on six goals and two assists, while junior midfielder Daniel Beltran went 14-for-24 on face-offs and scooped up seven ground balls.
 
Junior goalie Dan Clements (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley) made 13 saves in 54:40 of work for Plattsburgh State, while senior goalie Kyle McKee turned aside 17 shots in the win for Hartwick.