SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday afternoon at Wachenheim Field, falling to non-conference Skidmore College, 19-4.
 
Skidmore finished with a 54-29 edge in shots and 55-26 cushion in ground balls in addition to going 15-for-27 at the 'X.' On clears, the Cardinals were 16-for-29, while the Thoroughbreds were 25-for-29. Both teams were 1-for-4 with the extra man.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 2-1 overall with the loss and next visits the University of New England on Saturday, March 11, at 12 p.m. Skidmore rises to 3-1 overall with the win and next hosts Roger Williams University on Tuesday, March 15, at 1 p.m.
 
Skidmore jumped out to a 4-0 lead, as sophomore attackman Jon Bouvier, junior attackman Charlie McFadden, sophomore attackman/midfielder Nicolo Mazzocca (man-up, McFadden assist) and senior midfielder Jack Whalen (McFadden assist) all scored in the opening stanza for the home team. Sophomore midfielder Ely Bruhns (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) put Plattsburgh State on the board 4:48 into the second quarter, while Skidmore scored three unanswered goals to close out the period to take a 7-1 advantage into halftime.
 
The Thoroughbreds accounted for all seven third-quarter goals before senior midfielder Gustav Rugg (Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) broke up the scoring spree 58 seconds into the fourth. Skidmore scored three straight goals, while first-year midfielder Tim Keenan (Poughquag, N.Y./Arlington) scored man-up on a pass from junior midfielder Anthony Faber (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) with 5:58 remaining in regulation. Following two more Thoroughbred goals, Bruhn connected with first-year attackman George Rhatigan (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) for Rhatigan's first collegiate marker.
 
Junior attackman John Eiseman (Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East) scooped up four ground balls and sophomore midfielder Jab Duval Lapaix (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes) went 5-for-9 on face-offs to help lead the Cardinals.
 
For Skidmore, Bouvier, Mazzocca and first-year midfielder Cole Rogers each scored twice, while McFadden tallied four points on a goal and three assists. Defensively, junior defenseman J.J. Jablonowski caused four turnovers and collected six ground balls.
 
Junior goalie Dan Clements (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley) made a career-high 13 saves in 45 minutes of play for the Cardinals, while sophomore goalie Collin Kuester made 10 stops against just one goal allowed in 38:39 of action for the Thoroughbreds.