PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Senior goalie Lilla Nease (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) made a program-record 16 saves, but the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team dropped a 12-11 overtime decision to SUNY Oneonta in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Wednesday afternoon at the Field House Complex.
 
Nease's 16 saves bettered the program's former single-game mark of 15, which she set last year against SUNY New Paltz. In addition, senior midfielder Lindsay Guzzetta (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) scored her 28th goal of the season to match the single-season program record of 28 set by Frankie Porcaro in 2019.
 
Oneonta outscored Plattsburgh State, 5-0, in the fourth quarter to erase an 11-6 deficit and force overtime. Junior defender Janey Adams (Wynantskill, N.Y./Averill Park) won the opening draw of overtime, but the Cardinals wound up turning the ball over to give Oneonta possession. Oneonta's junior midfielder Marissa Evans was fouled inside the 8-meter arc while drawing a yellow card, setting up a free-position shot with a woman-up chance. Evans passed over to junior attacker Lauren Mancini on the restart, and Mancini netted the game winner with 1:29 left in the first half of the first overtime period.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 5-8 overall (1-6 SUNYAC) with the loss and next visits Fredonia on Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. in its final road game of the regular season. Oneonta rises to 5-8 overall (4-3 SUNYAC) with the win and next hosts Oswego State on Saturday, April 22, at 3 p.m.
 
Oneonta scored the first two goals of the game, as sophomore midfielder Mason Benvenuto scored unassisted 1:56 into the contest before Mancini tallied woman-up on a free-position shot 43 seconds later. Senior midfielder Emma McLaughlin (Northport, N.Y./Northport) put the Cardinals on the board with an unassisted strike with 1:54 left in the first quarter before Mancini countered with a goal 34 seconds later. Senior attacker Kate Kennedy (Waddington, N.Y./Massena) scored 37 seconds before the end of the quarter to cut the gap to 3-2 through 15 minutes of play.
 
The Cardinals dominated the second quarter, outscoring the Red Dragons, 7-1, in the frame. First-year attacker Erica Dickinson (Yaphank, N.Y./Bellport) found the back of the cage on a pass from Guzzetta before first-year attacker Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) converted on a free-position shot 36 seconds later to hand Plattsburgh State its first lead of the game. Oneonta tied the score at 4-all 29 seconds after Barnosky's marker, as junior midfielder Margaret Byrne cashed in on a Benvenuto feed, but Plattsburgh State closed the quarter with five unanswered goals.
 
Guzzetta started the rally with 9:39 left in the second quarter, scoring on a pass from Barnosky, while Guzzetta connected with senior midfielder Caroline Noia (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South) for a goal with 8:09 to go in the frame. Guzzetta tallied on a pass from Barnosky with 7:07 left, while Barnosky scored two goals in the final 4:07, with her first coming on an assist from Guzzetta and her second coming on a free-position shot. The Cardinals entered the intermission with a 9-4 advantage.
 
McLaughlin's free-position goal 22 seconds into the third quarter pushed the Plattsburgh State edge to 10-4, while Mancini finally broke up the run for the visitors with an unassisted strike midway through the third. Noia tallied unassisted with 1:13 left in the third before Mancini scored on a pass from Evans with 13 seconds remaining to trim the deficit to 11-6 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
Benvenuto started Oneonta's fourth-quarter run with a goal 4:24 into the final regulation frame, while a Plattsburgh State own goal made it an 11-8 game. Sophomore midfielder Cassidy Moore scored on a free-position shot with 4:26 remaining, while Mancini buried a woman-up goal with 2:02 left. Moore tied the game with 1:21 to go, relying on a pass from Evans. While Oneonta won the ensuing draw and wound up taking a shot attempt with 11 seconds left, Noia forced a turnover in the defensive end in the waning seconds to send the game into overtime.
 
Oneonta finished with the upper hand in shots (36-25), ground balls (21-20) and draw controls (14-13) while going 17-for-24 on clears. Plattsburgh State was 18-for-21 on clear attempts.
 
Barnosky and Guzzetta each tallied five points, with Barnosky notching three goals and two assists and Guzzetta recording two goals and three assists. Guzzetta's three assists matches a single-game program record. Noia scooped up four ground balls and controlled four draws, while McLaughlin registered four draw controls and three ground balls.
 
For Oneonta, Mancini paced the attack with six goals, while Moore caused five turnovers and controlled four draws.
 
Oneonta's junior goalie Courtney Gallagher made eight saves to earn the win.