BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Senior midfielder Lindsay Guzzetta (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) tallied four points on three goals and an assist while scooping up three ground balls, but the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell to SUNY Brockport, 15-5, in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Friday afternoon at the New Turf Field.
 
In addition, senior midfielder Emma McLaughlin (Northport, N.Y./Northport) matched a single-season program record in ground balls, collecting her 38th of the season to match Claire Wiley's 2019 mark of 38.
 
The Golden Eagles owned a 35-18 advantage in shots, a 19-10 cushion in ground balls and a 14-8 edge in draw controls while going 8-for-9 on clear attempts. The Cardinals were 11-for-14 on clears.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 5-5 overall (1-3 SUNYAC) with the loss and next hosts two-time defending SUNYAC champion SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, April 12, at 3 p.m. Brockport rises to 4-5 overall (3-1 SUNYAC) with the win and next visits Oswego State on Wednesday, April 12, at 4 p.m.
 
Brockport scored three goals in a span of 2:49 to open the game before Guzzetta scored on a free-position shot to put the Cardinals on the board. The Golden Eagles netted three consecutive goals before Guzzetta connected with first-year attacker Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) for a marker with 43 seconds left, as Plattsburgh State cut the deficit to 6-2 through one quarter of play.
 
While Brockport scored two goals in the opening minutes of the second quarter, Guzzetta cashed in on a free-position shot midway through the period to break up the run. The Golden Eagles went on to score four more goals to enter halftime up, 12-3, and completed the seven-goal run with three consecutive tallies to kick off the third quarter. Barnosky found the back of the cage with 4:15 left in the third quarter on a pass from McLaughlin, while Guzzetta scored unassisted with 1:01 remaining in the fourth to help the Cardinals finish the contest with two unanswered markers.
 
Sophomore attacker Alayna Foos led the Golden Eagles with six points on four goals and two assists, while senior attacker Cassidy Burnash registered four points on three goals and one assists. Senior midfielder Courtney Cunningham (three goals), junior defender Paige Thowe (three goals) and junior midfielder Julia Quinlan (one goal, two assists) all chipped in with three points apiece, while Cunningham helped the Golden Eagles in the possession game with seven draw controls and five ground balls.
 
Junior goalie Johanna Malone (Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue) and senior goalie Lilla Nease (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) each made four stops in goal for the Cardinals, while first-year goalie Hannah Parsons turned aside seven shots in the win for the Golden Eagles.