By: Brian Savard, Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
2023-24 Plattsburgh State Women's Ice Hockey Schedule
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey team will look to continue its dominant run during its first year of State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play this upcoming season, as the Cardinals have unveiled their 2023-24 slate.
Plattsburgh State won its 10th consecutive conference title and made its 10th straight NCAA Division III Tournament semifinal appearance in 2022-23, going 26-3-0 overall (17-1-0 NEWHL). Under the direction of 20th-year head coach Kevin Houle, who has the highest winning percentage in the history of college women's ice hockey, the Cardinals have won a Division III-record seven national championships.
The Cardinals tune up for the regular season on Oct. 21 with an exhibition game against the University of New England before opening up both the regular season and SUNYAC action with a home contest against Oswego State. Plattsburgh State then visits Buffalo State (Nov. 10) and SUNY Morrisville (Nov. 11) before hosting Norwich University (Nov. 14) and traveling to SUNY Potsdam (Nov. 17). At the Panther/Cardinal Classic from Nov. 25-26, Plattsburgh State squares off with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Nov. 25 before taking on either Middlebury College or Endicott College the following day. After home contests against SUNY Cortland (Dec. 1) and SUNY Canton (Dec. 2), the Cardinals go to the Norwich East-West Hockey Classic from Dec. 9-10, facing off with host Norwich on Dec. 9 before meeting up with either Elmira College or Nazareth University the following day.
Plattsburgh State opens up the 2024 portion of its schedule at Oswego from Jan. 5-6 and opens up a six-game home stand versus Middlebury on Jan. 6. The Cardinals then host Morrisville from Jan. 12-13, Buffalo State from Jan. 19-20 and Williams College on Jan. 27 before visiting Canton for a pair of contests from Feb. 2-3. Plattsburgh State closes out the regular season with a home series against Potsdam (Feb. 9-10) and a road series at Cortland (Feb. 16-17).
The top four teams in the final regular-season conference standings will qualify for the SUNYAC Tournament, with the semifinals set for Feb. 24 and the championship set for March 2.
Ticket information for the 2023-24 season will be forthcoming.