CANTON, N.Y. – John Hayes (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River) converted an 87^th minute penalty kick, giving the No. 25 Plattsburgh State men's soccer team a 1-1 result on the road against St. Lawrence. The Cardinals put 11 shots on goal but could not get one past the Saints' keeper until the late penalty from Hayes.

The Plattsburgh State Cardinals are currently ranked at No. 25 in the latest United Soccer Coaches (USC) rankings.

Hayes' tallied his 14^th goal of the season with the penalty conversion and is now 2-2 on penalties in his career. The senior midfielder led the team with six shots on the day, including four on goal in the tie. Matthew D'Ippolito (Baldwin Place, N.Y./Somers) made his first career start in goal, earning the tie while making a career-best six saves. The Cardinals won the shot battle after a dominant offensive half in the second stanza, putting up 17 shots to St. Lawrence's 12, while also directing 11 shots on goal to the seven of the Saints.

Plattsburgh State moves to 11-2-4 on the season and next takes on SUNY New Paltz in postseason action on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. The Saints move to 8-2-5 on the year and will take on Hobart on Saturday, Nov. 2 in their final regular season game.

The first half saw an evenly played match from both sides, as each team was able to give themselves strong looks on net. Xavier Kamba (Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack) had what looked to be a goal in the 18^th minute, but the Saints' keeper made an excellent stop to keep the game knotted at zero.

St. Lawrence took the lead in the 27^th minute, as Grant Gilmer scored his second goal of the season off a Gustav Scheibler assist. The Saints held the 1-0 lead into halftime, where they also held an 8-7 advantage on shots.

The second half saw a relentless Cardinal offensive attack, as they put several shots up and most of them on goal. Hayes had a powerful shot in the 73^rd minute that was turned away by a diving Saints keeper, keeping St. Lawrence in the lead.

Plattsburgh State continued to generate chance after chance, but could not get a shot by the Saints as the game clock continued to wind down. A free kick just outside the box in the 86^th minute went off the head of Thomas O'Neill (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa) and wide right on an attempted redirect in what looked like an easy chance for the Cards to tie the game.

Soon after, Plattsburgh had another strong chance on goal as a loose ball in the box saw another saved Hayes' shot. The play looked to be dead but a skirmish in the box resulted in a red card for the Saints, and a penalty kick was awarded to the Cardinals. Hayes deposited the attempt to the keeper's left as he dove right, tying the game and giving the team an excellent chance to steal a win with St. Lawrence down to 10 men. Plattsburgh could only attempt one more shot over the final three and a half minutes, however, leading to 1-1 tie.

George Charalambous made three saves in the first half for St. Lawrence, while Parker Sinclair made six saves and earned a tie with his effort in net.