MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The No. 7 Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey team skated to a 4-1 victory over Morrisville on Friday night, taking down the Mustangs in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) matchup. After Morrisville opened the scoring just over a minute in, Plattsburgh scored four unanswered goals to take the 4-1 victory.

The Plattsburgh State Cardinals are currently the No. 7 team in the latest USCHO.com Division III Top-15 Poll.

 Emily Kasprzak (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Pittsburgh Penguins Elite) and Adriana Urban (Monroe, N.J./Hoosac School) each tallied a goal and assist in the win, with Mae Olshansky (Las Vegas, Nev./North American Hockey Academy) and Tessa Morris (Grand Island, N.Y/Rome Girl's Hockey) also tallying scores. Chloe Lewis (Monson, Mass./Northwood School) earned her 10^th win of the season in goal, making 15 saves.

The Cardinals tallied a season-high 53 shots in the win, holding Morrisville to just 16. Plattsburgh State finished the night 1-6 on the power play and held the Mustangs without a goal in three power play chances.

Plattsburgh State moves to 10-3-1 (6-2-1 SUNYAC) with the win, while Morrisville falls to 6-7 (3-3 SUNYAC) with the loss. The team's will meet again tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. for their regular season finale.

The Mustangs were the first to score on Friday night, taking an early 1-0 lead with a Zoe Leas goal just 1:14 into the game action. It took a while for Plattsburgh to tie the game, but they finally did in the as Kasprzak's shot from the right face-off circle deflected off the Morrisville netminder and into the goal at the 16:21 mark of the first period. Ella Procyk (Stratford, Conn./Lovell Academy) earned an assist on the play, forcing a turnover in the Plattsburgh offensive zone.

 After two power plays saw no goals for the Cardinals, their first chance on the advantage in the second period gave them the lead. Olshansky notched the game-winner with a one-timer in the left face-off circle off a nice feed from Ciara Wall (Somerville, Mass./New Hampshire) on the opposite side of the net. Sydnee Francis (Canton, N.Y./Nepean Jr. Wildcats) also added an assist on the power play goal.

The game remained just a one-score match through the rest of the second period, despite Plattsburgh holding a 24-3 advantage in shots. Morrisville goalie Elizabeth Timby played excellent, as she made 49 saves, holding the game at 2-1 until the Cardinals were able to tack on a big insurance goal with just under five minutes remaining in the game. Kasprzak skated to the goal from the left boards as nearly every Morrisville defender swarmed the sophomore forward, leaving Morris wide open in front of the painted area, where she finished with a one-time score and her team-leading fifth goal of the season. Urban also added an assist on the play.

Despite a late penalty on the Cards, Urban iced the game with just over two minutes left, scoring a short-handed, empty-net goal from inside the neutral zone to put the Cardinals up three scores allowing them to cruise to the 4-1 win.

Timby finished the night with 49 saves, allowing three goals in just under 60 minutes of action. Ava Waugaman had an assist for the Mustangs.