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Gabe Dickens
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Cortland COR 4-3-1, 2-1-1
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Winner Plattsburgh St. PLA 3-3-0, 1-3-0
Cortland COR
4-3-1, 2-1-1
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Final
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Plattsburgh St. PLA
3-3-0, 1-3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 F
Cortland COR 0 2 0 0 2
Plattsburgh St. PLA 1 0 1 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey | | Matthew Pitarresi, Athletics Communications Associate

Overtime Heroics Lift Cardinals Past Red Dragons, 3-2

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – With their backs against the wall after an 0‑3 start in conference play and coming off a tough 2‑1 loss at Morrisville the night before, the Plattsburgh State men's hockey team remained home on Saturday night to face the Cortland Red Dragons. The Red Dragons, whom the Cardinals defeated in last season's SUNYAC semifinals despite dropping both regular-season meetings, arrived looking to extend their early season momentum.

Plattsburgh struck first in the opening period. Senior Jake Sacratini (Montreal, Quebec) carried the puck into the offensive end on the flank, skated down the middle, and executed a give-and-go with Quinn Tavares (Mississauga, Ontario) before burying the opening goal to give the Cardinals a 1–0 lead. Cortland responded in the second period with two goals, Morley Phillips scored at five minutes into the period, and Matthew DeSpirt followed two minutes later, assisted by J.C. Humphreys, giving the Red Dragons a 2–1 advantage.

The Cardinals regrouped early in the third period to tie the game. Senior Lonan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) carried the puck into the zone and squared it to Gabriel Filion (Montreal, Quebec), who swung it one more time to Sacratini. Sacratini then sent a pass across the front of the net that Bulger tapped in, knotting the game at 2–2 and forcing overtime.

In 3-on-3 overtime action, Plattsburgh completed the comeback. Senior Riley Sutherland (Burlington, Ontario) ignited the fast break and ripped a shot on goal, which was saved. First-year Thierry Lizotte (Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec) followed up on the rebound, firing another attempt that was stopped, before finally tipping in the second-chance rebound to give the Cardinals the 3–2 victory.

First-year goaltender Beau Lane (Pembroke, Mass.) made 29 saves to secure the win, while Plattsburgh out-shot Cortland 34–31 and won 34 of 68 face-offs. The victory improves the Cardinals to 3–3–0 overall and 1–3–0 in SUNYAC play, snapping their conference losing streak and giving the team a much-needed boost of confidence.

The Cardinals will now take part in the LayerEight Shootout hosted by Norwich next weekend, starting with a matchup against Middlebury on Friday at 4 p.m.


 
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