POTSDAM, N.Y. – After scoring four goals in the first half, the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team was held scoreless in the second half as they dropped a non-conference contest to Clarkson, falling 24-4 on Tuesday evening. Junior attacker Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y. / William Floyd) was the only Cardinal with a multi-point outing as she recorded two assists.

The rest of the Cardinal offense came from Ashley O'Hara (Chittenango, N.Y. / The Hill School), Maddy Garcia (New Paltz, N.Y. / New Paltz), Leah Klotz (Highland, N.Y. Highland), and Erica Dickinson (Yaphank, N.Y. Bellport) who all scored one goal in the overall effort. Senior midfielder Rachel LaMar (Ballston Lake, N.Y. / Shenendehowa) tallied an assist. Junior defender Lillian Gilroy (Rome, N.Y. / Rome Free Academy) led the way on the circle with seven draw controls to go with a caused turnover and a ground ball.

For the Golden Knights, Gabby Cranfield led the way with a game-high six points off a game-high four assists and two goals. Makenna Cassin led all players in goals with four followed by Brooklynne Perrigo, Morgan Kenna, and Madelynn Barnum with three goals.

The battle on the circle was deadlocked as both teams tallied 15 draw controls, but Clarkson dominated the shot battle 38-10 and had 34 shots on goal while Plattsburgh had eight.  The Golden Knights controlled the game on the ground, recording 18 ground balls compared to the Cardinals' eight. On clears, Plattsburgh was 5-10 while Clarkson was 15-15. The Cardinals were 0-1 on free-position shots while the Golden Knights were 1-3.

Plattsburgh State falls to 1-3 and next opens up State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play on the road when they travel to Buffalo State on Saturday, Mar. 15 for an 11 a.m. start. Clarkson rises to 4-0 and opens up Liberty League (LL) play when they host Vassar on Saturday, Mar. 15 at 12 p.m.

Less than a minute into the opening quarter, the Cardinals struck after a cutting Garcia received a pass from Barnoksy from goal line extended and was able to get the one-timer past the goalie. However, a minute later Barnum started a four-goal run for the Golden Knights as Clarkson took a 4-1 lead with over 10 minutes remaining in the quarter. Barnosky created another scoring opportunity this time finding Dickinson cutting around the crease for the score right on the doorstep. Another scoring burst pushed Clarkson's lead to 9-2 before Klotz scored the final goal of the quarter and made the score 9-3 after one.

The second quarter was all Clarkson, outscoring Plattsburgh 7-1 as O'Hara tallied the only goal for Plattsburgh near the end of the quarter, ending a six-goal run for Clarkson. The Golden Knights tacked on a late goal from Maeve Bartell off the assist from Ava Goyette, extending the Golden Knights' lead to 16-4 at halftime.

Plattsburgh was held scoreless in the third quarter by strong defensive play from Clarkson as the Golden Knights added to their lead and went into the final quarter with a commanding 21-4 lead.

The Cardinals had a strong presence on defense in the fourth quarter, limiting the Golden Knights to only three goals on 10 shots and causing three turnovers. However, the offense couldn't get any momentum, only registering two shots as Plattsburgh ultimately fell 24-4.

Sophomore Anna Myers (Saugerties, N.Y. / Saugerties) made a career-high 10 saves in the loss for Plattsburgh. Jennaca McGill made two saves in the win for Clarkson in 30 minutes of action while Riley Donovan came in relief and made two saves in 30 minutes of action as well.