2008 Woodie Awards
Lax hosts Geneseo Saturday
Mark Misiak
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Sports
Originally published: 4/26/07 at 4:49 PM EST
Last update: 4/26/07 at 4:49 PM EST
t's funny how quickly things can change.
This past week, the Plattsburgh State lacrosse team was involved in two games in which both came down to the last play of the game.
The Cards defeated host Brockport by a score of 12-11 on Sunday before losing on the road to Oneonta by the very same score Wednesday.
After going 1-1 in conference play during the week, the Cards now stand at 3-2 in the SUNYAC and 9-5 overall.
Sunday's game against Brockport was absolutely massive for both teams. A win for the Cards would put them in control of its own playoff destiny while a loss for Brockport would mathematically eliminate the Golden Eagles from postseason contention. With the teams exchanging goals, the game came down to the wire.
"The last four minutes were right up and down the field," Head Coach P.J. Kavanagh. "With 11 seconds left we got the ball and called timeout and set up a play for Bryan (Copius)," who Kavanagh said is the team's fastest player.
"Bryan was able to beat two defenders and score on his off-hand. It was a great goal," he said.
Copius' goal came with just two seconds left, leaving Brockport with no chance of a reprieve.
Kavanagh added that his players showed great heart and played really well in a game that the Cards simply needed to win.
On Wednesday in Oneonta, it was a complete reversal of fortunes as the Cards would be on the receiving end of a last-second goal.
PSUC fell behind 3-1 early in the game before bouncing back to tie the score at 7-7 by halftime. The Cards, then forged ahead, but were unable to hold on.
"It's disappointing because not only do we lose like that, but it's a game we were up in and had a chance to win," Kavanagh said. "But give Oneonta credit, they had the ball for the last shot and they scored on it."
The loss took playoff destiny out of the Cards' hands and put them in the precarious position of having to not only beat top 20 ranked Geneseo on Saturday, but having to hope Brockport trips up Oneonta.
Then this would leave the prospect of having last-placed Oswego beat Geneseo on Sunday.
"I told the guys on the bus ride home (from Oneonta) that Saturday's game was about more than just winning and making the playoffs," Kavanagh said. "We can clinch the programs first ever double-digit win season as well as cement the best winning percentage. It's a big game for a lot of reasons."
Geneseo comes into Plattsburgh standing at 3-1 in the conference, and knowing that a win over either Plattsburgh or Oswego will put them into the playoffs.
Should the Cards fail to beat the Knights, they will have missed a chance to make the program's first ever playoff appearance in the team's history at PSUC.
Should it win, it will need at least one other result to go its way.
"Us beating Geneseo and Oneonta losing to Brockport is the simplest scenario," Kavanagh said. "But, we need to win first."
This past week, the Plattsburgh State lacrosse team was involved in two games in which both came down to the last play of the game.
The Cards defeated host Brockport by a score of 12-11 on Sunday before losing on the road to Oneonta by the very same score Wednesday.
After going 1-1 in conference play during the week, the Cards now stand at 3-2 in the SUNYAC and 9-5 overall.
Sunday's game against Brockport was absolutely massive for both teams. A win for the Cards would put them in control of its own playoff destiny while a loss for Brockport would mathematically eliminate the Golden Eagles from postseason contention. With the teams exchanging goals, the game came down to the wire.
"The last four minutes were right up and down the field," Head Coach P.J. Kavanagh. "With 11 seconds left we got the ball and called timeout and set up a play for Bryan (Copius)," who Kavanagh said is the team's fastest player.
"Bryan was able to beat two defenders and score on his off-hand. It was a great goal," he said.
Copius' goal came with just two seconds left, leaving Brockport with no chance of a reprieve.
Kavanagh added that his players showed great heart and played really well in a game that the Cards simply needed to win.
On Wednesday in Oneonta, it was a complete reversal of fortunes as the Cards would be on the receiving end of a last-second goal.
PSUC fell behind 3-1 early in the game before bouncing back to tie the score at 7-7 by halftime. The Cards, then forged ahead, but were unable to hold on.
"It's disappointing because not only do we lose like that, but it's a game we were up in and had a chance to win," Kavanagh said. "But give Oneonta credit, they had the ball for the last shot and they scored on it."
The loss took playoff destiny out of the Cards' hands and put them in the precarious position of having to not only beat top 20 ranked Geneseo on Saturday, but having to hope Brockport trips up Oneonta.
Then this would leave the prospect of having last-placed Oswego beat Geneseo on Sunday.
"I told the guys on the bus ride home (from Oneonta) that Saturday's game was about more than just winning and making the playoffs," Kavanagh said. "We can clinch the programs first ever double-digit win season as well as cement the best winning percentage. It's a big game for a lot of reasons."
Geneseo comes into Plattsburgh standing at 3-1 in the conference, and knowing that a win over either Plattsburgh or Oswego will put them into the playoffs.
Should the Cards fail to beat the Knights, they will have missed a chance to make the program's first ever playoff appearance in the team's history at PSUC.
Should it win, it will need at least one other result to go its way.
"Us beating Geneseo and Oneonta losing to Brockport is the simplest scenario," Kavanagh said. "But, we need to win first."
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