2008 Woodie Awards
Cardinals clinch regular-season SUNYAC title
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Sports
Originally published: 2/10/08 at 2:39 PM EST
Last update: 2/12/08 at 10:55 PM EST
The Plattsburgh State men's hockey team clinched the SUNYAC title Saturday night at Geneseo, securing home ice advantage throughout the championship tournament. PSUC defeated the Knights 6-3, finishing off a successful road trip following a 4-2 win over Brockport.
Freshman Eric Satim's goal 25 seconds into the game gave the Cards a quick lead, but Geneseo's Dan Brown had an answer. Brown scored just 33 seconds after Satim, and the teams were at an unusual one-all tie less than a minute into the opening stanza.
PSUC (21-3, 14-1 SUNYAC) regained the lead 11:28 into the period thanks to a score from sophomore Phil Farrow. However, Geneseo would bring the game to a tie going into the intermission when Mathieu Cyr found the net on a power play.
The Cardinals 20-3 shot-advantage in the second period would remedy a close 10-7 ratio in the first. Freshman Mike Schiavi scored a little more than halfway through the second, and Farrow recorded his second of the night on a 5-on-3 man-advantage.
Third period goals by freshman Dylan Clarke and senior T.J. Cooper would put the game out of reach, despite a late score from former Cardinal and Geneseo player Kevin Galan.
The Cards out-shot Geneseo (6-17, 5-10 SUNYAC) 45-21, with freshman Bryan Hince making 18 saves. PSUC was on the power play seven times, but only managed to score once.
The Cardinals will travel to Potsdam a week from Friday to finish off their regular season schedule. The quarterfinals for the SUNYAC tournament begins Feb. 19.
Compiled by Nick St. Denis.
Freshman Eric Satim's goal 25 seconds into the game gave the Cards a quick lead, but Geneseo's Dan Brown had an answer. Brown scored just 33 seconds after Satim, and the teams were at an unusual one-all tie less than a minute into the opening stanza.
PSUC (21-3, 14-1 SUNYAC) regained the lead 11:28 into the period thanks to a score from sophomore Phil Farrow. However, Geneseo would bring the game to a tie going into the intermission when Mathieu Cyr found the net on a power play.
The Cardinals 20-3 shot-advantage in the second period would remedy a close 10-7 ratio in the first. Freshman Mike Schiavi scored a little more than halfway through the second, and Farrow recorded his second of the night on a 5-on-3 man-advantage.
Third period goals by freshman Dylan Clarke and senior T.J. Cooper would put the game out of reach, despite a late score from former Cardinal and Geneseo player Kevin Galan.
The Cards out-shot Geneseo (6-17, 5-10 SUNYAC) 45-21, with freshman Bryan Hince making 18 saves. PSUC was on the power play seven times, but only managed to score once.
The Cardinals will travel to Potsdam a week from Friday to finish off their regular season schedule. The quarterfinals for the SUNYAC tournament begins Feb. 19.
Compiled by Nick St. Denis.
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