2008 Woodie Awards
Saturday Sports Recap
Scores and results for games and events on Feb. 23
Issue date: 2/22/08 Section: Sports
Originally published: 2/24/08 at 10:30 PM EST
Last update: 2/27/08 at 9:34 PM EST
Men's basketball caps perfect conference record with win over SUNYIT
Following a quick 9-2 run in the end of the second half by No. 11-ranked Plattsburgh State (23-2, 16-0 SUNYAC), the Cards sent those SUNYIT Wildcats (7-18, 2-14 SUNYAC) back to the cage after a 86-75 taming. The aftermath of the game sent both teams in different directions.
With their 16th straight win, the Cardinals became the first team in their school's history to finish with a perfect record in the SUNYAC. They will go on to host the SUNYAC quarterfinals as they take on the Fredonia State Blue Devils (9-16, 6-10 SUNYAC) on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Wildcats finished 0-2 against the Cards in their final game of the season and final game in the SUNYAC. The Wildcats will move to the North Eastern Athletic Conference for the 2008-09 season.
Although PSCU senior-guard Anthony Williams led the way with a game-high 27 points, he continued to struggle with his shot for the second straight game. He has shot just 31.1 percent over the last two (shooting 42.6 percent before the mini-slump) but added six assists and a steal in the win. Senior-forward Ricky Rider exploded for a career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Senior-center Travis Gorham had his second straight 15-board game, while also adding 17 points and a block. The Cards' fourth double-digit scorer of the game, freshman-guard Chris Ruiz, added 12 points in just 15 minutes from off the pine.
PSUC managed to lead from start to finish. The Wildcats were paced by Devin Moore and Ajani Edwards, who both finished with monster all-around games. Moore finished with 22 points, 12 boards and two blocks. Edwards tallied 21 points, four assists and 3 steals.
Compiled by Antonio Graves.
Women's hockey ends regular season with win
By Matt Rosenberg
Despite being senior day in Stafford Ice Arena Saturday afternoon, juniors ran the show.
Juniors on the No. 1 ranked Plattsburgh State women's hockey team accounted for seven combined points and junior goalie Danielle Beattie made 19 saves en route to recording her Division III-best seventh shutout of the season as the Lady Cards defeated visiting Bowdoin, 5-0.
A pre-game ceremony featured the four Lady Card seniors - Elise Campbell, Julie Devereux, Sarah Samson, and Sharis Smith - meeting at center ice with their parents, Head Coach Kevin Houle and Assistant Coach Erin O'Brien for pictures.
All four seniors were in the starting line-up - freshman Steph Moon centered the forward line with Samson and Campbell and Devereux and Smith started on defense.
Junior Shay Bywater opened the scoring for the Lady Cards in the first period at 4:24. Division III leading scorer, junior Danielle Blanchard, and sophomore Steph Moberg figured on the assists.
Freshman Kristen Bond roofed a slap-shot from the right slot later in the period to tally her first collegiate goal. The goal meant that all freshman skaters had recorded at least one goal and one assist on the season.
Blanchard added her nation-leading fifth short-handed goal and 26th of the season later in the first after weaving through traffic in the form of Bowdoin defenders' legs, to make the score 3-0 going into intermission.
Bowdoin (5-11-6, 2-8-6 NESCAC) mustered only one shot in the frame.
There was no scoring in the second period, but Bowdoin out-shot the Lady Cards 11-9 and had some quality scoring chances, something Houle was not happy with.
"You think it's going to be easy, but (Bowdoin) is not a bad hockey team," Houle said. "After the first period we thought the game was over but they didn't."
The Lady Cards took control back in the third period. Moberg netted a slap-shot and junior Claire O'Connor backhanded a shot into the net for the final goals of the game. Bywater and Devereux assisted on Moberg's goal while junior Lindsay Brown and freshman Megan DiJulio assisted on O'Connor's.
"Every night we come and out and work hard but today was a special one for (the seniors)," Blanchard said. "We wanted to guarantee a win."
With the win, the Lady Cards finished the regular season 22-2-1, 14-1-1 ECAC-West. Their .900 winning percentage is third-best in Division III.
Devereux was the only senior who figured in scoring in Saturday's game, but she said the experience of senior itself made the scoring a moot point.
"It was emotional and exciting," Devereux said. "We showed a lot of effort and really cared about it being senior day. Winning is always the big thing."
GAME NOTES:
Sophomore Laurie Bowler was scratched from Saturday's game after suffering a left upper-body injury last Sunday. Houle said she is getting better and will be ready for playoffs…Blanchard's 45 points (26 G, 19 A) give her a four-point cushion over Middlebury's Annemarie Cellino (41) for the nation's scoring title…The Bywater-Blanchard-Moberg line finished the season with a combined 112 points (51 G, 61 A)…The Lady Cards seniors have participated in the last three NCAA Final Four tournament. The arena was littered with signs dedicated to the seniors, made by other members of the Lady Cards.
Wildcats comeback stops women's basketball team from ending season with win
The Lady Cardinals were close to ending the season with a win.
That was taken away as SUNYIT (10-15, 4-12 SUNYAC) rallied to overcome a 19-point deficit, beating Plattsburgh State 61-56.
At halftime, PSUC (5-19, 3-13 SUNYAC) was leading 36-21. They had the momentum and they needed to come out in the second half and finish strong.
SUNYIT came out of the locker room at the half and made 52 percent of their field goals. PSUC was held to making just 17.9 percent of their field goals in the second half.
SUNYIT's Jennifer Vergis led all scorers with 16 points, and she grabbed eight rebounds. Hillary Pundt missed only one shot after going 6-7 from the field for 12 points.
PSUC senior Jacee Sutton scored a team high nine points. Senior Detina Santiago and Katie Simpson finished with eight. Shoshana Harris grabbed eight rebounds.
Every player on PSUC's roster scored at least one point.
This was SUNYIT's tenth win of the season and the first 10-win season in 12 years.
Compiled by Kyler Klix.
Men finish sixth, women eighth in SUNYAC Track and Field Championships
With Saturday's SUNYAC Track and Field Championships complete, the Plattsburgh State Cardinal men finished sixth and the women finished eighth.
Freshman Mike Heymann and senior Jeff Dobson lead the Cardinals with multiple ECAC qualifying performances.
Dobson placed seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.74 seconds and second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.13 seconds.
Heymann placed seventh, running a time of 8 minutes, 55.74 seconds in the 3,000-meter run and third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15 minutes, 14.22 seconds.
Both qualified for both events in their respective distances.
Also running an ECAC qualifying time was the PSUC Distance sprint medley team with a time of 3 minutes, 25.82 seconds.
On the women's side, the Lady Cards were lead by senior Alyssa Recny.
Recny ran 10 minutes, 33.16 seconds in the 3,000-meter run to place second.
Next weekend the Cardinals compete at the NYU Indoor meet at the historic Armory Track in New York City.
Compiled by Tony Casey.
Following a quick 9-2 run in the end of the second half by No. 11-ranked Plattsburgh State (23-2, 16-0 SUNYAC), the Cards sent those SUNYIT Wildcats (7-18, 2-14 SUNYAC) back to the cage after a 86-75 taming. The aftermath of the game sent both teams in different directions.
With their 16th straight win, the Cardinals became the first team in their school's history to finish with a perfect record in the SUNYAC. They will go on to host the SUNYAC quarterfinals as they take on the Fredonia State Blue Devils (9-16, 6-10 SUNYAC) on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Wildcats finished 0-2 against the Cards in their final game of the season and final game in the SUNYAC. The Wildcats will move to the North Eastern Athletic Conference for the 2008-09 season.
Although PSCU senior-guard Anthony Williams led the way with a game-high 27 points, he continued to struggle with his shot for the second straight game. He has shot just 31.1 percent over the last two (shooting 42.6 percent before the mini-slump) but added six assists and a steal in the win. Senior-forward Ricky Rider exploded for a career-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Senior-center Travis Gorham had his second straight 15-board game, while also adding 17 points and a block. The Cards' fourth double-digit scorer of the game, freshman-guard Chris Ruiz, added 12 points in just 15 minutes from off the pine.
PSUC managed to lead from start to finish. The Wildcats were paced by Devin Moore and Ajani Edwards, who both finished with monster all-around games. Moore finished with 22 points, 12 boards and two blocks. Edwards tallied 21 points, four assists and 3 steals.
Compiled by Antonio Graves.
Women's hockey ends regular season with win
By Matt Rosenberg
Despite being senior day in Stafford Ice Arena Saturday afternoon, juniors ran the show.
Juniors on the No. 1 ranked Plattsburgh State women's hockey team accounted for seven combined points and junior goalie Danielle Beattie made 19 saves en route to recording her Division III-best seventh shutout of the season as the Lady Cards defeated visiting Bowdoin, 5-0.
A pre-game ceremony featured the four Lady Card seniors - Elise Campbell, Julie Devereux, Sarah Samson, and Sharis Smith - meeting at center ice with their parents, Head Coach Kevin Houle and Assistant Coach Erin O'Brien for pictures.
All four seniors were in the starting line-up - freshman Steph Moon centered the forward line with Samson and Campbell and Devereux and Smith started on defense.
Junior Shay Bywater opened the scoring for the Lady Cards in the first period at 4:24. Division III leading scorer, junior Danielle Blanchard, and sophomore Steph Moberg figured on the assists.
Freshman Kristen Bond roofed a slap-shot from the right slot later in the period to tally her first collegiate goal. The goal meant that all freshman skaters had recorded at least one goal and one assist on the season.
Blanchard added her nation-leading fifth short-handed goal and 26th of the season later in the first after weaving through traffic in the form of Bowdoin defenders' legs, to make the score 3-0 going into intermission.
Bowdoin (5-11-6, 2-8-6 NESCAC) mustered only one shot in the frame.
There was no scoring in the second period, but Bowdoin out-shot the Lady Cards 11-9 and had some quality scoring chances, something Houle was not happy with.
"You think it's going to be easy, but (Bowdoin) is not a bad hockey team," Houle said. "After the first period we thought the game was over but they didn't."
The Lady Cards took control back in the third period. Moberg netted a slap-shot and junior Claire O'Connor backhanded a shot into the net for the final goals of the game. Bywater and Devereux assisted on Moberg's goal while junior Lindsay Brown and freshman Megan DiJulio assisted on O'Connor's.
"Every night we come and out and work hard but today was a special one for (the seniors)," Blanchard said. "We wanted to guarantee a win."
With the win, the Lady Cards finished the regular season 22-2-1, 14-1-1 ECAC-West. Their .900 winning percentage is third-best in Division III.
Devereux was the only senior who figured in scoring in Saturday's game, but she said the experience of senior itself made the scoring a moot point.
"It was emotional and exciting," Devereux said. "We showed a lot of effort and really cared about it being senior day. Winning is always the big thing."
GAME NOTES:
Sophomore Laurie Bowler was scratched from Saturday's game after suffering a left upper-body injury last Sunday. Houle said she is getting better and will be ready for playoffs…Blanchard's 45 points (26 G, 19 A) give her a four-point cushion over Middlebury's Annemarie Cellino (41) for the nation's scoring title…The Bywater-Blanchard-Moberg line finished the season with a combined 112 points (51 G, 61 A)…The Lady Cards seniors have participated in the last three NCAA Final Four tournament. The arena was littered with signs dedicated to the seniors, made by other members of the Lady Cards.
Wildcats comeback stops women's basketball team from ending season with win
The Lady Cardinals were close to ending the season with a win.
That was taken away as SUNYIT (10-15, 4-12 SUNYAC) rallied to overcome a 19-point deficit, beating Plattsburgh State 61-56.
At halftime, PSUC (5-19, 3-13 SUNYAC) was leading 36-21. They had the momentum and they needed to come out in the second half and finish strong.
SUNYIT came out of the locker room at the half and made 52 percent of their field goals. PSUC was held to making just 17.9 percent of their field goals in the second half.
SUNYIT's Jennifer Vergis led all scorers with 16 points, and she grabbed eight rebounds. Hillary Pundt missed only one shot after going 6-7 from the field for 12 points.
PSUC senior Jacee Sutton scored a team high nine points. Senior Detina Santiago and Katie Simpson finished with eight. Shoshana Harris grabbed eight rebounds.
Every player on PSUC's roster scored at least one point.
This was SUNYIT's tenth win of the season and the first 10-win season in 12 years.
Compiled by Kyler Klix.
Men finish sixth, women eighth in SUNYAC Track and Field Championships
With Saturday's SUNYAC Track and Field Championships complete, the Plattsburgh State Cardinal men finished sixth and the women finished eighth.
Freshman Mike Heymann and senior Jeff Dobson lead the Cardinals with multiple ECAC qualifying performances.
Dobson placed seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.74 seconds and second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.13 seconds.
Heymann placed seventh, running a time of 8 minutes, 55.74 seconds in the 3,000-meter run and third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15 minutes, 14.22 seconds.
Both qualified for both events in their respective distances.
Also running an ECAC qualifying time was the PSUC Distance sprint medley team with a time of 3 minutes, 25.82 seconds.
On the women's side, the Lady Cards were lead by senior Alyssa Recny.
Recny ran 10 minutes, 33.16 seconds in the 3,000-meter run to place second.
Next weekend the Cardinals compete at the NYU Indoor meet at the historic Armory Track in New York City.
Compiled by Tony Casey.
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