#16 St. Lawrence Beats #17 Hamilton 14-10 in N.C.A.A. Opener

SUNY Potsdam's Alex Farbin-Griggs dumps in the fifth Bears' goal.  Potsdam goes on to defeat SUNY Plattsburgh 14-6.   (Kyton Deon photo)

The Red Dragoon's Colton Hornquist (20) picks the corner top shelf for a goal vs. Bears' goalie Saka Thompson (formerly Salmon River).  (#19) SUNY Cortland goes on to defeat SUNY Potsdam 21-4.  (Kyton Deon photo)

04/26/25: The SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (8-6, 4-3 SUNYAC) took control early and never let up to defeat SUNY New Paltz (6-11, 3-4) 18-7 on Saturday afternoon. The victory gives the Bears the fourth seed in the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament.  The Bears raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first 9:33 before the Hawks countered with two goals. Potsdam added two goals in the final 36 seconds and led 5-2 after 15 minutes. Senior midfielder Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) scored three times and senior captain Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) had the other two, including a man-up marker. Potsdam outscored the Hawks 5-1 in the second quarter and led 10-3 at the half. Junior faceoff specialist Drew Costello (Ogdensburg, N.Y./Ogdensburg Free Academy), senior midfielder Ryan Hughes (Corning, N.Y./Corning-Painted), freshman midfielder Kyan Combs (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown freshman midfielder Sebastien Laughing (Akwesasne, N.Y. /Salmon River) and Walsh did the damage. It was 3-1 Bears in the third quarter for a 13-4 advantage through 45 minutes. Junior attackman Billy Kozloski (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) scored, Walsh added a man-up goal and junior defender Alex Farben-Griggs (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) had the third tally. Potsdam scored its final five goals to New Paltz's three in the four quarter. Laughing scored twice and junior long-stick midfielder Ryan Wassmer (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford), Walsh and sophomore midfielder Braden Fahey (Halfmoon, N.Y./Shenendehowa) had the other goals.  Walsh matched a season high with eight points on six goals and two assists. He now has 172 career points on 109 goals and 64 assists to place him sixth in points, fifth in goals and seventh in assists on Potsdam's all-time lists. Cree had two goals and two assists giving him 165 career points on 108 goals and 57 assists. He is ninth in points, sixth in goals and 12th in assists. Laughing finished with a career-high three goals. Hughes had a goal and two assists for three points. Senior captain Liam O'Neil (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) made 12 saves and allowed five goals in the first 52:20 to pick up his 14th career win, placing him ninth on Potsdam's career list. Hawks freshman goalie Zach Novak (Bethlehem, N.Y./Bethlehem) made five saves and allowed nine goals in the first 24:37. Fellow freshman Eric Waldron (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) allowed nine goals and made 11 saves in the final 35:23. Freshman midfielder Nick Darcangelo (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) led the Hawks with three goals, while freshman attackman Michael Plante (Troy, N.Y./Tamarac) added two. The Bears will head to top seeded and 16th-ranked SUNY Cortland for the SUNYAC Semifinals on Wednesday. Game time is to be announced.

04/01/25: St. Lawrence University (5-4) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's lacrosse team (5-3) 14-4. SLU scored the first six goals of the contest. They led 9-1 after one quarter and never gave up control. Senior midfielder Drew Rose (Brasher Falls, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central), senior midfielder Owen Walsh (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) and freshman attackman Mick O'Donnell (Watertown, N.Y./Watertown) each scored and senior attackman Cobie Cree (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) had a goal and an assist. Sophomore midfielder Andrew Gubbins (South Pomfret, Vt./Woodstock Union) also had an assist.  Senior captain Liam O'Neil (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) allowed six goals in the first 6:24. Junior goalie Saka Thompson (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) stopped 14 shots and allowed eight goals in the final 53:36. Sophomore attackman Daniel Mahoney (Canton, N.Y./Hugh C. Williams) led the Saints with three goals and two assists for five points. Junior midfielder Dan Anderson (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) also scored three goals for SLU. Senior goalie Michael Marinello (Sherborn, Mass./Belmont Hill School) earned the win for the Saints with two saves and two goals allowed in the first half. Sophomore goalie Heath Mann (Concord, N.H./St. Paul's School) allowed a goal and made two saves in the third quarter. Freshman goalie Rafferty Callahan (Norwalk, Conn./Westminster School) made three saves in the first 10:02 of the fourth quarter. Sophomore goalie Ryan Powers (Morristown, N.J./Bainbridge) allowed a goal and made two stops in the last 4:58.

St. Lawrence's Ben Anderson (13) escapes the double team, carries the ball around the net and scores the game's final goal. St. Lawrence beats RIT 11-9, in a thriller at North Country Field.  (Kyton Deon photo)

05/10/25: Senior Bobby Wells tallied the game winner with 48 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to lift the No. 12 St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team to a 10-9 win over No. 19 Middlebury in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at Tufts University on Saturday afternoon. Wells recorded a hat trick and scored two of those goals in the fourth to lead the Saints, while Cam Croasdaile tallied two goals and two assists. Dan Anderson also tallied a pair of goals, while Daniel Mahoney, Jamie Rosenzweig and Henry Crean each scored once. Paddy Condon won 12 faceoffs and picked up a team-best eight ground balls. Anderson caused two turnovers and picked up four ground balls. Middlebury got the better of the play to start the game, outscoring the Saints 3-1 in the first quarter, with the Saints first goal coming from Croasdaile for his 18th of the season. The Saints settled in to start second, sparking a four-goal run to take a 5-3 lead over the Panthers. Mahoney, Rosenzweig, Crean and Anderson, all scored to give the Saints the lead. St. Lawrence shutout the Panthers in the second to build their two-goal lead, as Saints' goaltender Michael Marinello made 11 saves in the first 30 minutes. Anderson scored his second of the game and his eighth of the season give the Saints a 6-3 advantage to start the third, but the Panthers tallied back-to-back goals after that to creep back within one. Wells broke the Panthers run with his first of the game, but Middlebury scored the next three to take an 8-7 lead with one quarter to go. Croasdaile knotted the game at eight and Wells scored on a give-and-go twister with Sam Smith to put SLU up 9-8 with 7:29 to play. Middlebury's Logan White tied things back up at nine with 2:25 to play. Wells finished off the hat trick with an unassisted tally for the game winner, sending the Saints to the third round on Sunday. "What a gutsy win by this team in an atmosphere that felt like a home game," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "We shouldn't be surprised, as we have lived all year in the one or two possession games. I am just so proud of their willingness to keep battling at every turn." "We will enjoy it briefly and then make sure we get our rest and recovery as we prepare for the next opportunity in front of us." St. Lawrence improved to 12-6 on the season, while Middlebury finished the year at 9-9. The Saints advance to the third round and will play No. 1 Tufts on Sunday, May 11 at 3 p.m. back at Bello Field.

05/02.2025: A fourth quarter shutout from the No. 17 St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse pushed the Saints to upset sixth-ranked RPI for the second time this season in the Liberty League Semifinals on Friday afternoon at North Country Field. The Saints 9-7 win advances them to the conference championship game for the first time since 2022. Bobby Wells and Dan Anderson both had two goals on the day, while Henry Crean, Cam Croasdaile, Daniel Mahoney, and Jamie Rosenzweig each chipped in a goal. Sam Smith also got in the scoring action as well by finding his first career goal with the long pole, as Mahoney had a team high of two assists. Defensively, Sam Wade and Quin Fedor had a two caused turnovers, and Padraic Condon had 10 faceoffs wins. Anderson led the team in ground balls with five. RPI was the first to find a goal in the match, grabbing a 1-0 lead in just under two minutes. SLU responded with a three-goal run, coming from Anderson, Crean, and Croasdaile to go up two. Erik Ojert ended the Saints run shortly after to cut the deficit in half by the end of the first. The Engineers started off the second by tying up the game at three. The Scarlet and Brown quickly took back the lead, as Wells and Smith each found the back of the net seven seconds apart to regain their two-goal lead. Almost 11 minutes later following the pair of goals, the Engineers were able to fire in a shot to once again put themselves a goal behind as the half concluded. RPI came out strong in the third, posting a three-goal run to take their first lead and go up two. Mahoney ended their run with his first of the game to put the Saints within one heading into the fourth. Rosenzweig, Wells, and Anderson combined for a trio of goals in a row to put St. Lawrence back up by two with 5:41 left to go. The Saints held RPI scoreless in the fourth and closed out the game 9-7. "What an awesome day for these guys," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "To run it back against the same team six days later just shows the heart and grit of this team. It was an amazing atmosphere and we really appreciate the Saints fans who gave us some extra juice when we needed it most. We look forward to the opportunity to compete for a championship on Sunday!" St. Lawrence held the edge in caused turnovers (8-7), as the Engineers had the advantage in shots (21-15) Michael Marinello recorded 14 saves for the Saints, while Joseph Parry had six saves for the Engineers. The Scarlet and Brown punched their ticket to the Liberty League Championship, and look to face third-ranked and top-seeded RIT in Rochester, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.

Clarkson's Robert Fox draws the defense. James O'Rourke gets the pass, spins and fires top shelf, tying the game at 4-4. Clarkson held a one-score lead with under five minutes to go, but gave up five unanswered in the final 4:40, falling to Skidmore 11-7.  (Kyton Deon photo)

03/27/24: The first two quarters made it appear as if last year's low-scoring affair between the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team and SUNY Potsdam would be an outlier, but a relatively quiet second half had Wednesday's game nearly mirror the score from a year ago, as the Green and Gold came away with a 9-5 victory against SUNY Potsdam at Hantz Field. The Golden Knights edged back over .500 and improved to 5-4 on the year, while Potsdam suffered its second loss of the season to fall to 6-2. Clarkson will head back to conference play on Saturday when it hosts Skidmore College. Clarkson scored three times in roughly six minutes to start the game as Andrew Kearney, Matt Reilly, and Sebastian Geiger all found the back of the net for the Golden Knights by the 8:50 mark of the opening quarter. Potsdam quickly rallied back with two goals near the midway point of the quarter, just 71 seconds apart, to pull back within one. Potsdam again scored back-to-back goals, albeit four minutes apart, in the middle of the second to tie the game for the first time at 4-4. A minute later, though, the Knights would be back on top when Andrew Kearney connected with Sebastian Geiger at the 4:01 mark. Matt Reilly gave the Knights some breathing room with a goal with just seconds to go as well. The final two quarters were relatively quiet in terms of offense, as both teams dropped by roughly 40% in regards to shots, though the shots on goal output was similar. Penalties ramped up in the second half, with only two whistled in the first 30 minutes but eight in the final 30. Potsdam scored a minute into the third quarter but was held off the scoreboard for the rest of the contest, allowing the Knights to slowly pull away down the stretch. Matt Reilly finished with five points on four goals and one assist while Thomas Fiebich added three assists. Sebastian Geiger (2-0-2) and Andrew Kearney (1-1-2) also chipped in two points. Matt Szwagulinski was busy with seven groundballs and two caused turnovers and Jack Garvey also caused two turnovers. For Potsdam, Peyton Walsh and Owen Walsh each contributed two goals. Drew Costello recorded four groundballs and Cole Slavin caused two turnovers. The Knights had modest advantages in shots (39-30), shots on goal (19-13), and groundballs (33-31). Emersion Griffin made eight saves for Clarkson and Saka Thompson stopped 10 shots for the Bears.

03/13/24: From the opening faceoff, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team was in control on Wednesday as the Golden Knights opened up a double-digit lead at the half and never looked back, claiming a 21-4 non-league victory over Plattsburgh State at Hantz Field. The Golden Knights improved to 3-3 overall while the Cardinals fell to 3-3.  The Green and Gold had an overwhelming advantage in shots in the opening quarter (23-1) and in the first half overall (42-5) with an equally impressive edge in shots on goal in the first 30 minutes of the game (29-2). Clarkson had five different goal scores in the first quarter with only Sam Mancabelli and Sebastian Geiger coming through as repeats. The second quarter showed just as diverse of an offense with seven different goal scores among the eight goals, as only Matt Reilly had back-to-back goals while also assisting on the first goal of the period, his 100th career point. By the start of the third, the game was easily in hand, and the Knights put in a number of reserves, though the offense was still humming along, scoring six goals in the final 30 minutes, producing 22 shots. Reilly topped the century mark with a flourish, scoring six points overall on three goals and three assists. Sebastian Geiger notched four points on three goals and an assist, while both Mario Streiff and Sam Mancabelli had three points (2-1-3). Overall, 17 different players scored at least one point and 14 different players produced a goal. Logan Wilkinson went 9-for-10 on faceoffs and had six groundballs and Max Miller was 10-for-11 with five groundballs. For Plattsburgh, Donald Woods led the offense with three points on a goal and two assists and Cam Morin had two points with one goal and one assist. Connor Vanella caused two turnovers and had four groundballs. Clarkson had three goalies split time, with none playing as much as 24 minutes in the game. Griffin Emerson and Brett Bohlmann each had two saves in the game. At the other end, Dan Clements was busy with 19 saves as Clarkson outshot Plattsburgh 64-18 overall.

Cam Morin picks the lower near corner for Cardinals second goal.  Clarkson beat Plattsburgh 21-4.  (Bob LaRue photo)

03/13/24: The Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team dropped their road game against Clarkson on Wednesday evening, falling 21-4 in non-conference action. Junior attacker Donald Woods (Rocky Point, N.Y. / Rocky Point) led the Cardinals in points with three as he recorded two assists and one goal. The Cardinals got one goal each from Kyle Ruland (Medford, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford), Spencer Fucheck (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. / Crotom Harmon), and Cam Morin (Raynham Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham) while Morin also picked up an assist on one of Woods' goals. Senior attacker John Eiseman (Farmingville, N.Y. / Sachem East) assisted on Ruland's goal. Sophomore defender Connor Vanella (Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East) picked up four ground balls and junior midfielder Jab Duval Lapaix won four faceoffs. For the Golden Knights, Matt Reilly led the team in points with six coming from three goals and three assists. Sebastian Geiger also put in three goals. The Golden Knights finished with a 64-18 advantage in shots, controlled the faceoff battle 24-4, and won the ground ball battle 52-20. The Cardinals were 1-4 on extra man-up opportunities while the Golden Knights had no opportunities. On clears, the Cardinals were 23-32 and the Golden Knights were 16-19. Plattsburgh moves to 3-3 with the loss and next travels to Farmingdale State on Sunday, March 17 with the opening faceoff dropping at 12 pm. Clarkson moves to 3-3 with the win and next hosts Hartwick on Saturday, March 16 with the opening faceoff dropping at 12 pm. Andrew Kearney opened the first with a goal for the Golden Knights at the 12:37 mark. The Golden Knights scored two more as they broke open a 3-0 lead. Off a Woods pass, Fucheck got the Cardinals on the board at the 8:35 mark. The Golden Knights poured on four more goals and took a 7-1 lead into the second. The Cardinals took care of business on the extra man-up opportunity as Morin got one past the goalie off the assists from Woods at the 13:39 mark. The Golden Knights responded with an eight-goal run as the Cardinals weren't able to get any more shots off and went into halftime down 15-2. The Golden Knights continued their run with three more goals in the third. Mario Streiff started the scoring with a goal at the 11:56 mark, followed by a goal from Reilly, and then Vincent Calabria capped off the run with a goal at the 10:51 mark. A pass from Eiseman to Ruland at the 9:02 mark ended the Cardinals scoring drought and made the score 18-3 Golden Knights. Both teams went scoreless for the rest of the quarter as the score stood 18-3 at the end of the third quarter. Morin found Woods for a goal as the Cardinals opened the fourth with their only goal of the quarter. The Golden Knights scored the last three goals of the game at the 8:18 mark, 7:25 mark, and 6:06 mark as the Cardinals fell 21-4. Senior goalie Dan Clements (Putnam Valley, N.Y. / Putnam Valley) made 19 saves, falling one short of his career-high, in the loss for Plattsburgh. Junior goalie Eric Gellasch earned the win in net for Clarkson.  

An overhand shot by SUNY Canton’s Hunter Olsen (20) ripples the side of the net, giving the oos a 3-1 lead in the first quarter. Canton gained a 5-3 lead at the end of the first frame, but faded to a 6-6 tie at the half.  Eight straight goals by New England in the third period sparked a 17-8 win in the North Atlantic Conference title. (Sam Wangerin photo)

May 4: Hunter Olsen finished with a team-best six points but a strong second half carried visiting New England College to its fourth straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship, 17-8, on Saturday.  SUNY Canton jumped out to a 5-3 lead after the opening quarter behind three goals and an assist from Olsen in the opening 15 minutes. With the hosts leading 6-4 with just more than six minutes remaining New England College scored twice over the final 5:31 as the teams headed to intermission tied at 6-6 in a highly entertaining first half. The Pilgrims scored the first nine goals of the second half spanning early into the fourth quarter, running off 11 straight scores overall to open up a 15-6 advantage 23 seconds into the final frame. Josh Yelvington and Noah Robinson broke the scoring drought with back-to-back tallies 48 seconds apart but NEC earned the victory. Olsen paced the hosts with three goals and three assists, while Robinson finished with two goals and two assists. Yelvington recorded two goals and an assist. Connor Smith led the Pilgrims with six goals and one assists and Reilly Parker posted three goals and four assists. Patrick Storie chipped in two goals and three assists, while Charles Hacking added a goal and two assists. Austin Frankel went 16-for-22 in the X and picked up a game-best 12 ground balls. Kody Kocsis made a season-high 23 saves in the loss including 11 in the first half while allowing just six first-half goals. William Platt turned aside 12 shots in the victory. Reilly Parker was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, joining Smith, Frankel and Connor Smith on the All-Tournament Team. Yelvington, Olsen and Brandon Schmidt earned spots on the All-Tournament Team for SUNY Canton.  This concludes the Roos 2019 season. NEC earns the NAC's automatic qualifier to the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.

St. Lawrence University's Lily Stanton (12) breaks through the Clarkson defense to score over the shoulder of Golden Knights goalie Riley Donavan to give SLU a 6-4 lead in the second quarter. After the Golden Knights started with a 4-2 lead in the first, the Saints scored nine straight goals in capturing a 12-6 victory. (Cody Jenne photo)

04-29-25: Jessica LaPlaca recorded a hat trick and Phoebe Spaeth scored to send the game to overtime, but RIT's Zoe Heffernan scored with 1:43 to play in the extra frame, to give the third-seeded Tigers a 13-12 win over the sixth-seeded St. Lawrence University women's lacrosse team in the first round of the Liberty League playoffs on Tuesday afternoon in Rochester, N.Y. Caroline Hamilton, Neve Ley and Spaeth each had a pair of goals, while Ashley Mudd, Kiera Dodd, and Cate Rathnam all had one goal. Defensively, Kelsey O'Brien, Ellie Camp, and Suzy L'Hommedieu all had two caused turnovers. Spaeth scooped up four ground balls and Hamilton won three draw controls. The Saints and the Tigers were evenly matched in the first. Dodd was the first to score in the game, but was quickly matched by Lily DePalma to tie it at one. A pair of goals coming from Mudd, and LaPlaca put SLU up two, but RIT had a pair of goals of their own to end the first tied 3-3. LaPlaca, Ley, and Hamilton all found the back of the net in the Scarlet and Brown's three-goal run to go up 6-3. The Tigers matched the Saints' run and tied the game once again, 6-6. Hamilton was able to sneak a shot in with 18 seconds to go before halftime, and gifted the Saints a one-goal lead. Rathnam found her first goal to kick off the second half and give St. Lawrence a two-goal lead. RIT once again sunk a pair of goals tie the game up at eight. Ley and LaPlaca were responsible for a pair of goals to go back up by two, but the Tigers were able to put one more in before the third ended to cut the deficit to one. RIT opened the final quarter with another pair of goals to go up one, but this time Spaeth got in on the scoring action and tied the game up at 11. The Tigers scored with 7:57 to play in the fourth to take a 12-11 lead, but just 26 seconds later Spaeth netted her second goal of the quarter to tie the game at 12 with 7:31 left to play and eventually send the game to overtime. The Saints won the opening draw in the extra frame, but a turnover put the ball back in the hands of the Tigers. Heffernan was granted a free-position attempt with 1:45 to play and fired a shot from the top of the arc to give the Tigers the overtime win. Zoe Froimovitz made 10 saves for the Saints, while Grace McDonald recorded five saves for RIT. SLU held the slight edge in ground balls (18-17) and saves (10-8), as the Tigers held a slight advantage in shots (30-28). The Saints close their season at 7-10 overall and 5-5 in Liberty League play.

04-23-25:.Cate Rathnam and Lily Stanton each recorded their first career hat tricks, as the St. Lawrence University women's lacrosse team took down Clarkson 12-6 in the Route 11 rivalry at North Country Field Wednesday afternoon in Canton, N.Y. SLU jumps to 7-8 overall and 5-4 in the Liberty League, while Clarkson falls to 9-7 overall and 3-6 in the conference. Caroline Hamilton and Neve Ley scored two goals apiece, as Hannah Jackson scored her first collegiate goal and Kiera Dodd also scored for the Scarlet and Brown. On the defensive side, Suzy L'Hommedieu led the team in caused turnovers with three, and Haley Sundstrom had a team-high four ground balls. Ley finished with a team-best four draw control wins.  The Golden Knights opened the match with two goals within the first five minutes to grab a quick 2-0 lead. The Scarlet and Brown answered back, as Stanton put in a shot to cut their lead in half. The remainder of the first was back-and forth as Clarkson put in two more goals and were matched by Hamilton and Ley, who squeezed in a goal with five seconds left in the first to bring the game back within one. The Saints claimed the lead in the second and never looked back, as they held Clarkson scoreless and went on a four-goal run. Jackson scored off a free position shot, followed by Hamilton, Ley, and Stanton, all finding their second goals of the game to go up 7-4 heading into the half. St. Lawrence continued to dominate in the third, holding the Golden Knights scoreless once again. Rathnam put in three in a row for the hat trick and Dodd found her first of the game to grab the seven-goal lead. Clarkson ended their scoring drought in the fourth with two goals. Stanton secured her hat trick in the fourth, as SLU took home the 12-6 win in their final regular season home game. "I give our team a ton of credit for showing up and willing that win," said head coach Tom Ryan. "Our defense tightened up after the first quarter and our offense really got going. We've got a lot of heart and the effort and determination from back to front is inspiring." Zoe Froimovitz recorded four saves for the Scarlet and Brown, while Riley Donovan had nine saves for the Golden Knights.

Clarkson's Sydney Nakas (30) slides to a slot and dents the twine. 3-0 Golden Knights.  Later, Nakas to Morgan Kenna for the one-timer. 11-3 Clarkson.  The Golden Knights' shooting accuracy was on display as Clarkson walloped SUNY Canton 24-4.  (Kyton Deon photo)

04-23-25: After a strong start of four goals in the opening period, the Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse team's offense was shut down by a strong St. Lawrence defense, as the Golden Knights suffered a 12-6 defeat in Liberty League action Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Knights fell to 9-7 overall and 3-6 in the Liberty League and were officially eliminated from postseason contention with the defeat, while St. Lawrence clinched its spot in the league's postseason tournament at 7-8 and 5-4. In the opening quarter, Clarkson found success with bouncing shots as the first three scores for the Knights hit the ground first to put the Knights up 3-1, with the assists coming from Gabby Cranfield each time. Cranfield scored with 20.4 seconds left off a quick restart and pass from Madelynn Barnum, but St. Lawrence responded with a goal with just five seconds to go to get the margin back to one. St. Lawrence's defense clamped down in all aspects in the second quarter as the Saints shut out Clarkson in the second 15 minutes. The Knights went without a shot until the final 90 seconds of the period and were outperformed 9-1 in that category in the stanza, while St. Lawrence forced six turnovers. The Saints did just enough on offense to take a three-goal lead into the break, scoring once on a free-position while up a player and then taking advantage of another free-position shot six minutes later. The third quarter was similar to the second since St. Lawrence maintained its plus-eight shot advantage (11-3) that it had in the second while allowing only two shots on goal and forcing four more turnovers. Cate Rathnam scored three straight goals before the midway point of the quarter to push the lead to 10-4 and Keira Dodd added one more at 6:47 to make it a seven-goal gap. Clarkson broke its near 32-minute scoring gap with a goal roughly 90 seconds into the fourth when Cranfield and Barnum connected for the third time in the game. Three minutes later it was Barnum passing to Sydney Nakas to draw Clarkson back within five, but a long stretch without a shot on goal virtually ended the hopes of a Golden Knights' comeback. Gabby Cranfield scored five points on two goals and three assists and Madelynn Barnum tossed in a goal with three assists for four points. Riley Donovan made nine saves for the Knights.

SUNY Potsdam and Massena product Jayla Thompson (21) snakes through the defense and scores. Game knotted at 2-2.  Massena native Lindsey LaDue set a Bears' single-season scoring record at 79 points, and a school career record 148 goals and 201 points.  SUNY Potsdam hangs on to defeat SUNY Plattsburgh 9-7.  (Kyton Deon photo)

04-23-25:  The SUNY Potsdam women's lacrosse team (7-8, 2-7 SUNYAC) held off Plattsburgh State (3-12, 1-8) 9-7 in the season finale on Wednesday afternoon. Graduate student midfielder Lindsey LaDue (Massena, N.Y./Massena) led the Bears with three goals and an assist. The efforts sets the program single-season scoring record with 79 points on 51 goals and 28 assists. LaDue finishes her career with the program record 148 goals. She is tied for third on the all-time scoring list with 201 points. LaDue opened the scoring with a goal at 10:56. The Cardinals followed with the next two and led 2-1 after one quarter. After another Plattsburgh goal, Potsdam scored five of the next seven markers for a 6-5 halftime edge. Freshman attack Jayla Thompson (Hogansburg, N.Y./Massena) scored twice and senior midfielder Tessa Pierce (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs), LaDue and junior attack Megan MacWilliams (Parishville, N.Y./Parishville-Hopkinton) had the others. The teams each scored two goals in the third quarter, with Potsdam's coming from Pierce and LaDue. It was 8-7 Bears through 45 minutes. LaDue set up Thompson for the only goal of the fourth quarter and closed out the scoring at 7:45. Thompson finished with three goals. Pierce had two goals, an assist, four caused turnovers and three draw controls. MacWilliams chipped in a goal and an assist. Freshman goalie Kimora Swamp (Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River) made 14 saves to earn the win. Junior attack Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) paced the Cardinals offensively with four goals and three ground balls. Graduate student goalie Mae Olshansky (Las Vegas, Nev./North American Hockey Academy) was also outstanding between the sticks with 18 saves.  The victory was the seventh of the season for the Bears, matching the program's single season record in first year head coach Lindsey Pound's debut campaign. The Bears won a record five contests in a row to start the season. The win ends a five-game skid against the Cardinals. LaDue also finished as the program's leader in ground balls (184) and caused turnovers (99). She was sixth in draw controls (179) and assists. Senior midfielder Mallory Marks (Brownville, N.Y./General Brown) closes her career ranked third in draw controls (184), 18th in scoring (70g, 18a, 88pts), 14th in goals, 19th in assists, 20th in ground balls (90) and 17th in caused turnovers (37). Pierce is third in caused turnovers (80), fifth in draw controls (183), ninth in ground balls (129), 18th in scoring (65g, 20a, 85pts), 16th in goals and 17th in assists.

Caroline Nappi gathers the inside feed and scores for the Roos.
sSienna Hillicke fights off sticks and plucks the strings just under the bar. Caroline Nappi gathers the inside feed and scores for the Roos.  Sienna Hillicke fights off sticks and plucks the strings just under the bar. (Kyton Deon photo)

04-23-25: Senior Lindsey Wunder recorded two goals and three assists as the Roos fell to host Cortland by a final score of 21-6. Senior Maddy Caron added two goals and one assist. Junior Caroline Nappi and Freshman Olivia McCormick also scored goals in the contest.  Records:  SUNY Cortland (10-6, 8-1 SUNYAC), SUNY Canton (7-9, 3-6 SUNYAC). Canton jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Caron’s goal which game only 114 seconds into the contest The host Red Dragons rattled off two straight goals to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period Cortland scored six straight goals to start the second period ballooning the lead to 8-1 The Roos struck again with roughly two minutes remaining in the period off a goal by Nappi Wunder recorded her first assist of the game on Nappi’s goal The Red Dragons ended the half scoring two more times taking a 10-2 lead into the intermission Cortland scored eight goals in the third period to take an 18-2 lead into the fourth period McCormick scored to open up the fourth period on another assist from Wunder The hosts again went on to score three more goals before the Roos struck again Wunder added two more goals to the Roos totals while Caron ended the game the way she started by scoring another goal.  Senior Olivia Scott saved 17 shots in goal for the Roos Caron led the Roos in shots with 12 and shots on goal with five Nappi, Wunder and McCormick all took three shots for the Roos Caron also led the Roos with seven draw controls Emma Dempsey led Cortland with four goals while Nicole Iapoce scored three goals and notched four assists for the hosts Trinity Parks saved six shots in goal for the Red Dragons The Roos had 26 turnovers while Cortland had 13 turnovers. This concludes the Roos 2025 season.

UNY Plattsburgh"s Cynthia Barnosky (20) spins on the defender and shoots low on the keeper.  2-1 Plattsburgh.  SUNY Potsdam hangs on to defeat Plattsburgh 9-7.  (Kyton Deon photo)

04-23-25: Graduate student Mae Olshansky (Las Vegas, Nev. / New Trier) made a career-high 18 saves in 60 minutes of action, breaking the previous program record of 16 saves in a game set in 2023 by Lila Nease as the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell to the Potsdam Bears 9-7 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play. While Olshansky led the way on defense, junior Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y. / William Floyd) was the catalyst on offense for the Cardinals with a game-high four goals and also recorded three ground balls. Erica Dickinson (Yaphank, N.Y. / Bellport), Caitlin Nash (Patchogue, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford), and Nicole Resnick (Latham, N.Y. / Shaker) all contributed one goal to the scoring effort. Junior Lexi Carfi (Syracuse, N.Y. / Liverpool) had a career-high four ground balls to go with a career-high two caused turnovers. Taya Balfour (Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown) and Iohseriio Tabor (Akwesasne, N.Y. / Salmon River) both picked up three draw controls. For the Bears, Lindsey LaDue led the way with four points off a three-goal and one-assist performance while also picking up three draw controls. Jayla Thompson also tallied three goals on the day while Tessa Pierce had two goals and an assist for three points. Pierce also led the team with seven ground balls, four caused turnovers, and three draw controls. Potsdam had the edge in shots, 39-30, placing 27 shots on goal while Plattsburgh had 21 shots on goal. The Cardinals went 2-6 on free-position shots, and the Bears were 0-4. The Cardinals won the battle on the circle with 12 draw controls to Potsdam's eight, but the Bears had a 26-21 advantage in ground balls. Plattsburgh finished 19-22 on clears, and the Bears finished 23-28. Plattsburgh State concludes their season with a 3-12 (1-8 SUNYAC) record, while the Bears conclude their season with a 7-8 (2-7 SUNYAC) record. After LaDue scored the opening goal of the game at the 10:56 mark, Plattsburgh scored the next two goals, taking a 2-1 lead. Barnosky scored her first goal of the game at the 7:53 mark with an unassisted tally, followed by Resnick as she tacked on a late goal with 35 seconds left in the quarter, and gave Plattsburgh a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Cardinals kept that momentum going into the second quarter as Barnosky scored her second goal of the game a few minutes into the quarter, extending the Cardinals' lead to 3-1. However, back-to-back goals from Potsdam at the 12:33 and 11:50 marks tied the game at two, but another score from Barnosky gave Plattsburgh back the lead momentarily. Nearly a minute later, another goal from LaDue tied the game before a player-up goal from Thompson gave the Bears a 5-4 lead with less than three minutes remaining in the quarter. That lead was also short-lived as a player-up goal from Dickinson tied the game at five before Potsdam notched a goal with just six seconds left in the half and took a 6-5 lead into halftime. Out of the break, it didn't take long for the Cardinals to find the equalizer as Nash evened up the score at the 11:58 mark. After both teams traded a goal, tying the game at seven, Pierce gave the Bears back the lead with an unassisted score at the 4:34 mark and made the score 8-7 after three quarters of play. Trailing by one, the fourth quarter saw the Cardinals be shut out on four shots as Thompson tallied an insurance goal at the 7:45 mark, leading to a 9-7 victory for the Bears. Olshansky took the loss in goal for Plattsburgh while Kimora Swamp made 14 saves in 60 minutes of action in the win for Potsdam. Wednesday marked the final collegiate game for Maddy Garcia (New Paltz, N.Y. / New Paltz), Rachel LaMar (Ballston Lake, N.Y. / Shenendehowa), Nash, and Resnick.