Cardinal Clips: Issue 5

FIELD HOUSE TO HOST 2027 NCAA TITLE

Plattsburgh State will host the 2027 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championships, which includes semifinal matchups and the National Championship game. 

Over its history, Plattsburgh has hosted six NCAA Championships, most recently in 2016, when the Cardinals won their third straight National Championship and fifth in the program’s history. Plattsburgh has won two more since then for a total of seven, more than any other program in Division III women’s ice hockey.

CORY DONEY SIGNED IN SPHL

Former Plattsburgh State men’s hockey player Cory Doney recently signed a contract with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs in the Southern Professional Hockey League for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. 

The defenseman played three seasons for the Cardinals from 2020-2023. In his 34-game stint for Plattsburgh, Doney recorded seven goals and six assists and had a plus-17 rating from the blue line. 

Doney was removed from the roster in January 2023, right before Plattsburgh won its 24th SUNYAC title. 

Doney is the seventh Cardinal to have signed with the Dawgs since the team’s inception in 2016. The defenseman joins his former teammate Christian Dahl of the Peoria Rivermen as the only two former Plattsburgh State players in the league. 

TENNIS WRAPS UP NON-CONFERENCE

The Cardinals played their last out-of-conference match of the fall season against Saint John’s University Long Island, winning confidently 7-0 on Sept. 27. The Cardinals were 5-1 in non-SUNYAC matches this season, including four sweeps.

The team’s next game against Hunter College was canceled. The team is finishing its season in Binghamton with a three-day stretch of SUNYAC matches.

VOLLEYBALL SERVED LOSSES IN ST. LAWRENCE

Cardinal Volleyball traveled to St. Lawrence for the St. Lawrence Tri-Match, losing both games Sept. 28.

The Cardinals lost the first game against the RIT Tigers 2-3. The Cards took the first two sets 25-20, 25-22, but was unable to hold off the rallying Tigers. The last three sets ended with scores of 18-25, 20-25 and 9-15.

In the second game, Plattsburgh faced the hosting St. Lawrence Saints, and lost 0-3. The Cardinals fought hard in every set, with final scores of 18-25, 19-25 and 21-25.

The Cardinals will face SUNYAC rival Fredonia on Oct. 4.