CORTLAND, N.Y. – The nationally ninth-ranked Plattsburgh men's hockey team scored four consecutive goals spanning the first through third periods and earned a 5-2 win versus Cortland Saturday night in the regular-season final for both teams at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons finished the season at 9-13-3 overall and 3-11-2 in the SUNYAC, while the Cardinals improved to 18-5-2 and 13-2-1 and clinched the top seed in the upcoming conference tournament.

Junior Michael Mascaro (Merrick/NY Apple Core) and freshman Darren McCormick (West Seneca/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) scored Cortland's goals. Junior Kyle Herring (Valencia, CA/Rochester Stars) recorded two assists, and freshman Andrew McCann (Bowmanville, ON/Wellington Dukes) collected one assist. Freshman goalie Kollyn Jones (Cazenovia/New York PAL Islanders) made a career-high 61 saves, just four short of the school record set by freshman Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) at Plattsburgh earlier this season.

Senior Alex Brenton (Kanata, ON/Kemptville 73's) tallied a pair of goals for Plattsburgh, while senior Connor Toomey (Billerica, MA/Des Moines Buccaneers), junior Connor Gorman (Shrewsbury, MA/New Hampshire Monarchs) and freshman Ayrton Valente (Woodbridge, ON/Mississauga Chargers) each netted a goal. Senior Michael Cassidy (West Seneca/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) registered three assists, freshman Chris Taff (Omaha, NE/Odessa Jackalopes) had two assists and five others each recorded one assist. Sophomore goalie Brady Rouleau (Fort Macleod, AB/Victoria Grizzlies) stopped 23 shots.

Cortland's four seniors -- Kevin Antonik (Central Islip/New Jersey Hitman), Michael Markowitz (Staten Island/NY Bobcats), Jeff Vanzant (Barrie, ON/Peterborough Liftlock Stars and Nick Zappia (Manlius/Kingston Voyageurs) -- were honored prior to the game. Zappia, who entered the game as Div. III's leading point and goal scorer, had a 26-game point-scoring streak dating back to last season snapped and finished his career sixth in scoring at Cortland with 109 points on 58 goals and 51 assists. 

Plattsburgh 5, Cortland 2

Plattsburgh  2-2-1  5
Cortland      1-0-1   2

Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Plattsburgh: Alex Brenton 2-0, Connor Gorman 1-0, Ayrton Valente 1-0, Connor Toomey 1-0, Michael Cassidy 0-3, Chris Taff 0-2, Michael Radissa 0-1, Dillan Fox 0-1, Brandon Beadow 0-1, Andrew Rossy 0-1, Mark Constantine 0-1  
Cortland: Darren McCormick 1-0, Michael Mascaro 1-0, Kyle Herring 0-2, Andrew McCann 0-1

Saves: Brady Rouleau (Plattsburgh) 23 (2 GA in 59:37), Empty Net :23; Kollyn Jones (Cortland) 61 (5 GA in 58:03), Empty Net 1:57
Shots on Goal: Plattsburgh 66 (22-19-25), Cortland 25 (6-11-8)
Penalties: Cortland 7-17:00, Plattsburgh 4-8:00
Power Play: Plattsburgh 1-6, Cortland 0-4
Record after game: Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 18-5-2, 13-2-1 SUNYAC; Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-13-3, 3-11-2 SUNYAC