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Notes & quotes from Oswego vs. Plattsburgh State
Plattsburgh State's Luke Baleshta carries the puck as Oswego's Matt Singleton (left) and Plattsburgh's Kevin Emmerling follow during Saturday's game at Stafford Ice Arena. (P-R Photo/Rachel Moore)
- When Plattsburgh State beat Oswego 4-3 Saturday, it ended the Lakers’ nine-game winning streak. Oswego has lost to just two teams this season — Plattsburgh twice and Utica twice.
- Plattsburgh freshman Kevin Emmerling had two goals and an assist, giving him five points on the weekend. He has at least a point in each of his last six games and moved into second place on the team with 25.
- With the SUNY Athletic Conference regular season in the books, the playoff pairings are set. In Wednesday’s quarterfinals, No. 3 seed Geneseo will host No. 6 Potsdam, and No. 4 Buffalo State will host No. 5 Fredonia. No. 1 Oswego and No. 2 Plattsburgh will host semifinals Saturday.
Kevin Emmerling on the second period: “I think we were just playing our game. Playing blue-collar hockey, what we’ve tried to do all year. Just getting pucks in, getting pucks out, getting it to the net and scoring goals.”
Plattsburgh coach Bob Emery: “I thought we did a good job getting to loose pucks in front of the net. We did a good job working hard, forechecking and trying to play the game behind their goal line.”
Emery: “We had emotion tonight. If you don’t have emotion tonight, you’re maybe half dead.”
Oswego coach Ed Gosek: “I thought in the second we played a pretty good period. I thought we had a lot of Grade A opportunities again and we didn’t capitalize on them. I thought that was the difference in the second, and they got the momentum there. And in the third, I thought they did a good job defensively keeping us to the outside.”
Gosek: ” We had chances. I don’t feel we were outplayed or anything. It was a good game. They made their breaks and earned it. And we’ve got to be better next time. Hopefully we’ll meet them in a couple weeks at our place. Get a third chance at them.”
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