Plattsburgh State Men's Basketball

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Feb. 6, 2010

Thomas Tops Off Redemption-Themed Weekend with Buzzer-Beater

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Steve Thomas rebounded a missed three by teammate Chris Ruiz and hit a layup as the buzzer sounded to give the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team an 88-86 victory over visiting State University of New York Athletic Conference Buffalo State. The Cardinals were mere fractions of a second away from going into overtime against the Bengal, which is exactly where they were when they fell earlier in the season in Buffalo, 87-90.

Plattsburgh now holds a 13-7 record for the season, 8-5 in the SUNYAC. Buffalo State is 8-11 overall, 6-7 in conference play.

Buffalo State actually held the lead throughout the entire first half, with the Cardinals tying the game up three times but never pulling ahead. Entering the half, the score stood at 45-43 in favor of the Bengals.

The second half started off much like the first, with Farris Thomas tying the game at 45 within the first minute of play and Buffalo State pulling ahead and retaking the lead until there were under five minutes left in regulation.

Plattsburgh finally took its first lead of the game (80-78) with 4:28 left on the clock thanks to a layup from Farris Thomas. He was assisted on the shot by Ketema Brooks. The Bengals tied the game up just 27 second later and then pulled ahead once more (82-81) with two and half minutes to go.

Each team took a turn at the lead before Glenroy Carr tied the game at 86 with six seconds left. Carr successfully hit two free-throw shots after being fouled by Ruiz. Steve Thomas's heroics mid-air just five seconds later saved the game for the Cards and had fans in Memorial rushing the court in celebration.

Plattsburgh travels to Oswego next Friday to take on the Lakers. Game-time is set for 8 p.m.

Check out Thomas's shot in the D3Hoops.com Buzzer-Beater Section!!!

Buffalo State vs Plattsburgh State
2/6/10 4 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Buffalo State 86

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
11	JACKSON, T.O.	f	3-9	0-0	1-2	2-2	4	2	7	4	0	0	0	28
23	CARR, Glenroy	f	7-12	0-0	7-10	2-1	3	0	21	1	1	1	0	35
50	SAMEDI, Antonio	c	11-14	0-0	5-7	5-7	12	5	27	0	3	5	1	31
03	SIMMONS, Norman	g	2-5	0-1	4-6	1-5	6	2	8	1	3	2	0	40
42	SIMMONS, Jake	g	6-11	2-4	0-0	0-2	2	5	14	1	0	0	0	19
04	OMOTE, Yusuke	-	0-1	0-0	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
12	GROSS, Mark	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
13	NAGAYA, Ahmed	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	9
24	MITCHELL, Justin	-	3-8	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	2	6	0	0	1	0	20
55	RUNGE, Seth	-	1-5	0-0	0-0	0-3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	10
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	33-65	2-5	18-27	12-25	37	19	86	8	8	9	1	200
			50.8%	40.0%	66.7%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		18-29	2-2	7-14
			62.1%	100 %	50.0%
	2nd Half:		15-36	0-3	11-13
			41.7%	0.0%	84.6%

Plattsburgh State 88

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	f	4-7	0-0	1-3	5-4	9	3	9	0	1	1	0	27
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	3-9	0-0	0-2	4-3	7	4	6	0	1	0	0	17
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	5-12	1-2	3-4	1-2	3	2	14	1	2	0	1	26
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	7-17	2-6	1-1	0-5	5	3	17	3	2	0	2	36
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	8-15	0-0	4-7	3-4	7	1	20	4	0	0	0	36
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	1-1	0-0	3-4	0-0	0	1	5	4	2	0	0	22
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	3-4	1-1	0-1	1-3	4	2	7	0	0	1	0	19
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	4-7	0-0	2-3	2-0	2	3	10	0	0	0	0	17
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	2-1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	35-72	4-9	14-25	18-22	40	19	88	12	8	2	3	200
			48.6%	44.4%	56.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		16-33	0-2	11-16
			48.5%	0.0%	68.8%
	2nd Half:		19-39	4-7	3-9
			48.7%	57.1%	33.3%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Buffalo State	45	41	86	Record: (8-11, 6-7 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	43	45	88	Record: (13-7, 8-5 SUNYAC)

Officials: Carl Luciano, Robert Judge, Jack Grogan
Technical fouls: Buffalo State-None. Plattsburgh State-None.
Attendance: 678

Feb. 5, 2010

Men's Basketball Sinks Redemption Against Fredonia

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's basketball team redeemed itself with a 60-48 win over Fredonia at home. Earlier in January, the Cardinals lost to their State University of New York Athletic Conference foe in Fredonia, 54-64.

The Cardinals rise to 12-7 for the season, 7-5 in the SUNYAC. Meanwhile, Fredonia drops to 7-11 overall, 5-7 in the conference.

After a back-and-forth first half, the Cardinals led 28-21. Danny Tangney and Steve Thomas sat atop the team with eight points each.

Entering the second, Plattsburgh started off strong and sank two unanswered jumpers in the first two minutes of play. The Cardinals would extend their lead to 15 (57-42) with just over three minutes left to play and would also have the last word when Errol Daniyan sank a free-throw with 1:15 still left on the clock.

Steve Thomas topped the team for the evening with 16 points, followed by Daniyan with 13, Chris Ruiz with 11 and Tangney with 10. Daniyan pulled down eight boards and Carl Munnerlyn dished out three assists.

For Fredonia, Scott Valenta sank 15 points and James Kane was second on the squad with nine. Kane also topped the Blue Devils with six rebounds and four assists.

Plattsburgh is set to take on Buffalo State tomorrow at home. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.

Fredonia State vs Plattsburgh State
2/5/10 8 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Fredonia State 48

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
44	KANE, James	f	3-9	0-0	3-4	3-3	6	0	9	4	1	0	0	29
14	MONAHAN, Joseph	g	0-7	0-2	2-4	2-1	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	30
20	VALENTA, Scott	g	6-10	1-1	2-2	1-3	4	5	15	0	0	1	0	25
24	MACBRIDE, Greg	g	2-5	0-1	0-0	0-3	3	4	4	1	4	0	1	30
32	BILLUPS, Amir	g	3-6	1-3	0-1	0-3	3	1	7	0	0	0	0	27
05	BRYANT, Julius	-	1-1	0-0	1-3	0-1	1	3	3	1	2	1	0	18
12	DONAHUE, Sean	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
22	HERRERA, Jonathan	-	1-1	0-0	2-2	0-0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	18
33	MITCHELL, Kyle	-	2-3	0-0	0-1	0-0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	11
54	LaQUIER, Adam	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-2	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	18-43	2-8	10-17	6-18	24	17	48	11	10	2	1	200
			41.9%	25.0%	58.8%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		10-23	1-3	0-4
			43.5%	33.3%	0.0%
	2nd Half:		8-20	1-5	10-13
			40.0%	20.0%	76.9%

Plattsburgh State 60

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	f	1-2	0-0	0-0	1-4	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	16
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	4-8	0-0	5-11	2-6	8	4	13	0	1	0	1	33
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	1-3	0-1	1-1	1-1	2	2	3	3	2	0	0	35
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	5-12	1-5	0-1	1-5	6	3	11	2	3	1	0	35
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	4-10	0-0	8-8	1-2	3	3	16	2	2	0	0	33
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	5
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	2-4	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	2	5	1	0	0	0	22
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	3-4	2-3	2-2	0-1	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	14
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	7
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	3-0	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	20-43	4-10	16-23	10-21	31	18	60	12	10	1	2	200
			46.5%	40.0%	69.6%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		10-24	3-7	5-8
			41.7%	42.9%	62.5%
	2nd Half:		10-19	1-3	11-15
			52.6%	33.3%	73.3%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Fredonia State	21	27	48	Record: (7-11, 5-7 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	28	32	60	Record: (12-7, 7-5 SUNYAC)

Officials: Ricky Lane, Joe Burke, Shane Quackenbush
Technical fouls: Fredonia State-None. Plattsburgh State-THOMAS,Steve.
Attendance: 502

Jan. 30, 2010

Cardinals Cagers Lose Heartbreaker to New Paltz

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - After the Plattsburgh State men's basketball pulled within one of visiting State University of New York Athletic Conference opponent New Paltz with 14 seconds left on the clock, it seemed as though the Cardinals might pull off a storybook come-from-behind win. Unfortunately, Shereef Taylor would go 4-for-4 at the free-throw line for the Hawks and the Cardinals would only hit one of two shots from the charity stripe. Coupled with a missed three-pointer right before the buzzer by Plattsburgh, and it all would result in New Paltz walking away the victors, 81-77.

The loss drops Plattsburgh down to 11-7 for the season, 6-5 in the SUNYAC. New Paltz is now 9-8 for the year, 5-6 in conference play.

For the second night in a row the Cardinals would hit two shots from behind the arc straight out of the gate, the first by Chris Ruiz and the second by Steve Thomas. The lead would flip-flop twice before New Paltz finally took hold with a decisive seven-point advantage (28-21) with 8:38 left to play in the first half. New Paltz would remain ahead and the score shown as 45-37 on the board in favor of the Hawks as the halftime buzzer sounded.

In the second half, New Paltz jumped out ahead by as much at 14 points with 13:35 left on the clock. Plattsburgh continued to chip away at the Hawks lead, however, and pulled ahead by one with just under six minutes to play. The Hawks would not go down without a fight and pulled ahead once more, this time for good, after Jayquan Anderson tied the game with a free-throw and Taylor sank a layup with 3:22 remaining on the clock.

Taylor led the Hawks in scoring with 19 points, while Nick Taldi sank 17 and Harris Wichard contributed 14. Wichard, Taylor and Oppong Agyemang pulled down seven boards each for Hawks, as well. Agyemang led both teams with four assists.

For Plattsburgh, Errol Daniyan recorded his fifth double-double of the season, consisting of 26 points and 10 rebounds. Ruiz was second on the squad with 18 and Steve Thomas added 12. Carl Munnerlyn nabbed a game-high three steals for the Cardinals.

Next up, Plattsburgh takes on Fredonia at home on Friday, February 6, at 8 p.m.

SUNY New Paltz vs Plattsburgh State
1/30/10 4 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

SUNY New Paltz 81

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
15	ANDERSON, Jayquan	f	4-9	0-0	2-6	1-1	2	3	10	0	5	0	0	24
12	WICHARD, Harris	g	5-11	1-3	3-5	2-5	7	2	14	2	0	0	2	36
21	TAYLOR, Shereef	g	5-13	1-2	8-9	2-5	7	4	19	1	0	0	0	31
23	AGYEMANG, Oppong	g	2-3	1-2	0-0	0-7	7	4	5	4	2	1	0	36
24	TALDI, Nick	g	5-11	5-10	2-2	0-2	2	0	17	1	0	0	1	33
10	SAWYER, Ryan	-	2-4	0-1	2-2	1-1	2	1	6	0	1	0	0	7
30	DEVINE, Matt	-	1-3	0-2	1-2	1-3	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	13
32	JAMES, Adesoji	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
42	CARMEL, Pete	-	3-4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	10
50	OLSEN, Daniel	-	0-4	0-0	1-2	3-3	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	8
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	27-62	8-20	19-28	11-30	41	21	81	10	10	3	3	200
			43.5%	40.0%	67.9%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		18-36	5-10	4-7
			50.0%	50.0%	57.1%
	2nd Half:		9-26	3-10	15-21
			34.6%	30.0%	71.4%

Plattsburgh State 77

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	f	2-7	0-0	1-1	3-2	5	3	5	2	0	1	0	19
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	11-17	0-0	4-6	5-5	10	3	26	1	4	0	0	33
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	2-8	0-4	5-6	1-4	5	1	9	3	1	0	3	33
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	6-19	4-7	2-2	2-7	9	3	18	1	1	1	0	36
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	3-10	1-3	5-8	0-5	5	4	12	3	2	0	0	28
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	2-2	0-0	0-2	0-0	0	3	4	3	2	0	0	27
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	1-2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	10
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-5	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	12
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	3-1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	27-65	6-16	17-25	14-29	43	20	77	15	12	2	3	200
			41.5%	37.5%	68.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		14-34	4-10	5-9
			41.2%	40.0%	55.6%
	2nd Half:		13-31	2-6	12-16
			41.9%	33.3%	75.0%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
SUNY New Paltz	45	36	81	Record: (9-8, 5-6 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	37	40	77	Record: (11-7, 6-5 SUNYAC)

Officials: Dan Shepardson, Andy Akins, Matt Wiley
Technical fouls: SUNY New Paltz-None. Plattsburgh State-TEAM.
Attendance: 602

Jan. 29, 2010

Cardinals Slay the Red Dragons

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Three-straight three-pointers, two by Chris Ruiz and one by Carl Munnerlyn, helped the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team jump out to an early 9-2 lead over visiting Oneonta. The Cardinals won the game, 78-56, and improve their record to 11-6 for the season, 6-4 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Oneonta falls to 12-5 overall, 5-5 in the conference.

Ruiz led the Cardinals in scoring during the night, posting 19 points on the scoreboard. Munnerlyn and Steve Thomas contributed 17 apiece, while Errol Daniyan tossed up 14. Thomas, Daniyan and Tim Havens each pulled down a team-high five boards.

Munnerlyn continued his scoring hot streak, shooting .750 percent (6-8) from the field and .600 percent (3-5) from behind the arc. He also went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.

Brian Beckford was the lone Red Dragon to score in the double-digits, recording 16 points, and he also racked up a team-high eight rebounds. Brian Hooks and Troy Talbot tied for second on the team in scoring with nine points each.

Plattsburgh pulled ahead by as much as 21 points with under two minutes to go in the first half, at the buzzer to signal halftime the Cardinals led 40-24.

In the second half, Plattsburgh put on a show and kept their advantage over the Red Dragons at or just below 20 points for the majority of the 20 minutes. Oneonta did manage to cut that lead down to 13 with 9:21 left to play, but the Cardinals quickly responded and were up by 18 before a minute passed on the clock.

Plattsburgh stays home tomorrow to take on New Paltz at 4 p.m.

Oneonta vs Plattsburgh State
1/29/10 8 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Oneonta 56

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
15	WALSH, Kevin	f	1-5	0-0	2-6	1-2	3	2	4	1	2	0	1	28
23	GRIMES, Michael	f	2-7	0-1	3-5	3-3	6	3	7	1	0	0	0	32
33	BECKFORD, Brian	f	6-16	0-2	4-12	3-5	8	1	16	0	4	1	0	25
02	GILLETTE, Shane	g	0-3	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	28
21	HOOKS, Brian	g	3-7	3-6	0-0	0-2	2	2	9	0	0	0	0	22
10	GREENE, Ryan	-	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
11	BUCKLEY, Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
12	CAHILL, Tommy	-	0-0	0-0	3-4	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5
20	COXON, Ray	-	0-2	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
22	TALBOT, Troy	-	4-7	0-0	1-3	0-7	7	5	9	2	5	0	0	22
44	MCLAREN, Dan	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
50	HAHN, Derek	-	3-3	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	2	6	0	0	1	0	18
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	20-52	3-9	13-30	9-29	38	17	56	6	15	2	1	200
			38.5%	33.3%	43.3%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		9-29	0-3	6-21
			31.0%	0.0%	28.6%
	2nd Half:		11-23	3-6	7-9
			47.8%	50.0%	77.8%

Plattsburgh State 78

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	f	1-6	0-0	2-4	0-3	3	3	4	0	1	0	0	17
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	6-12	0-0	2-4	1-4	5	2	14	1	0	0	1	30
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	6-8	3-5	2-2	1-2	3	2	17	4	2	0	0	34
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	8-14	2-3	1-1	1-3	4	2	19	3	2	0	1	30
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	7-12	0-2	3-5	1-4	5	3	17	3	2	0	1	23
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-4	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	6
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	1-2	0-1	1-1	0-2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	19
14	MCCARTHY,Joe	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
21	POIRIER,Ryan	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	14
34	ROH,Junghoon	-	1-3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4
40	TORRES,Virgilio	-	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	0-4	0-0	0-2	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-3	4	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	31-66	5-12	11-19	8-30	38	22	78	12	8	0	4	200
			47.0%	41.7%	57.9%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		15-35	4-9	6-11
			42.9%	44.4%	54.5%
	2nd Half:		16-31	1-3	5-8
			51.6%	33.3%	62.5%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Oneonta	24	32	56	Record: (12-5, 5-5 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	40	38	78	Record: (11-6, 6-4 SUNYAC)

Officials: Jeff Mongeon, Chris Ogden, Bobby Judge
Technical fouls: Oneonta-None. Plattsburgh State-None.
Attendance: 521

Jan. 26, 2010

Balanced Attack Leads Plattsburgh Past Potsdam in Men's Basketball

POTSDAM, N.Y. - Three Cardinals scored 20+ points for the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team to help lift the team past North Country and State University of New York Athletic Conference foe Potsdam, 94-75. The Cardinals shot 53.1% (34-64) from the field, 38.9% (7-18) from behind the arc and 67.9% (19-28) from the freee-throw line during the contest.

Plattsburgh rises to 10-6 for the season, 5-4 in the SUNYAC. Meanwhile, Potsdam drops to 2-13 overall, 1-8 in conference play.

Potsdam hustled out to an early lead after Anthony Williams sank a layup and then stole the ball back, helping it find its way into the hands of Curtis Pierce who scored a layup of his own. Plattsburgh finally answered back with two free-throws made by Chris Ruiz. The lead flip-flopped for a while, but Plattsburgh took a definite 13-point lead with 7:57 left in the first half. The Bears would cut that down to eight (43-35) by the time the buzzer sounded to signal halftime.

The second half of the game belonged to the Cardinals, who jumped out to an 18-point advantage before the first five minutes were up and then peaked at 23 points (82-59) with just under five minutes left.

The game ended with Carl Munnerlyn going 1-for-2 at the charity stripe for Plattsburgh and Anthony Williams grabbing the rebound for the Bears with eight second left to play. Potsdam would not get another shot off before the final buzzer.

Steve Thomas matched his season-high mark of 27 points, which he hit last Saturday at Geneseo, and added nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks to his stats. Munnerlyn was second on the team with 22 points, followed by Ruiz with 20. Errol Daniyan recorded his fourth double-double of the season, leading the Cards with 10 boards and adding 12 points to the mix.

Pierce topped Potsdam with 27 points, while Williams contributed 19 and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Olando Minott posted 14 points on the scoreboard and dished out a game-high five assists for the Bears.

Plattsburgh returns to action on Friday, when it takes on Oneonta at home at 8 p.m.

Plattsburgh vs SUNY Potsdam
1-26-10 8:15 at SUNY Potsdam

Plattsburgh 94

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	*	3-4	0-0	2-3	2-2	4	3	8	2	0	0	1	21
04	DANIYAN,Errol	*	6-9	0-0	0-2	3-7	10	3	12	0	3	0	0	25
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	*	6-12	5-7	5-6	0-0	0	3	22	1	4	0	1	25
15	RUIZ,Chris	*	8-15	2-5	2-2	1-0	1	0	20	1	0	0	1	32
23	THOMAS,Steve	*	9-18	0-4	9-11	2-7	9	2	27	4	2	0	2	37
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	0-2	0-1	0-2	0-0	0	3	0	4	3	0	0	20
14	MCCARTHY,Joe	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
21	POIRIER,Ryan	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	11
34	ROH,Junghoon	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	3
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	2-3	0-0	1-2	2-2	4	3	5	0	0	0	1	20
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	5-2	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	34-64	7-18	19-28	17-22	39	17	94	15	12	0	9	200
			53.1%	38.9%	67.9%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		16-36	5-12	6-8
			44.4%	41.7%	75.0%
	2nd Half:		18-28	2-6	13-20
			64.3%	33.3%	65.0%

SUNY Potsdam 75

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
11	SCHWARTZ, Skip	*	0-4	0-3	2-2	0-1	1	4	2	2	2	0	1	32
14	WILLIAMS, Anthony	*	7-13	1-3	4-6	3-4	7	4	19	2	3	2	2	28
22	PIERCE, Curtis	*	10-12	0-0	7-9	2-3	5	3	27	1	1	0	0	39
23	WALKER, Benjamin	*	1-4	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	1	2	1	3	0	1	29
32	MINOTT, Olando	*	6-9	1-1	1-1	0-4	4	3	14	5	4	0	1	37
03	CROSS, Edward	-	3-7	2-4	0-0	0-1	1	2	8	1	1	0	0	20
12	FRANCISCO, Wesley	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
15	MCALLISTER, Jordan	-	1-3	1-2	0-0	0-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	14
34	HOWE, Mitchell	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	28-52	5-14	14-18	5-19	24	19	75	13	15	2	6	200
			53.8%	35.7%	77.8%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		14-24	2-7	5-6
			58.3%	28.6%	83.3%
	2nd Half:		14-28	3-7	9-12
			50.0%	42.9%	75.0%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Plattsburgh	43	51	94	Record: (10-6)
SUNY Potsdam	35	40	75	Record: (2-13)

Officials:
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh-None. SUNY Potsdam-None.
Attendance: 350

Jan. 23, 2010

Cardinal Cagers Defeat the Blue Knights on the Road

GENESEO, N.Y. - Steve Thomas led the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team to victory over State University of New York Athletic Coference foe Geneseo with a season-high 27 points. The Cardinals won the game by a score of 65-58.

Plattsburgh moves up to 4-4 in the SUNYAC, 9-6 for the season, and Geneseo drops to 3-5 in conference play, 4-11 overall.

Plattsburgh jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead after Steve Thomas scored the first layup of the contest, but Geneseo countered almost immediately and would hold tight to the lead for the next 11 minutes. When the Cardinals retook the lead with 7:50 left in the half it was thanks, again, to a Steve Thomas layup. Thomas would add another point seconds later with a made free-throw, and the Cardinals led increased to five (21-16) a little over a minute later when Danny Tangney sank a shot from behind the arc.

Plattsburgh would enter the half with a 24-18 lead and stay ahead of the Blue Knights for the rest of the contest.

Along with leading the Cardinals in scoring, Steve Thomas matched Ketema Brooks for a team-high six rebounds. Brook also led the team with five assists. Carl Munnerlyn followed Thomas in points, sinking 13 of his own during the contest. Errol Daniyan blocked four shots.

For Geneseo, Brandon Simpson topped the team with 18 points and Kyle Stevens added 14. Abe Miller pulled down seven boards and Mike Baker dished out a game-high eight assists.

Plattsburgh returns to action next Tuesday at Potsdam. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.

Plattsburgh State vs Geneseo Blue Knights
1/23/10 4 p.m. at Geneseo, NY

Plattsburgh State 65

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	*	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	13
04	DANIYAN,Errol	*	4-8	0-0	0-0	1-3	4	3	8	1	2	4	0	34
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	*	4-7	3-4	2-3	0-2	2	2	13	0	3	0	1	23
15	RUIZ,Chris	*	3-9	1-5	0-0	0-1	1	1	7	2	3	1	0	26
23	THOMAS,Steve	*	10-16	2-4	5-5	1-5	6	4	27	1	2	0	0	36
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-5	6	2	0	5	3	0	1	32
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	2-4	2-3	0-0	0-3	3	0	6	1	1	0	0	19
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	1-3	0-0	2-2	3-2	5	2	4	1	1	0	1	16
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	24-50	8-17	9-10	6-23	29	14	65	12	16	5	3	200
			48.0%	47.1%	90.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		10-21	3-7	1-1
			47.6%	42.9%	100 %
	2nd Half:		14-29	5-10	8-9
			48.3%	50.0%	88.9%

Geneseo Blue Knights 58

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
04	BAKER, Mike	*	3-5	0-0	1-3	0-1	1	2	7	8	6	0	1	33
05	BLAIR, Jordan	*	1-3	0-0	1-2	1-2	3	2	3	2	0	0	2	35
32	STEVENS, Kyle	*	5-13	1-4	3-3	1-5	6	3	14	2	1	0	1	40
33	SIMPSON, Brandon	*	8-15	0-0	2-2	1-5	6	4	18	1	0	1	1	37
42	MILLER, Abe	*	1-5	0-0	1-4	5-2	7	0	3	1	1	0	0	17
03	SEGARRA, Jason	-	1-2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	7
10	HOY, Marcus	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
20	SCOTT, John	-	0-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
24	ESTABROOKS, Ethan	-	2-4	0-2	2-2	0-1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	14
31	DRAZAN, John	-	2-3	0-0	0-0	1-0	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	9
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-3	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	23-53	2-8	10-16	10-21	31	12	58	15	14	1	6	200
			43.4%	25.0%	62.5%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		8-27	0-2	2-5
			29.6%	0.0%	40.0%
	2nd Half:		15-26	2-6	8-11
			57.7%	33.3%	72.7%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Plattsburgh State	24	41	65	Record: (9-6/4-4 SUNYAC)
Geneseo Blue Knights	18	40	58	Record: (4-11/3-5 SUNYAC)

Officials: Don Neubauer, Dave Kozlowski, Roger Brick
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh State-None. Geneseo Blue Knights-None.
Attendance: 450

Jan. 22, 2010

Daniyan Has Career Night; Cardinals Fall to Brockport in Double OT

BROCKPORT, N.Y. - Plattsburgh State men's basketball junior forward Errol Daniyan recorded career-highs of 27 points and 18 rebounds against host and State University of New York Athletic Conference foe Brockport, but it was not enough to pull out a win for the Cardinals. Brockport took the contest 100-96, pulling ahead for the final time 29 seconds into the second overtime.

Plattsburgh drops to 8-6 for the season, 3-4 in the SUNYAC, while Brockport rises to 10-4 overall, 6-1 in conference play.

After ending the first half with the Eagles leading 32-29, the two teams traded the lead throughout the second half. Regulation time ended with a tie, 75-75, after Brockport's Josh Zenkel sank a three-pointer at the buzzer.

The first overtime saw Plattsburgh take a seven-point lead with 2:06 left on the clock, but the Eagles widdled away at the Cardinals lead and tied the game up at 89 just before time ran out. Brockport's Andy Foote stole the ball with 12 seconds left and it found its way into the hands of Brandon Williams. Williams sank the game-tying layup with nine seconds to go.

In the second overtime, the Eagles led by as much as six points with 46 second to go. The Cardinals rallied but, after a made free-throw and a three-pointer by Danny Tangney, they could only managed to cut Brockport's lead to two. Jermaine Johnson sank two free-throws with nine seconds left in the game after being followed by Plattsburgh's Carl Munnerlyn and gave Brockport a solid four-point lead. A missed jumper by Tangney before the buzzer sealed the win for the Eagles.

Daniyan was not the only one to provide Plattsburgh with a solid showing on the court, Steve Thomas also contributed a double-double, consisting of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Munnerlyn added 22 points to the Cardinals' total and Chris Ruiz posted 17 points on the scoreboard.

For Brockport, Brandon Williams led the way with 21 points, followed by Gerald Williams with 19 and Johnson with 16. Johnson also pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds for the Eagles.

Plattsburgh wraps up its weekend SUNYAC roadtrip tomorrow at Geneseo. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.

Plattsburgh State vs College at Brockport
01/22/10 8pm at Brockport, NY

Plattsburgh State 96

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	*	2-3	0-0	1-2	0-3	3	1	5	2	0	1	0	20
04	DANIYAN,Errol	*	12-14	0-0	3-8	8-10	18	4	27	0	4	2	3	46
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	*	5-11	2-7	10-13	0-2	2	5	22	3	10	0	1	45
15	RUIZ,Chris	*	6-16	1-5	4-5	2-3	5	5	17	2	3	0	0	34
23	THOMAS,Steve	*	4-13	1-5	7-8	0-10	10	4	16	0	6	1	3	42
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	1	1	0	3	19
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	1-1	0-0	1-2	1-2	3	5	3	1	1	0	0	22
14	MCCARTHY,Joe	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	1-4	1-3	1-2	1-1	2	1	4	1	1	0	0	15
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	7
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	3-1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	32-63	5-20	27-40	16-34	50	27	96	10	26	4	10	250
			50.8%	25.0%	67.5%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		12-23	2-8	3-5
			52.2%	25.0%	60.0%
	2nd Half:		16-26	2-8	12-18
			61.5%	25.0%	66.7%
	Overtime:		4-14	1-4	12-17
			28.6%	25.0%	70.6%

College at Brockport 100

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
05	WILLIAMS, Brandon	*	8-17	0-1	5-10	2-1	3	4	21	4	3	0	5	38
10	ZENKEL, Josh	*	3-4	1-2	2-2	1-1	2	5	9	3	3	0	5	31
12	KLEIN, Derek	*	4-14	2-9	1-2	1-1	2	3	11	3	3	0	1	39
30	LANTIGUA, Francisco	*	4-5	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	4	8	1	1	0	0	19
33	JOHNSON, Jermaine	*	3-11	1-4	9-11	2-8	10	2	16	3	2	1	1	35
11	HALL, Anthony	-	2-4	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	8
15	FOOTE, Andy	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	10
20	WILLIAMS, Gerald	-	7-13	4-6	1-3	0-0	0	4	19	0	1	0	5	31
21	MARCHAND, Andy	-	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-2	3	1	0	3	2	0	0	11
23	McTIGUE, Zack	-	4-5	0-0	2-4	3-5	8	5	10	0	0	0	0	28
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	2-1	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	35-74	10-26	20-33	13-21	34	30	100	17	16	1	19	250
			47.3%	38.5%	60.6%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		14-34	3-11	1-4
			41.2%	27.3%	25.0%
	2nd Half:		16-28	5-9	6-14
			57.1%	55.6%	42.9%
	Overtime:		5-12	2-6	13-15
			41.7%	33.3%	86.7%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	OT	OT2	Total
Plattsburgh State	29	46	14	7	96	Record: (8-6, 3-4 SUNYAC)
College at Brockport	32	43	14	11	100	Record: (10-4, 6-1 SUNYAC)

Officials: Jim Salamone, Steve Call, John Garbinski
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh State-BROOKS,Ketema; TEAM. College at Brockport-KLEIN, Derek.
Attendance: 450

Jan. 22, 2010

D3Hoops.com Names Munnerlyn to National Team of the Week

STERLING, Va. - After a banner weekend where he went 10-for-12 from behind the arc and 7-for-9 from the charity stripe, Plattsburgh State men's basketball junior Carl Munnerlyn was rewarded for his efforts by being named to the Team of the Week by D3Hoops.com. See the entire team here

Munnerlyn hit six three-pointers without fail during the second half of the Cardinals game against Cortland last Friday, after not taking a single shot during the first half. He did not miss from behind the arc until the second half of the Cardinals game against Oswego on Saturday, ending his streak at eight-straight.

The 5-9 guard averaged .833 (10-12) from behind the three-point line for the entire weekend and .706 (12-17) overall from the field. He led the Cardinals in scoring for the week, averaging 20.5 points per game.

A Brooklyn native, Munnerlyn transferred to Plattsburgh this season after playing two years at Fulton-Montgomery Community College. While with the Raiders, Munnerlyn earned MVP honors from the Mountain Valley Conference and was named to the all-tournament team at the NJCAA Division III National Championship.

Jan. 16, 2010

Munnerlyn on Fire as Cards Defeat Oswego in Men's Basketball

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Carl Munnerlyn went 4-for-6 from behind the arc and 7-for-9 from the charity stripe, totaling 23 points during the game, to help lift the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team past the visiting Oswego Lakers, 88-80. A day before against Cortland, Munnerlyn went 6-for-6 from behind the three-point line and did not miss one again until six and half minutes into the second half of Plattsburgh's game against the Lakers.

The Cardinals break a four-game losing streak to move up to 8-5 on the year, 3-3 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Meanwhile, Oswego drops to 7-5 overall, 2-4 in conference play.

For the entire game, the lead bounced back and forth between the two teams, but Plattsburgh pulled ahead when it mattered most. The Cardinals led at both halftime (44-43) and when the last buzzer sounded. As a team, Plattsburgh shot 59.3% (32-54) from the field, 52.9% (9-17) from behind the arc and 68.2% (15-22) from the free-throw line to post its most solid numbers since returning from winter break.

Plattsburgh took its final lead of the game with 1:55 left to play after Farris Thomas sank jumper, placing the Cardinals in front 81-80. The Cardinals would go on to score seven more unanswered points, which included a jumper by Chris Ruiz, two free-throws by Munnerlyn and three more from the charity stripe by Errol Daniyan.

Daniyan was second on the team in scoring with 20 points and led the squad with seven boards and three blocks. Ruiz sank 15 points for the Cardinals and Steve Thomas contributed 11.

Farris Thomas started his first game of the year for the Cardinals, giving a solid performance of 3-for-4 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for a total of eight points. Farris Thomas also pulled down five rebounds to tie Ruiz and Steve Thomas for second on the team.

For Oswego, Chad Burridge topped both teams with 28 points. Ryan Sheridan added 14 points and Conor Monaghan 11 to the Lakers' effort.

Plattsburgh hits the road next weekend to take on SUNYAC foes Brockport on Friday at 8 p.m. and Geneseo on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Oswego vs Plattsburgh State
01/16/10 4 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Oswego 80

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
01	FRANCOIS, Stanley	f	1-5	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	23
21	BURRIDGE, Chad	f	11-24	1-2	5-6	0-6	6	4	28	1	4	2	0	36
04	MONAGHAN, Conor	g	4-10	1-2	2-3	1-0	1	1	11	2	1	0	2	34
05	SHERIDAN, Ryan	g	5-8	2-3	2-3	0-2	2	3	14	3	7	1	0	34
11	URIBE, Jose	g	2-5	2-3	0-0	3-1	4	2	6	1	1	0	0	23
03	MICHELE, Sean	-	3-3	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	20
24	GILKES, Chris	-	2-3	0-0	2-5	0-0	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	8
34	WARD, Hayden	-	2-5	0-0	2-2	4-3	7	1	6	0	0	0	0	22
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	2-0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	30-63	7-11	13-19	11-15	26	14	80	13	16	3	2	200
			47.6%	63.6%	68.4%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		19-37	1-3	4-6
			51.4%	33.3%	66.7%
	2nd Half:		11-26	6-8	9-13
			42.3%	75.0%	69.2%

Plattsburgh State 88

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
03	THOMAS,Farris	f	3-4	0-0	2-2	1-4	5	3	8	1	0	0	0	25
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	7-11	0-0	6-11	2-5	7	1	20	1	3	3	1	33
05	BROOKS,Ketema	g	1-3	1-2	0-0	0-2	2	1	3	4	5	0	0	19
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	6-10	4-6	7-9	0-4	4	3	23	2	1	0	0	35
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	6-10	3-5	0-0	1-4	5	2	15	1	2	0	0	31
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
22	TANGNEY,Danny	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	12
23	THOMAS,Steve	-	5-10	1-3	0-0	1-4	5	1	11	3	7	1	2	27
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	4-5	0-0	0-0	3-0	3	2	8	0	1	0	0	13
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-0	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	32-54	9-17	15-22	10-25	35	16	88	13	21	4	3	200
			59.3%	52.9%	68.2%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		19-30	4-7	2-4
			63.3%	57.1%	50.0%
	2nd Half:		13-24	5-10	13-18
			54.2%	50.0%	72.2%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Oswego	43	37	80	Record: (7-5, 2-4 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	44	44	88	Record: (8-5, 3-3 SUNYAC)

Officials: Jim Toomey, Andrew Scampini, Justin Simon
Technical fouls: Oswego-None. Plattsburgh State-None.
Attendance: 313

Jan. 15, 2010

Cortland Narrowly Evades the Cardinals in Men's Basketball

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's basketball team surged back from a 21-36 deficit entering the second half of its game against Cortland, cutting the Red Dragons lead to as little as three points with just under 10 minutes left to play. Cortland held on, however, and won the State University of New York Athletic Conference contest, 78-73.

Both Plattsburgh and Cortland now stand at 7-5 overall for the season. Meanwhile, Cortland rises to 3-2 in the SUNYAC and Plattsburgh drops to 2-3.

The Cardinals outscored the Red Dragons 52-42 in the second half, with Carl Munnerlyn contributing 18 points to the effort. Munnerlyn shot a perfect 1.000 percent from the three-point line (6-6) and went 6-for-7 from the field overall, impressive especially since he did not take a shot during the first half of the competition.

Chris Ruiz sank a game-high 20 points for the Cardinals, while Errol Daniyan contributed a solid performance of nine rebounds and 11 points. Daniyan matched Steve Thomas for a game-high three steals.

Jesse Winter went 5-for-7 from the free-throw line and led the Red Dragons with 19 points during the night, followed by Paul Oliver with 13. Jeremy Smith shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe and was third for Cortland with 10 points.

Plattsburgh closes out its weekend at home tomorrow against Oswego. Game time is set for 4 p.m.

Cortland State vs Plattsburgh State
01/15/10 8 p.m. at Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Cortland State 78

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
44	NAGLE, Ben	f	3-5	0-0	1-1	3-5	8	1	7	2	3	0	0	35
52	OLIVER, Paul	f	5-7	0-0	3-5	0-2	2	4	13	1	0	0	1	23
12	WINTER, Jesse	g	6-9	2-3	5-7	0-1	1	1	19	1	3	0	0	18
22	EVANS, Ron	g	4-8	1-1	0-0	1-3	4	0	9	0	1	0	0	14
24	MANNING, Brian	g	1-5	0-2	0-0	0-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	10
30	SMITH, Jeremy	-	2-9	0-3	6-6	0-1	1	2	10	0	1	0	1	23
32	LEWIS, Mike	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
34	HEFELE, Harrison	-	2-4	0-2	1-2	1-3	4	3	5	1	3	0	1	27
50	MILKE, Chris	-	1-3	0-0	2-4	3-2	5	2	4	0	2	2	1	18
51	MARSHALL, Dustin	-	1-5	0-1	7-8	2-3	5	2	9	3	1	1	1	26
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	25-55	3-12	25-33	11-22	33	17	78	8	14	3	5	200
			45.5%	25.0%	75.8%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		13-33	3-9	7-10
			39.4%	33.3%	70.0%
	2nd Half:		12-22	0-3	18-23
			54.5%	0.0%	78.3%

Plattsburgh State 73

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	5-10	0-0	1-2	1-8	9	5	11	1	2	1	3	37
22	TANGNEY,Danny	f	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-5	5	2	0	2	2	0	0	25
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	g	6-7	6-6	0-0	0-2	2	4	18	2	3	0	1	32
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	7-14	2-4	4-6	0-1	1	3	20	3	1	0	0	25
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	4-9	1-2	5-7	1-3	4	2	14	3	4	1	3	34
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
03	THOMAS,Farris	-	1-1	0-0	0-2	2-0	2	2	2	1	3	0	1	13
05	BROOKS,Ketema	-	3-3	1-1	1-3	0-1	1	3	8	3	3	0	0	20
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	0-1	0-0	0-2	0-1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	11
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	0-0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	26-46	10-14	11-22	4-21	25	23	73	15	20	2	8	200
			56.5%	71.4%	50.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		6-17	2-5	7-10
			35.3%	40.0%	70.0%
	2nd Half:		20-29	8-9	4-12
			69.0%	88.9%	33.3%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Cortland State	36	42	78	Record: (7-5, 3-2 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh State	21	52	73	Record: (7-5, 2-3 SUNYAC)

Officials: Ricky Link, Gary Nicholl, Kevin Gerahty
Technical fouls: Cortland State-None. Plattsburgh State-RUIZ,Chris.
Attendance: 281

Jan. 9, 2010

Fredonia Defeats Plattsburgh Men in Basketball

FREDONIA, N.Y. - Thirty-four seconds into the first half of the Plattsburgh State men's basketball game versus State University of New York Athletic Conference foe Fredonia, Steve Thomas netted a three-pointer to score the first points of the game and place the Cardinals ahead. It would be Plattsburgh's lone lead of the game, lasting 19 seconds before Brad Cooper followed up with a three of his own to tie it up for the Blue Devils. Fredonia would go on to win the contest 64-54.

With the loss, Plattsburgh drops to 7-4 overall, 2-2 in the SUNYAC. Meanwhile, Fredonia's victory raises it to 8-3 overall, 3-1 in conference play.

Carl Munnerlyn led the Cardinals from the bench with 14 points, while Steve Thomas recorded 12. Overall, Plattsburgh's bench outscored Fredonia's 26-16. Errol Daniyan topped both teams with nine rebounds and reached up for a game-high four blocks.

For the Blue Devils, Cooper sank 16 points, Julius Bryant made 14 and James Kane posted 13 on the scoreboard. Fredonia scored 23 points off turnovers, compared to Plattsburgh's seven.

Plattsburgh returns home on Friday, January 15, to take on SUNYAC opponent Cortland. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

Jan. 8, 2010

Cardinal Men's Basketball Fall in Overtime

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's basketball team trailed for the majority of the game against State University of New York Athletic Conference opponent Buffalo State, but managed to push the game into overtime thanks to a last minute three-pointer by Danny Tangney. The Bengals would go onto to win the contest, however, 90-87.

The Cardinals now hold a record of 7-3, 2-1 in the SUNYAC, and Buffalo State is 2-5 overall, 1-1 in the conference.

The Bengals scored the first points of the night when Antonio Samedi sank a jumper 14 seconds into the first and would hold to the lead, despite a handful of times when the Cardinals pulled ahead by three or less, until the end of the second period when Tangney helped send the game into overtime.

During the overtime period, the two teams fought over the lead for the first three minutes. Buffalo State took a definitive six-point lead just before the final minute mark and held on, despite three-straight free-throws made by the Cardinals' Chris Ruiz (2) and Tangney (1).

All tallied, the Bengals out-shot the Cardinals 50.7-42.1% from the field and recorded 23 points off turnovers to Plattsburgh's 11. However, the Cardinals did capitalize on second-chance points, out-shooting the Bengals 18-6 in that category.

Ruiz and Steve Thomas both posted double-doubles for the Cards. Ruiz made 23 points and pulled down 11 boards, while Thomas matched Ruiz in rebounds and added 18 of his own points. Ruiz also tied Errol Daniyan with a team-high three steals. Daniyan was second the squad with 20 points and topped the team with three blocks.

Ketema Brooks dished out game-high seven assists for Plattsburgh.

Glenroy Carr sank 20 points and made 10 rebounds for the Bengals, while Jake Simmons led both teams with 24 points and four steals during the game.

The Cardinals close out their trip to the western portion of the state at Fredonia tomorrow. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.

Jan. 5, 2010

Panthers Narrowly Top Plattsburgh Men

Middlebury, Vt. - No. 7 Middlebury narrowly topped the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team, 81-75, in Vermont. The Cardinals held close to the Panther throughout the contest, but could not push ahead in the end for the win.

The Cardinals now stand at 7-2 for the year, while Middlebury is 10-0 overall.

Plattsburgh produced outstanding numbers in the first half, shooting 66.7% (2-3) from the three-point line and 90.9% (10-11) from the charity stripe. The Cardinals trailed 34-38 entering half time.

During the second half, scoring for the Cardinals fizzled, with the men only making 36.7% (11-30) from the field. Meanwhile Middlebury improved from 27.8% (10-36) in the first to 51.7% (15-29) in the second to help secure the win.

Errol Daniyan posted a double-double for the Cards, 23 points and 12 boards. Chris Ruiz also scored double-digits, netting 19 during the contest, and went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.

For the Panthers, Ryan Sharry matched Daniyan's game-high 12 rebounds and sank 18 points. Nolan Thompson tossed up 15 points for Middlebury and Tim Edwards contributed 10, along with five assists.

The Cardinals travel across the state this weekend to take on Buffalo State on Friday at 8 p.m. and Fredonia on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Plattsburgh St. vs Middlebury
1/5/10 7:30 p.m. at Middlebury, Vt.

Plattsburgh St. 75

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
04	DANIYAN,Errol	*	10-15	0-0	3-3	3-9	12	2	23	0	1	2	2	37
05	BROOKS,Ketema	*	0-3	0-1	2-6	1-3	4	2	2	2	3	0	0	24
15	RUIZ,Chris	*	5-11	2-2	7-8	2-4	6	5	19	0	5	0	0	33
22	TANGNEY,Danny	*	2-2	1-1	3-3	0-0	0	2	8	0	0	0	1	21
23	THOMAS,Steve	*	2-13	0-4	5-5	1-6	7	4	9	1	4	1	0	36
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
03	THOMAS,Farris	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	7
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	-	1-7	0-1	6-10	0-2	2	3	8	2	1	0	1	25
14	MCCARTHY,Joe	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	2-4	1-1	1-1	2-1	3	4	6	0	0	0	0	10
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	2-1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	22-55	4-10	27-36	11-28	39	23	75	6	15	4	5	200
			40.0%	40.0%	75.0%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		11-25	2-3	10-11
			44.0%	66.7%	90.9%
	2nd Half:		11-30	2-7	17-25
			36.7%	28.6%	68.0%

Middlebury 81

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
10	Ryan Wholey	*	4-11	1-3	4-6	2-4	6	5	13	0	1	0	1	21
22	Tim Edwards	*	3-6	1-3	3-3	1-3	4	5	10	5	2	0	3	28
31	Andrew Locke	*	2-4	0-0	3-8	2-4	6	3	7	1	1	5	2	30
33	Nolan Thompson	*	5-12	2-5	3-4	2-2	4	4	15	4	2	0	0	34
35	Ryan Sharry	*	6-15	0-1	6-8	5-7	12	2	18	2	2	1	0	35
05	Jake Wolfin	-	2-7	1-4	2-2	0-0	0	2	7	2	1	0	1	24
15	Luis Alvarez	-	0-2	0-0	2-2	2-0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	7
21	Jamal Davis	-	3-7	0-0	2-3	2-2	4	5	8	0	0	1	1	17
44	Peter Lynch	-	0-1	0-0	1-2	0-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	25-65	5-16	26-38	17-25	42	29	81	14	10	7	8	200
			38.5%	31.3%	68.4%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		10-36	4-11	14-17
			27.8%	36.4%	82.4%
	2nd Half:		15-29	1-5	12-21
			51.7%	20.0%	57.1%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Plattsburgh St.	34	41	75	Record: (7-2)
Middlebury	38	43	81	Record: (10-0)

Officials: Randy Miller, Vinny Haynes, Bob Woodward
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh St.-BROOKS,Ketema. Middlebury-None.
Attendance: 780

Jan. 5, 2010

Cardinal Cagers Receive Votes in National Poll

MINNEAPOLIS - The Plattsburgh State men's basketball has received votes in the D3Hoops.com Top-25 national poll. It is the first time this season the Cardinals earned such recognition, having last received votes in the 2008-09 D3Hoops.com preseason poll.

Randolph-Macon tops the poll with 12 first-place votes, followed by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with nine and Washington University with four.

The Cardinals currently hold a 7-1 overall record, 2-0 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference. Steve Thomas is leading the team with 17.5 points per game and 12 steals, while Errol Daniyan is contributing an average of 16.9 points and 7.4 rebounds.

Plattsburgh, the only SUNYAC team mentioned in the poll, take on No. 7 Middlebury tonight on the Panthers' home court at 7:30 p.m.

The entire poll is available at: http://d3hoops.com/top25/

Dec. 9, 2009

Ruiz Named Men's Basketball's Player of the Week

FREDONIA, N.Y. - Chris Ruiz, a junior guard on the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team, has been named the State University of New York Athletic Conference Player of the Week after helping the Cardinals finish 3-0 last week. Ruiz averaged 19.7 points and 5.7 rebounds a game, along with posting a season-high 34 points on the scoreboard against New Paltz (12/4). He went 6-for-7 from the three-point line that same game.

Originally from Washington Heights, Ruiz shot .590 (23-39) from the field and .571 (8-14) from behind the arc as the Cardinals defeated St. Lawrence, 90-86, and SUNYAC opponents New Paltz, 92-77, and Oneonta, 60-58 to improve to 7-1 for the year, 2-0 in conference play.

Ruiz is currently third on the team in scoring, averaging 15.6 points a game. On average this season, Plattsburgh is out-scoring their opponents 81.4 to 74.9 and out-rebounding them 37.8 to 34.9 each contest.

Currently on winter break, the Cardinals return to action on January 5 at Middlebury in Middlebury, Vt. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 5, 2009

Plattsburgh Men Slip by Oneonta

ONEONTA, N.Y. - Both Errol Daniyan and Steve Thomas posted 20 points on the board for the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team, helping the Cardinals defeat host and State University of New York Athletic Conference foe Oneonta, 60-58. Chris Ruiz joined his teammates in double-digit scoring with 13.

Plattsburgh improves to 7-1 on the season, 2-0 in the SUNYAC, while Oneonta drops to 4-1 overall, 1-1 in conference play.

Daniyan and Thomas also combined for a team-high six rebounds each and Ketema Brooks made five assists for Plattsburgh.

Michael Grimes and Brian Beckford tossed up 12 points each to lead the Red Dragons, followed by Troy Talbot with 11. Beckford also recorded a double-double for the team with 10 boards. Kevin Walsh led the team with 11 rebounds and four assists.

Emerging after half-time trailing 25-27, the Cardinals staged a comeback and pulled ahead 37-36 just over five minutes into the second half. After a bit of back and forth, the Red Dragons took a commanding nine point lead (55-46) at the 3:44 mark, but, once again, the Cardinals pushed back and won the game with a jumper made by Steve Thomas with just two seconds to go.

Plattsburgh takes off for winter break next week, not returning to action until January 5 at Middlebury. Tip-off for that game is set for 7:30 p.m.

Plattsburgh State vs Oneonta State
12/05/09 4:00 pm at Oneonta, NY

Plattsburgh State 60

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
04	DANIYAN,Errol	*	6-12	0-0	8-13	1-5	6	2	20	0	1	0	0	32
05	BROOKS,Ketema	*	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	5	0	5	3	0	0	22
15	RUIZ,Chris	*	5-11	0-2	3-6	1-5	6	1	13	0	2	0	2	28
22	TANGNEY,Danny	*	2-3	1-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	26
23	THOMAS,Steve	*	7-16	2-5	4-4	0-3	3	1	20	2	3	1	1	40
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
03	THOMAS,Farris	-	1-3	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	3	2	0	1	0	1	13
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	-	0-3	0-1	0-0	0-3	3	2	0	3	2	1	0	25
21	POIRIER,Ryan	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0+
50	BRUNO,Josh	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	21-50	3-11	15-23	7-26	33	17	60	11	14	2	4	200
			42.0%	27.3%	65.2%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		11-28	2-6	1-3
			39.3%	33.3%	33.3%
	2nd Half:		10-22	1-5	14-20
			45.5%	20.0%	70.0%

Oneonta State 58

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
02	GILLETTE, Shane	*	2-7	1-4	0-1	2-0	2	2	5	2	0	0	2	38
15	WALSH, Kevin	*	1-5	0-0	2-2	5-6	11	4	4	4	1	1	2	31
21	HOOKS, Brian	*	3-5	2-2	0-0	0-2	2	1	8	0	2	0	1	33
23	GRIMES, Michael	*	5-14	0-3	2-2	2-2	4	4	12	1	1	0	2	32
33	BECKFORD, Brian	*	5-11	0-1	2-5	4-6	10	5	12	1	3	2	0	23
11	BUCKLEY, Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+
22	TALBOT, Troy	-	4-10	0-0	3-7	0-8	8	2	11	2	5	0	1	26
24	WADAS, Dave	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
25	BOYDEN, Cameron	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
50	HAHN, Derek	-	3-5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	6	0	2	0	0	12
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Totals..............	-	23-57	3-10	9-17	14-27	41	21	58	11	15	3	8	200
			40.4%	30.0%	52.9%
	Team summary:		FG	3FG	FT
	1st Half:		13-28	1-6	0-1
			46.4%	16.7%	0.0%
	2nd Half:		10-29	2-4	9-16
			34.5%	50.0%	56.3%

Score by Periods	1st	2nd	Total
Plattsburgh State	25	35	60	Record: (7-1/2-0)
Oneonta State	27	31	58	Record: (4-1/1-1)

Officials:
Technical fouls: Plattsburgh State-None. Oneonta State-None.
Attendance: 343

Dec. 4, 2009

Cardinals Soar by the Hawks in SUNYAC Opener

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State men's basketball team trailed 38-45 at the half against host New Paltz, but staged a comeback in the second and flew past the Hawks to win their State University of New York Athletic Conference, 92-77.

The Cardinals now hold a 5-1 season, 1-0 in the SUNYAC, while New Paltz drops to 4-3 on the year, 0-1 in conference play.

After the Hawks led the majority of the first half and into the second, Plattsburgh finally took hold of the lead with 16 minutes left in regulation. The Cardinals pushed their advantage to 22 points at the 2:35 mark, following seven straight points by Chris Ruiz and a layup by Carl Munnerlyn. New Paltz cut that down to 15 by the end of the game, thanks to a layup by Nick Taldi with 27 seconds to go.

Ruiz recorded a season-high mark of 34 points, made two blocks and tied Errol Daniyan and Danny Tangney for a team-high five rebounds. Steve Thomas was second in scoring for Plattsburgh with 15 points, followed by Daniyan with 11 and Munnerlyn with 10. Ketema Brooks dished out seven assisted and nabbed three steals for the Cardinals.

For the Hawks, Shereef Taylor sank 22 points and Harris Wichard and Jayquan Anderson matched with 14 apiece. Wichard also recorded a team-high six boards. Oppong Agyemang made eight assists.

Plattsburgh concludes its weekend roadtrip tomorrow, December 5, at Oneonta. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.

Plattsburgh State vs SUNY New Paltz
12/04/09 8:00 pm at New Paltz, NY

Plattsburgh State 92

			Total	3-point		Rebounds
##	Player	p	fgm-fga	fgm-fga	ftm-fta	off-def	tot	pf	tp	a	to	blk	stl	min
04	DANIYAN,Errol	f	5-6	0-0	1-3	2-3	5	3	11	0	1	0	1	23
22	TANGNEY,Danny	f	1-2	0-1	2-2	1-4	5	4	4	0	1	0	0	14
05	BROOKS,Ketema	g	3-4	0-1	0-3	0-3	3	3	6	7	0	0	3	27
15	RUIZ,Chris	g	14-19	6-7	0-2	2-3	5	1	34	3	2	2	0	33
23	THOMAS,Steve	g	6-15	1-3	2-6	1-3	4	4	15	0	4	0	1	32
00	HAVENS,Tim	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
03	THOMAS,Farris	-	2-4	0-1	0-0	1-1	2	1	4	0	0	0	1	12
11	MUNNERLYN,Carl	-	5-8	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	3	10	2	2	0	2	31
34	ROH,Junghoon	-	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
50	BRUNO,Josh	-	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
55	PONESSE,RJ	-	4-5	0-0	0-0	2-1	3	4	8	0	2	0	0	12
TM	TEAM	-	-	-	-	1-4	5	-	-	-	-	-

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