PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Suffolk women's ice hockey closed the book on its non-conference slate with the closer of two-game series at No. 15 Plattsburgh State Saturday afternoon at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Rams slipped to the nationally ranked Cardinals, 8-3. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | No. 15 Plattsburgh State 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-10-1) | Plattsburgh State (10-5-0) 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk put away the first goal of the day when Katie Newkirk converted a Laurel Potter pass that made it 1-0 Rams 5:28 into the action. 
• The Cardinals flew ahead comfortable as they poured in five unanswered to send the Rams into the first break down, 5-1.
• The teams traded two goals apiece in the middle stanza to make it 7-3 in Plattsburgh's favor. Suffolk's strike came from Bella Schmidt at the 7:05 mark with Ava Buckley's marker following 4:45 later. 
• Piper Smith lit the lamp 2:22 into the final period for the 8-3 final. 

NETMINDER NOTES

• Katelyn Michals logged 50 stops in the setback. 
• Chloe Lewis produced eight saves. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Buckley, Newkirk and Schmidt were Suffolk's scorers with one goal each. 
• Julia Holmes, Lily Abraham, and Potter produced one assist apiece. 
• Plattsburgh State handily won the shot battle, 58-11, as well as face-offs, 39-27. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The three goals scored are the most by Suffolk in an outing in the all-time series with Plattsburgh State. 
• Buckey logged her second goal of the season.
• Abraham and Holmes had their second assists of the year. 
• Schmidt has scored in back-to-back games. 
• Newkirk (1g, 1a) has produced one point in two straight contests. 
• Potter has dished out one assist in two consecutive outings.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk turns its attention back to its Conference of New England (CNE) calendar, which picks up next weekend, Jan. 23-24, with a home-and-home against Johnson & Wales. The Rams will welcome the Wildcats to Eastie Friday at 6:00 p.m., before traveling to JWU Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. puck drop.