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Knights Earn Another Win Over SUNY School, Down Plattsburgh State 18-4

Bella Doyle

Men's Lacrosse | 3/12/2025 5:56:00 PM

Box Score

Plattsburgh, NY – With precise passing and another swarming defensive effort, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team gained its third straight double-digit victory, downing Plattsburgh State 18-4 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Golden Knights improved to 4-2 on the season prior to its trip to Florida where the team will take on Berry College and Western Connecticut State in the next week. The Cardinals fell to 2-3 on the year.

Clarkson scored less than 40 seconds into the game and never trailed during the rout, scoring five goals in the first nine-plus minutes of the contest, with Robert Fox registering two goals and an assist in that stretch. While the Knights were held off the scoreboard for the final five minutes of the first quarter, the team got its offense rolling again in the second, with four goals coming in a stretch of just over seven minutes around the midway point of the quarter. Plattsburgh showed some life with a goal in the final minute, but the Tristen Dillon scored off a pass from Sam Mancabelli with four-tenths of a second remaining to give the Knights an 11-2 lead at the break.

For the second time in three games, Clarkson held its opponent off the scoreboard in the third quarter, allowing the nights to stretch their lead to 13 through 45 minutes. By that point in the game it was a matter of running out the minutes and putting in many reserves, as the Green and Gold cruised to the win.

Once again, it was a diverse offensive performance for the Golden Knights with 15 different players scored at least one point and 12 different scoring at least one goal for Clarkson. Robert Fox led the way with a five-point effort, delivering two goals and three assists on the day. Connor Matthews chipped in four points on a pair of goals and two more assists, while both Ian Erskine and Sam Mancabelli produced three points apiece. Logan Wilkinson won 12 of his 15 faceoff tries and had six groundballs, while Fox snagged five groundballs. Matt Szwagulinski caused three turnovers and had three groundballs.

For Plattsburgh, Dylan Ruland had two points with a goal and assist while Fynn Whitlock led the Cardinals defense, causing two turnovers and picking up four groundballs.

Clarkson ended up with a 58-16 lead in shots and a 36-8 advantage in shots on goal. The Knights also won 19 of the 25 faceoffs and had a 53-24 edge in groundballs. Cole Orehosky made 18 saves for the Cardinals and Griffin Emerson made four stops for the Knights before being relieved by Eric Gellasch and Chris Kozloski in the fourth quarter, neither of whom had a save in their brief minutes.

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Players Mentioned

#44 Griffin Emerson: GK; 6' 2"; Sophomore

#6 Eric Gellasch: GK; 5' 10"; Junior

#45 Sam Mancabelli: A; 5' 10"; Junior

#40 Connor Matthews: A; 5' 10"; Senior

#19 Matt Szwagulinski: D; 5' 11"; Senior

#32 Logan Wilkinson: M; 5' 9"; Junior

#13 Tristen Dillon: D; 6' 2"; Freshman

#33 Robert Fox: A; 6' 1"; Freshman

#9 Ian Erskine: A; 6' 0"; Freshman

#27 Chris Kozloski: GK; 6' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#44 Griffin Emerson
: 6' 2"; Sophomore
: GK

#6 Eric Gellasch
: 5' 10"; Junior
: GK

#45 Sam Mancabelli
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A

#40 Connor Matthews
: 5' 10"; Senior
: A

#19 Matt Szwagulinski
: 5' 11"; Senior
: D

#32 Logan Wilkinson
: 5' 9"; Junior
: M

#13 Tristen Dillon
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: D

#33 Robert Fox
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: A

#9 Ian Erskine
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: A

#27 Chris Kozloski
: 6' 0"; Freshman
: GK