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December 1, 2008

Plattsburgh State still No. 1

Plattsburgh State women remain second in latest hockey poll

By NICHOLAS JON WOOD

US College Hockey Online

MINNEAPOLIS — While it may not have gone entirely as scripted, the Plattsburgh Cardinals nonetheless held on to the nation's No. 1 ranking again this week, even adding seven converts to their supremacy along the way.

Pitted against then-fifth ranked Norwich in the prestigious PrimeLink Shootout in Middlebury, Vt., the Cardinals notched two third period power-play tallies to pull even with the Cadets before falling in a shootout. Technically a tie for NCAA purposes, the loss relegated them to the third place game on Saturday, where they defeated St. Thomas, 5-3.

The country's second-ranked team, University of Wisconsin-Superior, also remained in the same position as the Yellowjackets bested Bethel, 5-2, before settling for a 3-3 tie with the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Superior received the remaining three first place votes, four less than last week.

The biggest mover of the week was also the winner of the Primelink Shootout: Middlebury. Now a perfect 4-0 on the season, their victories over the Tommies (5-3) in the semis and Cadets (3-2) for the championship, propelled the Panthers up four rungs to third on the national ladder.

Perpetually top-ranked St. Norbert fell again (this time losing a tough 4-3 decision in the semis of their own tournament to then-No. 6 Oswego), before bouncing back to shutout Lawrence, 4-0, in the consolation draw. The Green Knights now rank fourth nationally, one spot ahead of idle Elmira, who also dropped a spot in the wake of the Panthers cat-quick ascension.

Aforementioned Norwich and Oswego also dipped one spot each in the polls after following up massive wins (Plattsburgh and St. Norbert, respectively) with defeats at the hands of Middlebury and newly ranked (at No. 15) St. Scholastica.

With no games scheduled over the Thanksgiving holiday, Adrian remained eighth.

Equally stagnant were teams nine through 13: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, UW-Eau Claire, Hobart, UW-Stout, and Hamline, who went a combined 3-0 over the holiday weekend.

The Bowdoin Polar Bears are the new No. 14 in the country, getting the boost courtesy of dominating efforts against Salve Regina (10-1) and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (4-2) in winning the Bowdoin/Colby tournament.

After back-to-back thrilling wins over Lawrence (4-3 in overtime) and the huge 5-4 upset of the Lakers to take the St. Norbert Tournament championship, the St. Scholastica Saints re-entered the top 15 in the final available spot.

The previously No. 14-ranked Colby Mules — after losses to Curry (2-0) and UMass-Dartmouth (3-2) and managing only a tie with Salve Regina (3-3) — Colby Mules dropped out of the poll.

Smith, Hince honored
PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh State picked up two State University of New York Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors.

The Cardinals' Ward Smith and Bryan Hince earned the weekly nods in the categories of player of the week and goaltender of the week respectively. It is Hince's third time being honored this season, Smith's first.

Smith netted two goals, including the game-winning shot, during Plattsburgh's 5-3 consolation round victory over St. Thomas on Saturday and was named to the All-Tournament team for his efforts.

In goal for the entire 125 minutes of play, Hince recorded 53 saves for a .898 save percentage over the course of the tournament. Adding to his outstanding performance in front of the net, Hince picked up his 800th career save and 200th season save during the final period of the third place game on Saturday.

Plattsburgh State will close out first-semester play this weekend at home with Oswego in Friday night and Cortland Saturday night.

USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll

Minneapolis, Minn.

Dec. 1, 2008

Teams (votes)recordptslast

1. Plattsburgh (17)7-0-22951

2. Wis-Superior (3)10-1-12802

3. Middlebury4-0-02417

4. St. Norbert9-2-02393

5. Elmira6-2-02264

6. Norwich2-1-11905

7. Oswego7-3-11876

8. Adrian8-1-11448

9. Wis-Stevens Pt8-2-01419

10. Wis-Eau Claire7-2-011310

11. Hobart8-3-010911

12. Wis-Stout7-4-07512

13. Hamline7-2-06913

14. Bowdoin3-0-13415

15. St. Scholastica7-3-128NR

Others Receiving Votes: New England College 8, Curry 7, Utica 7, Geneseo 3, St. Thomas 2, Manhattanville 1, Neumann 1

The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters, including 15 coaches of Division III programs and five men's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer and others.

Women remain No. 2
MINNEAPOLIS — There was little change in the USCHO.com Div. III rankings for women with Plattsburgh State remaining second, five points behind Middlebury College. The Cardinals received three of the 15 first-place votes with Middlebury garnering eight.

The Plattsburgh State women will wrap up the first semester this weekend with a two-game series at Neumann College in Aston, Pa.

USCHO.com Division III

Women's Poll

Minneapolis, Minn.

Dec. 1, 2008

Teams (votes)recordptslast

1. Middlebury (8)4-0-11411

2. Plattsburgh (3)5-1-11362

3. Elmira (1)6-1-11183

4. Amherst (3)4-0-01134

5. RIT 5-1-1805

6. Gustvs Adolphus5-1-0676

7. Wis-River Falls5-1-0676

8. Wis-Stevens Pt4-1-1408

9. St. Thomas6-0-0369

10. Neumann5-2-016NR

Others Receiving Votes: Trinity 13, Concordia MN 1, Utica 1, Wis.-Superior 1

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