\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPlattsburgh State women\u2019s soccer is back on the pitch and is hungry to get back to the postseason. The Cardinals, who were the first team out of the 2024 SUNYAC playoff picture, are using their seventh place finish as motivation to have a better 2025. \u201cIt was definitely frustrating, but we understood why it happened,\u201d said Plattsburgh senior midfielder Alexis Patrick. \u201cIt just pushes us harder to get to the SUNYAC postseason this year and go as far as we can.\u201d Plattsburgh is looking to improve from a 5-11-1 overall mark a year ago. They are aiming to start the season stronger, picking up three wins in their first 10 games of play in 2024. One thing the Cardinals are working on improving is their goal scoring. Plattsburgh scored 15 as a team in 2024, leading them to average 0.88 goals per game in 2024. This year\u2019s squad is already brainstorming ways to make their offense more consistent this time around. \u201cI think we got a lot of great new talent in our attack,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cBuilding those quick passes to get us up and get us in the 18 to create opportunities will be key.\u201d \u201cIt starts by building from our back (defenders),\u201d said Plattsburgh senior midfielder Hannah Meyers. \u201cWe\u2019re so strong in the back, and now we\u2019ve built up a strong midfield, and with the transfers and everyone coming in. It\u2019s just working as a unit, building out of the back and finding the net.\u201d Plattsburgh has plenty of new talent to work with. The Cardinals feature 13 first years on the roster, a large new recruitment class, which head coach Whitney Frary believes the returning Cardinals have done a good job in helping them make a quick transition into the college game. \u201cWe have some really good leadership and some great players that are returning,\u201d Frary said. \u201cI think that they\u2019re really willing to take on those freshmen and really teach them what our expectations are and what our culture is.\u201d Frary is also featuring a few transfers on her roster this season, including three who are local to Clinton County. Sydney Myers, Lilley Keyser and Desiree Dubois join the list of 10 North Country soccer players (Laci Roberts, Bailee LaFountain, Kam Bezio, Jillian Bezio, Hannah Meyers, Lia Parker, Sophie Miller). The continuous growth of local talent surrounding the women\u2019s soccer team is what Meyers describes as a special honor to be a part of. \u201cIt means a lot to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI went to Peru (N.Y.), so seeing familiar faces in the stands is so much fun. It\u2019s always nice to connect with people. It feels like you\u2019re at home.\u201dFrary believes will bring a boosted competitive edge to Plattsburgh State based on their skillsets but also their determination to compete at the highest level. \u201cThere\u2019s a resiliency, athleticism and grit that comes with the North Country players,\u201d Frary said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talent up here, and I\u2019ve loved to be able to tap into it. I\u2019m fortunate to be able to be at Plattsburgh and have players that want to come here and stay close to home. Myers and Keyser, who were two of the top goal scorers at each of their respective high schools, are two of the local transfers Frary believes will have an instant offensive impact for the Cardinals. Myers, who surpassed 100 career goals with Saranac High School, played for two different NCAA Division II programs, St. Rose College and Southern Connecticut State University, before transferring to Plattsburgh. Keyser, who was a forward and midfielder for Ausable Valley High School, was named the most outstanding player in the 2021 New York State Public High School Class C girls\u2019 soccer tournament, the same season Ausable Valley won the state championship. She played one season for one of the NCAA\u2019s premier Division III programs at William Smith College. \u201cI think the impact that both of those players had in the spring was immense,\u201d Frary said. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to add some goals with both of them and be able to really get a robust attacking game going.\u201dPlattsburgh State will open its season on Friday, Aug. 29, with a home opener against Castleton University. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Plattsburgh State women\u2019s soccer is back on the pitch and is hungry to get back to the postseason. <\/p>\n
The Cardinals, who were the first team out of the 2024 SUNYAC playoff picture, are using their seventh place finish as motivation to have a better 2025. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was definitely frustrating, but we understood why it happened,\u201d said Plattsburgh senior midfielder Alexis Patrick. \u201cIt just pushes us harder to get to the SUNYAC postseason this year and go as far as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plattsburgh is looking to improve from a 5-11-1 overall mark a year ago. They are aiming to start the season stronger, picking up three wins in their first 10 games of play in 2024. <\/p>\n
One thing the Cardinals are working on improving is their goal scoring. Plattsburgh scored 15 as a team in 2024, leading them to average 0.88 goals per game in 2024. This year\u2019s squad is already brainstorming ways to make their offense more consistent this time around. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think we got a lot of great new talent in our attack,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cBuilding those quick passes to get us up and get us in the 18 to create opportunities will be key.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt starts by building from our back (defenders),\u201d said Plattsburgh senior midfielder Hannah Meyers. \u201cWe\u2019re so strong in the back, and now we\u2019ve built up a strong midfield, and with the transfers and everyone coming in. It\u2019s just working as a unit, building out of the back and finding the net.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plattsburgh has plenty of new talent to work with. The Cardinals feature 13 first years on the roster, a large new recruitment class, which head coach Whitney Frary believes the returning Cardinals have done a good job in helping them make a quick transition into the college game. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have some really good leadership and some great players that are returning,\u201d Frary said. \u201cI think that they\u2019re really willing to take on those freshmen and really teach them what our expectations are and what our culture is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frary is also featuring a few transfers on her roster this season, including three who are local to Clinton County. Sydney Myers, Lilley Keyser and Desiree Dubois join the list of 10 North Country soccer players (Laci Roberts, Bailee LaFountain, Kam Bezio, Jillian Bezio, Hannah Meyers, Lia Parker, Sophie Miller). <\/p>\n
The continuous growth of local talent surrounding the women\u2019s soccer team is what Meyers describes as a special honor to be a part of.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means a lot to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI went to Peru (N.Y.), so seeing familiar faces in the stands is so much fun. It\u2019s always nice to connect with people. It feels like you\u2019re at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frary believes will bring a boosted competitive edge to Plattsburgh State based on their skillsets but also their determination to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a resiliency, athleticism and grit that comes with the North Country players,\u201d Frary said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of talent up here, and I\u2019ve loved to be able to tap into it. I\u2019m fortunate to be able to be at Plattsburgh and have players that want to come here and stay close to home. <\/p>\n
Myers and Keyser, who were two of the top goal scorers at each of their respective high schools, are two of the local transfers Frary believes will have an instant offensive impact for the Cardinals. <\/p>\n
Myers, who surpassed 100 career goals with Saranac High School, played for two different NCAA Division II programs, St. Rose College and Southern Connecticut State University, before transferring to Plattsburgh. <\/p>\n
Keyser, who was a forward and midfielder for Ausable Valley High School, was named the most outstanding player in the 2021 New York State Public High School Class C girls\u2019 soccer tournament, the same season Ausable Valley won the state championship. She played one season for one of the NCAA\u2019s premier Division III programs at William Smith College. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think the impact that both of those players had in the spring was immense,\u201d Frary said. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping to add some goals with both of them and be able to really get a robust attacking game going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Plattsburgh State will open its season on Friday, Aug. 29, with a home opener against Castleton University. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plattsburgh State women\u2019s soccer is back on the pitch and is hungry to get back to the postseason.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[975,47340,47341,49,48,6396,47342,47343,34974,47355,1112,34096,47357,47344,2151,47345,47346,13527,34979,525,34981,4681,47354,47347,47356,36547,8070,47350,6903,47351,561,82,47348,47349,47352,47353,1418,34988,2552],"class_list":["post-77866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-975","tag-alexis-patrick","tag-ausable-valley","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cardinals","tag-clinton-county","tag-division-iii","tag-eric-kerr","tag-frary","tag-game","tag-goal","tag-great-player","tag-hannah-meyers","tag-home","tag-lilley-keyser","tag-locals","tag-lot","tag-nbc-5","tag-ncaa","tag-news-channel-5","tag-north-country","tag-plattsburgh","tag-plattsburgh-state","tag-plattsburgh-state-woman","tag-playoffs","tag-preview","tag-saranac","tag-season","tag-section-vii","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-suny-plattsburgh","tag-sunyac","tag-sydney-myers","tag-whitney-frary","tag-womens-soccer","tag-wptz","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}