OSWEGO, N.Y. – The No. 3/5 Oswego State men's ice hockey team (22-4-0) is set to face No. 7/9 Plattsburgh (19-6-1) in the State University of New York Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ice Arena. The winner earns the SUNYAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The NCAA Tournament bracket will be released on Sunday, March 3 at 10 p.m. EST at NCAA.com.

Here are some facts about the upcoming matchup:

LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO (Pre-game-6:30 p.m.) | LIVE AUDIO (Pre-game-5:30 p.m.)

Audio is available courtesy of WNYO 88.9 FM. Video will also be available on Time Warner Channel 1500 (Syracuse, Utica, Binghamton, Auburn, Watertown, North Country), local cable channel 96 and campus channel 10.1 courtesy of WTOP-10.

HEAD-TO-HEAD
- Both squads have met five times in the last six seasons to determine the SUNYAC Champion.
- Oswego State won its eighth and most recent SUNYAC title at the end of the 2009-10 season. The Cardinals won their 21st conference title last year.
- Plattsburgh swept the season series by the scores of 2-1 and 4-3, and have a current three-game winning streak over the Lakers dating back to last year's SUNYAC Championship.

TEAM RECORDS
- Both squads have been shut out once this season. Oswego State was shut out in a 6-0 loss at Utica, while Plattsburgh's lone shutout was in a 1-0 loss to Norwich.
- The Lakers are 6-3-0 in games decided by two goals or less, while the Cardinals are 7-5-0.
- Oswego State is 13-2-0 at home this season and 17-1-0 when scoring the first goal.
- Plattsburgh is 5-3-1 on the road this year and 14-1-1 when putting the first goal on the scoreboard.
- The Lakers are 16-0-0 when leading after the first period and 21-0-0 when leading after two frames.
- Oswego State likes to get out to a fast start, as it has out-scored its opponents 54-22 in the first period.
- Plattsburgh finishes games strong, as it has out-scored its opponents 39-12 in the third period.
- Both squads are highly successful when scoring power-play goals, as Oswego State is 17-2-0 when scoring with an extra attacker compared to Plattsburgh, which is 16-2-1.
- Sixteen of the Lakers' 22 wins have been by three goals or more, while 12 of Plattsburgh's 19 wins have also been by three goals or more.

STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN

Oswego State		Plattsburgh
5.00 (1st - SUNYAC)	Scoring Offense	3.88 (3rd - SUNYAC)
1.69 (2nd - SUNYAC)	Scoring Defense	1.56 (1st - SUNYAC)
31.9% (2nd - SUNYAC)	Power-Play Efficiency	24.5% (3rd - SUNYAC)
85.7% (2nd - SUNYAC)	Penalty-Kill Efficiency	89.7% (1st - SUNYAC)
12.4 mpg (2nd fewest in SUNYAC)	Penalty Minutes per Game	8.2 mpg (Fewest in SUNYAC)
Lakers	Overall Statistics	Cardinals

- Oswego State's Paul Rodrigues was named Herb Hammond Player of the Year earlier this week, while Plattsburgh's Kevin Emmerling was named SUNYAC Rookie of the Year.
-The Lakers' top three scorers are seniors Paul Rodrigues (14-28-42), Luke Moodie (20-19-39), and Chris Muise (9-22-31).
- The Cardinals' top three scorers are senior Jared Docking (11-19-30) and freshmen Luke Baleshta (7-19-26) and Kevin Emmerling (14-10-14).

- The projected goalie match-ups pit two of the conference's best netminders against each other. Cardinal Mathieu Cadieux has been First Team All-SUNYAC in back-to-back seasons, while Laker Andrew Hare has been Third Team All-SUNYAC pick the past two.

Andrew Hare - Oswego State		Mathieu Cadieux - Plattsburgh
18-4-0	Season Record	15-6-1
12-2-0	Conference Record	11-2-1
1.82	Goals Against Average	1.72
.932	Save Percentage	.930
1251:50	Total Minutes Played	1327:47