PLATTSBURGH — Usually, the start of the spring sports season at Plattsburgh State means the end of the hockey season and a brief window for the players to reset after a grueling season on the ice.
But this year, three women’s hockey players; Mae Olshansky, Taya Balfour and Emma Mclean traded in their skates for cleats and joined the Cardinals’ women’s lacrosse team.
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