ONEONTA, N.Y.--The Plattsburgh State men's soccer team is going to the Big Dance for the second straight season.

The Cardinals defeated defending conference champion Brockport on penalty kicks, 5-4, on Saturday in a rematch of the 2009 State University of New York Athletic Conference title game held in Plattsburgh. This time here at Red Dragon Soccer Field, the Cardinals (13-4-4 overall) and Golden Eagles (13-2-3) officially played to a 1-1 draw but the fourth seed earns the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament with its first conference crown since 2005.

Pat Shaughnessy, Chris Taylor, Matt Hamilton and Most Valuable Player John LoGuirato represented Plattsburgh on the all-tournament team, followed by Christian Tychostop, goalkeeper Joe Marino, Mike Breman from runner-up Brockport. In addition, host Oneonta had Ian Tenzer, Nick Gregg while Fredonia's Ryan Smith, Bobby McGinnis rounded out the squad.

In the penalty-kick shootout, the teams traded goals after the first two rounds before Brockport got the upper-hand in the third when Brian Duffy was successful in his attempt and LoGuirato was stymied by Marino. Then the tables were turned in the fourth as Plattsburgh's Andy Heighington made a diving stop on Jamey Crumb's low shot to the left post and Gurtej Dhillon converted for the Cardinals. Both teams converted their attempts in the fifth round to set the scene for the final. With the shootout at 4-all going into the fifth, Brockport's Jeff Wild was a high and wide right while Erik Hakim calmly made Plattsburgh's only attempt going past Marino's left to set off a wild celebration by Cardinal fans and players.     

Shaughnessy staked the Cardinals to a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute. Taylor sent a corner kick into the box for LoGuirato, who made a pass to a wide-open Shaughnessy who buried his team-leading ninth goal of the season.

Brockport tied it in the 54th minute on Chris Auth's unassisted goal. He picked up a loose ball at the top of the penalty area after a failed Plattsburgh clear and curled a long shot inside the left post.