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Field House Soccer/Lacrosse Complex

Situated in front of the Field House, the lighted Plattsburgh State Soccer/Lacrosse Complex serves as the practice and competition home of the Cardinals' men's soccer, women's soccer, men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse teams. It has a synthetic field constructed in 2004 by A-Turf of Cheektowaga, N.Y., that can dissipate up to three inches of rain per hour, allowing for excellent drainage. The state-of-the-art field has a sand and rubber mixture, topped with plastic blades of grass, providing consistent playability, superior durability and traction.

In the summer of 2014, the complex received an upgraded turf playing surface as well as new benches, a new scoreboard and ball retention nets. 

A press box provides seating for a public address announcer, scoreboard operator, statistician and music engineer, as well as space for videographers on top of the roof. The press box has hard-line connections to the internet both in the interior and on the roof.

Seating capacity is for 500 spectators, and the surrounding grounds allow for standing-room-only for a total of 1,000 to see soccer and lacrosse games at the Field House Complex. Visiting and home soccer teams have glass-covered awnings for their team bench. The facility has hosted conference and NCAA tournament soccer games.

Men's soccer drew over 1,900 fans to three NCAA tournament games played here in 2005, including a season-high 737 that witnessed a 1-0 Cardinals win over Western New England to put them in the Division III Northeast Regional Finals. The Cardinals have traditionally led the SUNYAC and are among NCAA leaders in annual attendance.

The Field House Complex has been a staple hosting site in the SUNYAC Tournament for women's soccer, as the Cardinals have hosted a home playoff game every season since 2015, including most recently in 2019 when Plattsburgh State drew nearly 300 spectators in a 1-0 SUNYAC Tournament first-round win over SUNY Potsdam.

Men's lacrosse hosted its first-ever SUNYAC home playoff game on May 1, 2013, drawing 446 spectators in its semifinal-round contest against The College at Brockport. Plattsburgh State has also hosted men's lacrosse playoff games in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Women's lacrosse has seen a steady rise in attendance since its inaugural season in 2019, and nearly 200 people turned out for the Cardinals' first-ever home win, a 17-15 victory over Castleton University on April 22, 2019.