They don't all come easy.
The Plattsburgh State women's soccer team found that out the hard way Tuesday night, as it gave up all four goals of a 4-1 loss to St. Lawrence in the second half.
The Saints outshot the Cardinals 14-7 in the second half alone en route to their 4-1 win.
This came after PSUC had beaten Skidmore 5-1 last Saturday.
The Cards came out strong and quick in the early goings of Saturday's game, with senior midfielder Madeline Saccocio scoring early on a penalty kick.
PSUC dominated play for most of the game, outshooting Skidmore 19-12.
All five goals were scored by a trio of seniors, including Saccocio, as well as forward Sarah Haight and midfielder Cait Gagen. During the game they also had a few near misses off of passing plays between the three of them.
Armellino expanded on what it has meant for her to see their chemistry grow to where it is now.
Senior goal-keeper Nichole Gibson played in both games, shutting out Skidmore in the first half of the game, while still playing strong in the loss to St. Lawrence. Senior goal-keeper Taylor Adamsplayed the second half against Skidmore, letting in one goal.
After the St. Lawrence game, Armellino heaped praise on Gibson.
"We have the SUNYAC conference coming up, so all we can do is take this loss and come to practice even harder, and put it to the next team," Gibson said.
The Cards come away from their Tuesday game with a 4-3 record.
Next up PSUC plays SUNY Potsdam in their first SUNYAC conference game.
The Bears come into this match with 6-2-1 record. It will also be their first SUNYAC conference game.
Gagen is ready to put in the work this week and help make sure that a game like Tuesday's won't happen again.
Now is when the games really start to matter, a fact not lost on Armellino. The focus will now be on containing a high-flying Potsdam offense that has already scored 23 goals in nine games.