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WEBVTT BY THE NCAA.KEN: THEY HAVE ONE RECORDS --WON RECORDS AND FOUR STRAIGHTCHAMPIONSHIPS.THAT THIS ONE IS BEING FOLLOWEDUP WITH NCAA VIOLATIONS.FOLLOWING THEIR FOURTH TITLEWIN, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THENCAA'S ATTENTION VIA SNAPCHATTHAT THREE PLAYERS WERE DRINKINGON THE TEAM BUS, WHICH BREAKSTHE CODE OF CONDUCT RULES PERTHE NCAA IS PUNISHING THEM WITHA PUBLIC REPRIMAND FOR THE LACKOF ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OFTHE ACTIONS OF TEAM MEMBERS,SPECIFICALLY COACHES ANDADMINISTRATORS WERE PRESENT ONTHE TEAM BUS WHEN THE INCIDENTOCCURRED.A ONE-GAME SUSPENSION FOR THETWO RETURNING STUDENT-ATHLETESINVOLVED, WHICH WILL BE SERVEDDURING THE THEIR NEXT NCAATOURNAMENT GAME.AND A REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVELEXPENSES OF $3,375.PLATTSBURGH STATE APPEALED THEDECISION BUT ONLY HAD THEREIMBURSEMENT REDUCED.THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICDIRECTOR, MIKE HOWARD, RELEASEDA STATEMENT TODAY SAYING THATWHILE THE TEAM ACCEPTS FULLRESPONSIBILITY WE TOOK A NUMBER, OF IMMEDIATE INTERNAL STEPS TOADDRESS THIS MATTER AS ANINSTITUTION.AT THIS POINT, WE ACCEPT THENCAA'S FINAL DECISION ON THISMATTER, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A-- LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT2017-2018 SEASON.PLATTSBURGH STATE IS NOTRELEASING THE IDENITIES OF THE

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The NCAA has announced disciplinary actions against the Plattsburgh State women's hockey team.The announcement came Thursday morning.The college sports governing body said the penalties were issued after team misconduct at the March Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in Adrian, Michigan.Plattsburgh State defeated Adrian in overtime to claim its fourth-consecutive Division III national championship.The NCAA said it became aware of an incident in late August when a Snapchat video was forwarded to a committee member.According to the NCAA, the video shows three members of the team drinking alcohol on the team bus as the team traveled to dinner after the championship game.Coaches and administrators were on the bus and did not stop the athletes from drinking, the NCAA said.Athletic Director Mike Howard said his department took issue with the NCAA's assertion that the coaches and administrators knew about the drinking and did not stop it."We are adamant that, at no point, did our administrators or coaches witness the consumption of alcohol on the bus," a representative said in an email statement. "While we disagree vehemently with the statement the NCAA made (...) we are unhappy with the insinuation that our coaches and administrators condoned this activity as it was happening in front of their eyes, as they were never witnesses to this event."The team members were not identified. The NCAA did not say what kind of alcohol the players were drinking.Two returning members of the team will serve a one-game suspension during their next NCAA tournament appearance, even if they change schools.The team must also reimburse the NCAA $3,375 for the travel.The penalties were communicated to the team in September.Plattsburgh State appealed the NCAA's ruling in October. It upheld the suspensions and reprimand but reduced the financial penalty.The NCAA said the team members participated in misconduct that discredited the championship and collegiate athletics.“The Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee was disappointed that members of the Plattsburgh State women’s ice hockey program violated NCAA championship policies,” said Katie Boldvich, chair of the committee and commissioner of the Colonial Hockey Conference and the New England Hockey Conference. “The goal of the committee is to provide a first-class championship experience for our student-athletes in a safe and positive environment. We look forward to moving past this incident and building toward future championship events.”Howard said his department was disappointed by the NCAA's decision to punish the players."While the team accepts full responsibility for its actions following the dramatic NCAA Championship victory, we took a number of immediate internal steps to address this matter as an institution and in no way view the NCAA penalties as commensurate with this particular instance," Howard said. "At this point, we accept the NCAA's final decision on this matter and we're looking forward to a great 2017-18 season."The NCAA penalties were separate from any that might be imposed by the university.Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook | Sign up for alerts