Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 (Amherst, Mass.)- The SUNY Canton women's ice hockey team made history Friday night when they played their first ever game in their inaugural season.

The Roos took on the University of Massachusetts, one of the top teams in the American Collegiate Hockey League, in their season-opener on Friday and the Minutemen skated to a 6-0 victory.  The two teams met again on Saturday and Massachusetts came out on top 10-0.

Freshman goalie Tori Taylor (Hokah, Minn.) made her debut in a Roos uniform on Friday and had a terrific night finishing with 48 saves.  Freshman Alyssa Altschuler (Cheshire, Conn.) played in goal on Saturday.

“I thought we put up a great battle on Friday against one of the top teams in the country,” said first-year head coach Melissa Lomanto.   “We had a short bench but we had a great effort and played extremely hard for 60 minutes.  On Saturday I thought we played a terrific third period”

SUNY Canton will compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association and the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League during their first season.  Under the guidance of assistant athletic director Pat Martin, the team operated as a club team last year before being elevated to varsity status this year.  The program has a very competitive schedule playing teams such as Northeastern, the University of Vermont, the University at Buffalo, John Abbott College, the University of Rhode Island,   SUNY Oswego, Stevenson University, and the University of Colorado. 

The Roos are next in action when they head to the University of Rhode Island for a two-game series Oct. 20 and 21.