Box Score

Utica, NY – Jessica Kistabish (Pikogan, QUE) found the back of the net for the ninth time this season on Saturday evening but the women's hockey team fell short to host Utica College, 4-1, at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.
 
SUNY Canton (4-8-2) got on the board first at the 6:57 mark of the opening period when Kistabish lit the lamp beating Utica goaltender Jennifer Hamel top shelf. The Roos would take the 1-0 lead into the first intermission.
 
The Pioneers (8-2-0) controlled the second period using back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 lead after two. Kelsey Dowdall netted her second goal in as many games, this one coming on the power play at the 6:41 mark to knot the game at one. A little more than three minutes later Megan Myers tallied her team-best ninth marker of the season to give Utica its first lead of the night. 
 
Mackenzie Roy added an insurance marker at the 9:06 mark of the third period to make it 3-1 Utica and Myers recorded her second tally of the night at the 17:28 mark for the 4-1 final.
 
Shayna Dominique (Mistissini, QUE) stopped 38 shots on the evening, while her counterpart Hamel made 21 saves. SUNY Canton went 0-for-5 on the power play while the Pioneers were 1-for-6 with the skater advantage.
 
The women's hockey team hits the road for Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop against host Hamilton College. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter account.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier College for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The College delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management, and public service to students in the North Country, New York State, and beyond. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to their academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The College's 14 athletic teams compete in state-of-the-art facilities as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.