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Middlebury, VT – Joe Deveny scored his fourth goal of the season but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team was unable to overcome an early deficit in a 4-1 loss to Manhattanville College in the opening round of the Middlebury Classic on Friday.
 
The Valiants (7-5-0) got on the board midway through the opening period when Teagan Waugh circled behind the net and banked a shot in off Roo goaltender Austin Washkurak. Eric Berglund doubled the Manhattanville lead four minutes later when he intercepted a pass at the blue line and snapped a hard wrister from between the circles at 14:24.
 
With 3:30 remaining in the opening period Kasey Kulczycki tipped the post with a shot in transition but it was the Valiants who took a 2-0 lead into first intermission.
 
Manhattanville made it 3-0 when the puck deflected to Adam Platt at the blue line as he skated in alone on a breakaway deking Washkurak for the three goal advantage midway through the second. The Valiants added their second goal on the penalty kill with 1:54 remaining in the third period off the stick of Waugh.
 
Deveny got the Roos (2-9-2) on the scoreboard with 38 seconds remaining when Trenton Yule fed the puck from the right to Deveny at the left circle. He snapped a shot into the top corner as Zach Pease was also credited with an assist on the play.
 
Washkurak made 13 saves over the first 29:48 allowing three scores, while Erickson made 13 stops over the final 30:12 surrendering one goal. Kyle Redmond turned aside 18 shots in the win for the Valiants.
 
The men's hockey team will face Middlebury College on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the consolation game. The Panthers tied St. Anselm 3-3 in Friday's opening game but lost the shootout. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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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. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.