Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's hockey team jumped out to a fast start with three goals in the opening period and never looked back in a 5-3 Colonial Hockey Conference victory against visiting Johnson & Wales University on Saturday afternoon in the Roos House.

Jessica Pele (Estevan, SK) slotted her fourth goal of the season just 1:55 into the contest off the setup from Rhea Coad (Wheatfield, NY) to gain the early momentum for the Roos (7-15-1, 7-4-1 CHC). Margret Troiano (Morristown, NY) netted her first goal of the season six seconds after a 4-on-4 ended to give the Roos just their third shorthanded goal of the season. Sydney Kinder (New York, NY) earned an assist on the play. Coad lit the lamp for the sixth time of the season at 14:34 off a pass from Reagan Lynn (Chicago, IL) as the Roos led 3-0 after one.

The Wildcats (4-19-0, 4-8-0 CHC) got within two 2:07 into the middle period when Alexis Harle got the puck past Roo goaltender Rebecca DiNardo (Ottawa, ON). Kathy Ensor and Victoria Perez assisted the score.

Pele was the recipient of a Logan Conger (Tyendinaga, ON) pass six minutes later as she buried her second goal of the game, which proved to be the eventual game-winner. Coad extended SUNY Canton's lead to four at the 13:48 mark beating Wildcat goalie Kami Weiner for the second time on the day.

Summer Britton added a power play goal at 18:04 of the second and Tamara Bowden scored unassisted with 5:29 remaining in the third for the 5-3 final.

DiNardo stopped 18 shots in her sixth win of the season, while Weiner took the loss for Johnson and Wales turning aside 38 shots.
The Roos honored their lone senior Steph Kushnir (Goshen, NY) prior to puck drop.

The women's hockey team is back in action on Friday when it visits Stevenson University for a 1:30 p.m. puck drop. 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 14 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.