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Utica, NY – Whitney Bernier gave the SUNY Canton women's hockey team an early 1-0 lead but host Utica College scored four straight goals to earn a 4-1 win at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday evening.
 
Bernier put home a loose puck in front of goal at the 5:58 mark of the first as Tess Adams and Hannah Brady were credited with helpers on the play. Samantha Husk knotted the game at one apiece for the Pioneers at 16:49 on her third tally of the season on a slap shot from the point that beat Brooke Susac glove side. The teams skated to first intermission tied at one.
 
The Pioneers (6-3-0) outshot the Roos (4-2-0) 13-6 in the second period and that paid off at 8:32 when Carlie Smith slotted the eventual game-winner beating Susac short side. Meghan Power and Elizabeth Dohner added third period goals netting their second goals of the season for the 4-1 final.  
Susac made 26 saves for the Roos, while Gabrielle Igo turned aside 14 shots for Utica. The Pioneers went 1-for-4 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-4.
 
The women's hockey team is off this weekend before visiting Buffalo State on December 1st at 4 p.m. 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 professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's 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 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.