CHS BOX SCORE

Harrisville, RI – Sophia Koenig scored her first collegiate goal but the SUNY Canton women's hockey team dropped a 2-1 road decision at Nichols College in the Colonial Hockey Conference opener for both teams on Friday.

McKenna Gernander and Mel McAleer scored power play goals just 26 seconds apart to give the Bison (1-0-0 overall, 1-0-0 CHC) a 2-0 lead less than seven minutes into the contest.

The Roos (1-1-0 overall, 0-1-0 CHC) outshot Nichols in every period including dominating 18-2 in shots over the final period before Koenig broke through on an unassisted marker at 8:13. Despite the impressive performance in the final frame Canton was unable to find the equalizer.

Cassandra Goyette stopped 44 of the 45 shots she faced, while Brooke Susac made 16 saves for the Roos.

Nichols went 2-for-5 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-5 with the skater advantage.

These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at 4:40 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.