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Canton, NY – Kelly Ferreira scored a pair of second period goals to lift visiting Nichols College to a 3-1 win and a weekend split v. the SUNY Canton women's hockey team on Saturday afternoon.

The Roos (2-3-1, 2-2-0) got on the board first with just less than 30 seconds remaining in the first period. Breanna Bedborough's initial shot was saved by Bison goaltender Cassandra Goyette but Ashley Gillies put home the rebound at the far post. Canton held a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard and 10-7 shots advantage in the opening period.

The Bison (4-2-0, 2-2-0) responded with three goals in the second period as Mel McAleer got the scoring started on her fifth goal of the season at 5:52. Kelly Ferreira tallied a pair of goals eight minutes apart with the first coming on the power play to give the visitors a 3-1 lead after two.

Goyette stopped all seven shots she faced in the final period to stifle a comeback.

Brooke Susac made 24 saves in the game for the Roos, while Goyette turned aside 23 shots.  

The women's hockey team is off until  November 27th when it hosts SUNY Potsdam at 7 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 16 online degree programs. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.