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Wilkes-Barre, PA – Sophomore Kyler Matthews tied a game-high with three points including scoring the game-winning goal as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team opened its 2019-20 season with a 5-3 road win at Wilkes University on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 5, Wilkes 3
• Location: Toyota Sportsplex – Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Records:  SUNY Canton (1-0) | Wilkes (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Matthews led the team with four points. Jake Mayette added a goal and two assists, while Max Routledge finished with a goal and assist. Stuart Fierheller and Jesse Farabee also found the back of the net.
• Fierheller got the scoring started in shorthanded variety 6 minutes, 53 seconds into the contest off a pass from Routledge. The goal was the third career tally for the senior defenseman.  
• Routledge was on the scoring end seven minutes later with assists credited to Mayette and Matthews.
• Michael Cerasuolo who had an impressive start to the season, stopped all 13 shots he faced in the opening period as the Roos led 2-0 at first intermission.
• Canton continued its momentum as just 15 ticks into the middle period Farabee, a junior transfer, lit the lamp for the first time in a Roos uniform. Tyson Bruce and Matthews picked up helpers on the play.
• Wilkes got on the board at the 4:25 mark of the period as Tyson Araujo scored on the penalty kill. Araujo would add another special teams' goal, this one coming with the skater advantage, with 1 minute, 6 seconds left in the second. The Roos took the one-goal edge into second intermission.
• Matthews added a crucial power play insurance goal from Mayette, which proved to be the eventual game-winner, five minutes into the third period to open the lead to 4-2.
• Araujo completed the hat trick for the Colonels scoring his second power play goal of the contest at 12:31 of the third.
• Wilkes pulled the goalie for the extra attacker with 1:39 remaining and 12 seconds later Mayette put home an empty-netter to seal the win. Sean David and Matthew Headland assisted the goal.
• Cerasuolo finished the game with 46 saves on 49 shots, coming up just one stop short of his career-high (47) in a 6-4 win at No. 3 nationally-ranked Adrian last season.
• Brandon Gordon made 24 saves in the loss for Wilkes.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos visit Utica College on Saturday at 2 p.m.
   

About SUNY Canton
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 digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.