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Canton, NY – Jesse Farabee and Corson Green found the back of the net but visiting St. Michael's College scored two unanswered goals to earn a 3-2 overtime win v. the SUNY Canton men's hockey team on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: St. Michael's 3 SUNY Canton 2, OT
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: St. Michael's (2-0-1) | SUNY Canton (1-1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team found the back of the net in the first 20 minutes as the Roos held a 13-9 shots advantage in the opening period.
• St. Michael's got the scoring started at 9:39 of the second period. Andrew Olevitz fed a breakout pass to Colin O'Connor who hit Brandon Mitchell as they skated towards the blue line. Mitchell fired a shot high over net that banged off the end boards and right out in front to O'Connor who buried the deflection on the doorstep.
• The Purple Knights were whistled for back-to-back penalties late in the first period as the Roos had an extended 5-on-3 for 1 minute, 42 seconds. That paid off with eight seconds left in the two-skater advantage as they evened the score at one.
• Tyson Bruce skated the puck into the zone and behind the Purple Knights net. He fed Sean David at the point who played the puck back to Bruce above the left circle. Bruce's shot from the high circle was redirected home off the stick of Jesse Farabee.
• Corson Green gave Canton its first lead of the contest at 5:28 of the third period. He carried the puck into the zone, circled behind net, and used a wrap-around shot to beat St. Mike's goaltender Alec Lindberg glove side.
• Trailing by one the Purple Knights where whistled for a penalty with 1 minute, 24 seconds to play. The Roos appeared to score an empty-netter but were whistled for offsides. After St. Mike's won a faceoff with one minute remaining they pulled the goalie for the extra attacker.
• That paid off when Paul McAuliffe scored shorthanded off passes from Ethan Hendrickson and Sel Narby. Narby won the puck at the near boards and fed it low to Hendrickson who hit McAuliffe in the slot. Austin Washkurak saved McAuliffe's initial shot but he converted on the rebound.
• The Roos outshot the Purple Knights 5-2 in OT but it was the final shot that counted. McAuliffe won the puck at the near boards at mid-ice and fed Jeremy Routh who deked Washkurak and put home the game-winner.
• Washkurak made 29 saves for the Roos, while Lindberg turned aside 40 shots for the Purple Knights.
• The Roos were 1-for-5 on the power play, while killing off all five of their penalites.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to the ice on Saturday when they visit No. 4 nationally-ranked SUNY Geneseo.
   

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.