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Canton, NY – Ashley Gillies scored her first goal of the season but visiting SUNY Cortland used a pair of unanswered goals to earn a 3-1 victory v. the SUNY Canton women's hockey team in Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) action on Friday.


THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Cortland 3, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Cortland (3-0-0, 3-0-0 NEWHL) | SUNY Canton (0-2-1, 0-2-1 NEWHL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kirsten MacDowell opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the game for the Red Dragons converting off passes from Elena Eichmann and Emily King. The Roos outshot Cortland 7-3 in the opening period.
• Gillies drew the game even at 6:08 of the middle period. Debbie Bartosova collected the puck to the right of net and found a cutting Gillies out in front who buried a shot into the open left side of goal. Natasha Simioni also earned a helper on the play.
• Katie DeVoe put home the eventual game-winner with 29 seconds left in the second frame as Cortland led 2-1 after two.
• Devoe scored her second tally of the game with 1 minute, 23 seconds remaining. Shortly after the goal the Roos went on the power play and also pulled the goalie for the 6-on-4 skater advantage. Canton got one shot on net but was unable to trim the deficit.
• Brooke Susac made 22 saves in goal for Canton, while Chelsea Allain turned aside 14 shots for the visitors.

 
Prior to Friday's contest SUNY Canton student-athlete Jayde Dukette, who is also an Army ROTC Cadet, took her oath of enlistment. Cadet Dukette is also a member of the New York National Guard participating in the Simultaneous Membership program. By taking this oath she is making the commitment to participate in Army ROTC classes and training along with her regular classes at SUNY Canton and serve her country as an Army Officer when she graduates.
 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos return to the ice on Saturday when they host Buffalo State at 3 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.