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Potsdam, NY – Three different players found the back of the net and Sirena Alvarez made 31 saves as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team won its fourth consecutive game earning a 3-1 road win at SUNY Potsdam in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) game on Wednesday evening.

With a 3-1 win tonight and a 4-3 OT win last Wednesday the Roos take the season series v. the Bears two games to one.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 3, SUNY Potsdam 1
• Location: Maxcy Ice Arena – Potsdam, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (8-15-1, 3-13-1 NEWHL) | SUNY Potsdam (10-12-2, 7-9-2 NEWHL

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ashley Gillies opened the scoring at the 11:09 mark of the first period on her fifth tally of the season. Caeley Smith and Sarah Kosnaskie assisted the score.
• Breanna Bedborough produced her team-leading 17th point of the season on her seventh goal of the year at 2:49 of the second period to double the Canton lead. Alyssa Hein and reigning NEWHL Rookie of the Week Hannah Desrochers picked up helpers on the play.
• Potsdam cut the Roos lead in half at 7:09 of the third period on her team-best 13th goal of the season.
• The Bears called timeout with 1:38 remaining and pulled Alexa Pfeiffer for the extra skater. Alvarez made a pair of saves before Pfeiffer returned to goal with 39 seconds left. Just 11 seconds later Potsdam pulled her again.
• With five seconds remaining Lily Cullen sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Micayla Macintyre earned an assist on the play.
• Alvarez stopped 31 of the 32 shots she faced on the night, while Pfeiffer made 24 saves for the Bears.

 

WHAT'S NEXT
The women's hockey team closes out its season on Saturday when it hosts Oswego State at 4 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 21 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.