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Canton, NY – Jake Mayette posted a goal and pair of assists and five different players found the back of the net as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team completed the season sweep with a 5-3 win over SUNY Potsdam on Saturday evening in the Roos House.  

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, SUNY Potsdam 3
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (13-9-3) | SUNY Potsdam (6-17-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first at 8:15 of the opening period. Mayette won a face off at the right circle back to Jesse Farabee. His shot was saved by Michael Paglucca but Mayette put home the rebound off a loose puck out in front for his fifth goal of the season.
• Potsdam evened the score at one two minutes later when Sean Winikates played a pass from the right boards to a cutting Robert Clerc out in front who finished off his eighth goal of the season. Jack Bloem also earned an assist on the play.
• Canton regained the lead at 18:17 of the period. Austin Washkurak made a great diving play from net to get his stick on a pass to Mayette leading the Roos to a 3-on-2. Mayette delivered a pass to Noah Robinson at the left circle as he beat Paglucca short side for the 2-1 lead.
• Potsdam tied the game once again at 9:58 of the second period on Clerc's second goal of the night.
• The Roos took a 3-2 lead at 18:13 of the second on a Tyson Bruce power play goal. Mayette won a draw at the right circle back to Luke Hincenbergs. The senior tipped the puck forward to his classmate Bruce. Bruce's initial shot was blocked by a defenseman but he put home the second attempt for the lead.
• The Bears were whistled for back-to-back penalties almost midway through the second period sending the Roos on a 5-on-3 for 1:37.
• The Roos made the visitors pay just five seconds into the two-man advantage as Sean David collected the face off. He flipped a back-hander top shelf to give Canton the 4-2 lead.
• Canton was whistled for a pair of minor penalties with 8:12 remaining as the Bears went on an extended 5-on-3 of their own. Less than a minute later the Bears converted on the skater advantage as Tyler Young scored his fifth goal of the season off passes from Ryan Lieth and Vincent Guimond.
• The Roos were called for another penalty with 42 seconds remaining and Potsdam pulled the goalie for the 6-on-4 skater advantage. Sean Shepard put home an empty-netter the length of the ice with 20 seconds left to seal the 5-3 win.
• Austin Washkurak made 18 saves on 20 shots over the first 29:58 and added an assist, while Michael Cerasuolo tallied 10 saves on 11 shots in relief. Michael Paglucca turned aside 24 shots in the loss.
• Canton went 2-for-6 on the power play and killed off seven of their eight penalties.

WHAT'S NEXT
This closes out the 2019-20 season for the men's hockey team.   
   

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.