Pittston, PA – Sophomore Desiree Snook recorded a pair of goals in her debut and junior Sirena Alvarez stopped all eight shots she faced as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team opened their season with a 4-0 victory at King's College on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4, King's 0
• Location: Revolution Ice Center – Pittston, PA
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-0-0) | King's (0-1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos outshot the Monarchs 10-1 in the opening period but the teams skated to first intermission with a scoreless tie.
• SUNY Canton's dominance finally paid off at the 8:38 mark of the middle period when Snook lit the lamp on the power play off passes from Micayla MacIntyre and Meaghan Best.
• The sophomore from Paradise, Newfoundland struck again just over two minutes later, this one coming at even strength. Sarah Kosnaskie and Iida Laitinen picked up helpers on the play as the Roos took the 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.
• Assistant captain Verity Lewis made it 3-0 at 15:59 of the third period off a setup from Halle McKinnon and Gracyn Emmerton.
• Sandrene Garofalo concluded the scoring with 40 seconds remaining as Makayla Young and Hannah Clement were credited with assists on the tally.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Canton outshot King's 44-8 in the contest and owned a 32-19 advantage in face offs.
• The Roos went 1-for-4 on the power play and were 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
• Alvarez made eight saves in the shutout, while Syd Dahl made 40 stops for the Monarchs

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Revolution Ice Center in Pittston, PA.   
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.