Aston, PA – Micayla MacIntyre scored a pair of power play goals and added two assists and Iida Laitinen finished with a goal and two assists as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team earned a 5-2 road win at Neumann University on Wednesday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, Neumann 2
• Location: Ice Plex – Morrisville, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-0-1) | Neumann (1-8-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton got on the board first at 4:59 of the opening period. Meaghan Best jammed home a loose puck in front of goal for her third tally of the season. Laitinen and Sarah Kosnaskie picked up helpers on the play.
• The Roos held a 14-10 shots on goal advantage and one goal lead on the scoreboard after 20 minutes.
• Canton doubled the lead at 6:29 of the middle period with the skater advantage. Laitinen collected a loose puck at the end board and left it for MacIntyre outside the right circle. She beat two defenders and wristed a shot past Knights goaltender Michelle Windand-Bacon.
• Neumann was whistled for back-to-back penalties 14 seconds apart midway through the second period resulting in nearly two minutes of a 5-on-3 chance for the Roos. Just 22 seconds in the two-skater advantage paid off.
• Sandrene Garafolo fed Kosnaskie in the slot as her shot went just wide but the puck circled around the boards to MacIntyre. She skated in toward goal and ripped a slapshot that snuck past Windand-Bacon.
• Just 16 seconds after MacIntyre's second power play goal of the period the Knights were whistled for another infraction giving Canton another 5-on-3 opportunity, this one for 1 minute, 22 seconds. However, Neumann was able to kill off both penalties and keep the score within three.
•  The Roos nearly extended the lead to four with less than three minutes left in the second on the penalty kill. Maggie Convery used a strong forecheck and found Halle McKinnon with a nice backhand pass. Her shot rang off the crossbar and out.
• SUNY Canton outshot Neumann 19-0 in the second period and led 3-0 after 40 minutes.
• Canton extended the lead to 4-0 at 4:06 of the third. MacIntyre played the puck from the defensive zone to Kosnaskie near mid-ice. She hit Laitinen with a pass as she skated through the neutral zone. She dangled the puck off her skate and wristed a beautiful shot past the Knight goaltender.
• Neumann got on the board at 6:14 as Mikaylee Henhawk scored her second goal of the season with the skater advantage.
• The Knights made things interesting getting within a pair of goals at the 15:25 mark when Kyleigh Prance jammed home a loose puck in front of net on the power play.
• Desiree Snook added an empty-netter as time expired for the 5-2 final. MacIntyre and Hannah Clement picked up helpers on the play.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos held a 46-21 advantage in shots, while Neumann had a slim, 29-27 edge in face offs.
• MacIntyre led the Roos with two goals and two assists, while Laitinen had a goal and two helpers. Kosnaskie finished the game with three assists, while Garofalo dished out a pair of assists.
• Sirena Alvarez stopped 19 shots on the afternoon for her fifth win of the season. Windand-Bacon made 41 stops in the loss.
• Canton went 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Knights were 2-for-6 with the skater advantage.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are off until December 3rd when they host Buffalo State in Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) action at 4 p.m. in the Roos House.
 


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.