Canton, NY – Pierce Diamond made 18 saves on the night and Carson Lanceleve, Colton Sipperley and Brett Bannister scored goals as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team earned a 3-1 win v. SUNY Potsdam on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 3, SUNY Potsdam 1
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (3-3-1) | SUNY Potsdam (1-10-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton held a slim 7-6 advantage in shots in the opening period but neither team could find the back of the net as they skated to first intermission tied.
• The Roos got on the board at 6:57 of the middle period when Brendan McCormack and Carson Lanceleve skated into the offensive zone 2-on-1. McCormack found Lanceleve to his left who slid a low shot past the blocker of Bears goaltender Nico Gamarra. Sebastien Paquette was also credited with an assist on the play.
• Canton was whistled for back-to-back penalties resulting in 43 seconds of 5-on-3 for the Bears, but the Roo penalty kill was able to kill off both penalties.
• The Roos held a 10-4 advantage in second period shots and 1-0 lead on the scoreboard after 40 minutes.
• Skating 4-on-4 Canton added an important insurance marker at 11:58 of the third period off the stick of Sipperley on a sharp angled shot. McCormack and Matt Passaretti picked up assists on the play, the first collegiate point for Passaretti.
• Shortly after a Canton cross checking penalty, the Bears pulled their goalie for the two-skater advantage. That paid off as they got on the board with 1:31 left in regulation as Josh Bifolchi lit the lamp.
• Trailing by just one the Bears pulled their goalie again with 1:21 remaining but Brett Bannister converted an empty-netter with one second remaining off a pass from Paquette for the 3-1 final.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos outshot Potsdam 31-19, while the Bears had a slim 33-32 advantage in face offs.
• Potsdam was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-5.
• Diamond made 18 saves in the win for the Roos. His only goal allowed was with Potsdam on the power play and with and the goalie pulled with an extra skater. Gamarra turned aside 28 shots in the defeat.

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Maxcy Ice Arena in Potsdam.
 


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.