Canton, NY – Scarlet Ditoro scored a pair of goals and Sirena Alvarez recorded her third shutout of the season as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team earned a 4-0 shutout win v. Wilkes University in non-conference game on Friday. 

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4, Wilkes 0  
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-2-1) | Wilkes (1-6-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first at 6:01 of the opening period. Ditoro put home the rebound off a Danielle Goner shot from the point. Iida Laitinen also picked up an assist on Ditoro's first career goal.
• Canton held a 19-1 shots on goal advantage in the opening period but Addy Olson made 18 saves to keep Wilkes within one after 20 minutes.
• The hosts doubled the lead at 11:55 of the middle period. Gracyn Emmerton fired a shot from the high slot and the rebound went right to Ditoro who lifted a shot past Olson for her second straight goal. Laitinen was also credited with an assist on the play.
• Canton made it 3-0 at 17:39 of the second period with four seconds left in a 4-on-4. Makayla Young fed the puck up to Desiree Snook as she entered the offensive zone on a 2-on-0 breakaway. Snook fed Sarah Kosnaskie cross ice and her shot was saved beautifully by Olson but Kosnaskie buried the rebound.
• The Roos held a 15-5 shots on goal advantage in the second period and a 3-0 lead on the scoreboard after 40 minutes.
• Canton concluded the scoring at 17:59 of the third period when Halle McKinnon jammed home a rebound out in front. Maggie Convery and Emmerton, who also had initial shots that were stopped by Olson, picked up helpers on the play.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• SUNY Canton owned a 55-9 advantage in shots and a 36-24 edge in faceoffs.
• Both teams went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
• Ditoro paced the Roos with two goals, while Emmerton and Laitinen added two assists each.
• Sirena Alvarez finished with nine saves in her third shutout of the season.
• Olson turned aside 51 shots for the Colonels.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 


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.