Canton, NY – Sirena Alvarez made 12 saves for her fourth shutout of the season and Halle McKinnon led the women's hockey team with a goal and two assists as the Roos improved to 8-2-1 on the season with a 5-0 win v. Wilkes University on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, Wilkes 0 
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (8-2-1) | Wilkes (1-7-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton got on the board first at 13:01 of the opening period. Karena Barrett collected a loose puck at the near boards in her defensive zone and found Desiree Snook skating through the neutral zone. Snook roofed a wrist shot top shelf bar down for the 1-0 lead.
• The Roos held a 15-6 advantage in shots and took a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
• Canton doubled their lead at 10:27 of the middle period when Iida Laitinen skated in on a breakaway and beat Colonel goaltender Ally Jolly over the blocker.
• The hosts took a 3-0 lead three minutes later with the skater advantage. Laitinen fed the puck to McKinnon at the right circle. She hit Sandrene Garafolo at the point who ripped a shot past Jolly as Gracyn Emmerton provided a nice screen in front of goal.
• Canton made it 4-0 at the 16:22 when Micayla MacIntyre skated into the top of the slot and wristed a shot top shelf. McKinnon and Victoria McGarrity picked up helpers on the play.
• The Roos held a 15-3 shots advantage in the second period and 4-0 lead after 40 minutes.
• Canton extended the lead to five when McKinnon scored on the power play at 4:02 of the third off passes from Garofalo and MacIntyre.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• SUNY Canton went 2-for-4 on the power play and was 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
• The Roos outshot the Colonels 40-12 and held the upper hand in face offs, 37-24.
• Alvarez made 12 saves in her fourth shutout of the season. Jolly turned aside 35 shots for Wilkes.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's hockey team has nearly a month off before it returns to action on January 7th when it hosts Plattsburgh State at 3 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.