Canton, NY – Sirena Alvarez was outstanding keeping the Roos within a goal in the third period but No. 4 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State scored two third period goals to earn a 4-1 Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) win on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: Plattsburgh State 4, SUNY Canton 1   
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: Plattsburgh State (8-2-0, 7-0-0 NEWHL) | SUNY Canton (6-1-1, 2-1-1 NEWHL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals got the scoring started at the 11:01 mark of the opening period off the stick of Lily Stumm. Alvarez made 14 first period saves to keep Canton within one.
• Plattsburgh doubled their lead at 4:07 of the middle period when Sara Krauseneck lit the lamp. Alvarez turned aside 17 second period shots as the hosts were still within striking distance after 40 minutes of play.
• The Roos would get one back at 4:25 of the final period when Sarah Kosnaskie buried her fifth goal of the season. With the Roos in the early stages of a penalty kill Makayla Young collected the puck at the far boards below the right circle and saucered a pass to Kosnaskie in on the break away as she beat Chloe Beaubien blocker side.
• Krauseneck added her second of the night at 8:47 and Bridget Orr added an insurance marker at 15:02 as the Cardinals held on for the win.   

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Plattsburgh held a 47-13 advantage in shots and 34-25 edge in face offs.
• Alvarez finished with 43 saves posting at least 12 stops in each period.
• Beaubien turned aside 12 shots for the Cardinals.
• Both team's penalty kill units were strong as the Roos went 6-for-6 with a shorthanded goal and Plattsburgh killed their lone penalty.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in NEWHL action on Tuesday when they visit SUNY Cortland at 7 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.