Cortland, NY – Sirena Alvarez stopped 35 shots but Mia Hlasnick and Jillian Hlasnick provided a goal and assist each to lead host SUNY Cortland past the SUNY Canton women's hockey team in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) contest on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Cortland 3, SUNY Canton 0    
• Location: Alumni Arena – Cortland, NY
• Records: SUNY Cortland (6-2-0, 4-2-0 NEWHL) | SUNY Canton (6-2-1, 2-2-0 NEWHL)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cortland held a slim 11-9 shots advantage in the opening period as neither team could find the back of the net.
• The Red Dragons owned a 16-6 shots edge in the middle period and that paid off at 2:51 of the frame with the skater advantage. Mia Hlasnick lit the lamp off passes from Kait Bourgeois and Jillian Hlasnick.
• Cortland added an insurance goal at 13:59 of the third period off the stick of Jillian Hlasnick.
• Following a time out trailing by two with 2:20 remaining Canton pulled Alvarez for the extra skater. The Red Dragons scored on an empty netter with 37 seconds remaining to earn the 3-0 win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Cortland outshot Canton 38-24 and held the upper hand in face offs 32-21.
• The Red Dragons were 1-for-1 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-3.
• Alvarez, the two-time defending NEWHL Goalie of the Week made 35 saves including 15 in the second period. Molly Goergen made 24 saves for the hosts.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Friday when they host Wilkes University at 4 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.