Buffalo, NY – Victoria McGarrity scored her first collegiate goal, Sirena Alvarez recorded a 26 save shutout, and six different Roos found the back of the net in a 6-0 win for the SUNY Canton women's hockey team against Buffalo State in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) game on Friday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 6, Buffalo State 0 
• Location: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (9-2-1, 3-2-1 NEWHL) | Buffalo State (1-12-1, 0-7-0 NEWHL)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos opened the scoring at 8:34 of the opening period when Victoria McGarrity scored her first collegiate goal. Kelly Leathem worked the puck around the far boards to Sandrene Garofalo at the left point. Her initial shot was saved, but McGarrity put home the rebound out in front.
• The Roos outshot the Bengals 20-11 in the first period and led 1-0 after one.
• Canton blew the game open with three goals in a five minute span of the middle period. Just 1:05 into the period Meaghan Best made a great individual effort skating from the near boards across the slot and backhanding a shot past the blocker of Bengal goaltender Jessica Auge.
• Sarah Kosnaskie made it 3-0 less than two minutes later on the power play. Verity Lewis moved the puck up the right side to Halle McKinnon. She left the puck back to Kosnaskie at the right point who skated in and ripped a slapshot from the top of the right circle making the water bottle pop.
• The Roos added their third goal of the second period at 5:56. Kosnaskie played the puck cross ice at the defensive blue line to Leathem. She fed the puck around the boards as it ricocheted right out in front to Iida Laitinen who buried her team-leading 10th goal of the season.
• Canton made it 5-0 at the 4:44 mark of the third period. McGarrity used a strong forecheck to force a turnover in the Buffalo State defensive zone and won the puck to Desiree Snook. She beat Auge with a shot high off her glove and in.
• The Roos concluded the scoring with just under two minutes left in the third. Scarlet Ditoro took a shot from the point and Maggie Convery scored off a rebound.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• McGarrity and Kosnaskie led the Roos with a goal and assist each, while Leathem had a pair of assists.
• Alvarez finished with 26 saves in her fifth shutout of the season. The junior now owns SUNY Canton's single-season shutouts record breaking Brooke Susac's previous mark of four in two different seasons. 
• Auge turned aside 41 shots in the loss for the Bengals.
• The Roos dominated shots 47-26, while Buffalo State held the edge in face offs (25-20).
• Canton went 1-for-1 on the power play and killed off both of its penalties.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Buffalo.
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's and associate degrees, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, management, and healthcare fields. It is home to the Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity. 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 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.