Brockport, NY – Matt Passaretti scored his first collegiate goal to get the Roos within one in the second period but host Brockport scored five of the final six goals of the game to earn a 7-2 win v. the SUNY Canton men's hockey team on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Brockport 7, SUNY Canton 2
• Location: Tuttle North Ice Arena – Brockport, NY
• Records: Brockport (11-5-0) | SUNY Canton (6-7-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brockport jumped out to a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes behind goals from Ryan Romeo and Andrew Harley. The Golden Eagles held a 20-8 shots advantage in the opening period.
• Canton got within one at 6:33 of the second period. Filip Jakobsson fed the puck cross ice on the breakout into the offensive zone to Jesse Farabee above the right circle. His initial shot was saved by Brockport goalie Nolan Egbert, but the rebound went right to Passaretti who ripped a shot top shelf from the top of the right circle.
• Brockport responded one minute later on Harley's second tally of the night, this one on the power play. The hosts extended the lead to 4-1 at 12:03 on a Connor Gallaway marker.
• The Roos got within two on a defensive zone face off win at 15:20 of the middle period. Brendan McCormack won the puck back to Connor Tuttle as he found Bannister through the neutral zone. Just as he skated across the blue line Bannister roofed a wrist shot top shelf past Egbert.
• The Golden Eagles added an important goal with less than two minutes left in the middle period off the stick of Sam DiBitetto to lead 5-2 after two.
• The hosts would tack on a pair of goals in the third period from Scott Ramaekers and Anthony Hora for the 7-2 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Brockport held the upper hand in shots (40-28), while the Roos won 40 faceoffs compared to 28 for the hosts.
• Filip Schlyter made 33 saves in the loss, while Egbert recorded 26 saves in the win.
• Brockport went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Roos were 0-for-3.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will have a rematch on Saturday in Canton at 7 p.m. in the Roos House.
 


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.