Canton, NY – Senior Sam Martin and sophomore Zac Sirota both finished with a goal and an assist but SUNY Potsdam was able to score the overtime winner and take a 4-3 win back home Tuesday night.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Potsdam 4, SUNY Canton 3 OT
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Potsdam (1-5-0) | SUNY Canton (3-4-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bears' Jack Loran scored a four-on-four goal to open the game, winning the draw and backhanding a shot over the blocker of freshman goalie Kelson Hooper.
• Roos' junior Lucas Roy and Martin were also able to take advantage of the open ice, scoring less than a minute later when Roy hit Martin with a stretch pass, sending him in on a breakaway.  Martin deeked left and put a backhand shot over the glove of Bears goalie Stephen Friedland.
• Michael McArthur closed out the first period with a power play goal, placing the puck just over Hooper's left shoulder, through a screen, to give SUNY Potsdam a 2-1 lead.
• The Roos knotted the score at two when Martin created a turnover in the corner and fed Sirota who wristed a shot in the top right corner.
• The Bears moved ahead once again on a Ryan Mahlmeister shot off the crossbar and into the net, making the score 3-2.
• SUNY Canton scored the only goal of the third period when senior Nic Herringer tied the game 3-3 after stuffing home sophomore Colton Sipperley's wraparound attempt.  The play was also assisted by Sirota.
• Both teams had their chances in overtime but it was the Bears' Loran who put home a cross-crease pass from McArthur to win the game 4-3 in OT.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• SUNY Potsdam had an edge in faceoffs 51-33 and on the power play where they were 1/4 while SUNY Canton was unable to convert on any of their four opportunities.
• Hooper made 15 saves in the first two periods while junior Filip Schlyter made 13 in the third period and overtime.  Friedland made 28 saves for the Bears.
• Sirota's goal tonight ties him for the team lead with four.  He currently leads the team in points with eight.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton will host Hamilton College on Saturday, November 26^th at 4:00 p.m. in the first round of the North Country Tournament.
   
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.