Rutland, VT – Senior transfer Nic Herringer scored two goals, including the eventual game winner, and Filip Schlyter made 42 saves as SUNY Canton held on to take a 5-4 road victory over Castleton University Saturday night.

The Roos jumped out to a commanding 5-1 lead midway through the second period but the Spartans battled back to get within one goal with just over five minutes remaining.  SUNY Canton closed the door the rest of the way allowing only two shots on goal for the remainder of the game.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 5, Castleton University 4
• Location: Spartan Arena – Rutland, VT 
• Records: SUNY Canton (2-2) | Castleton University (0-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Noah Robinson opened the scoring for the Roos at 11:26 of the first period, stealing a clearing pass, splitting two defenders and rifling a shot past goalie Simon Brenter's glove.
• The Roos doubled their lead just two minutes later, when junior Gino DeBlasiis backhanded a feed from freshman Jack Seamans into the net.  Freshman Trystan Mughal also picked up an assist on the play.  The assists were the first collegiate points for Seamans and Mughal.
• Wasting no time in the second period, Herringer scored his first of the evening, and first as a Roo, just 30 seconds in.  Parked in front of the net, Herringer tipped a Robinson shot past Brenter.  The play was also assisted by senior Jarrod Croswell.
• Castleton would break into the scoring column just 12 seconds later on a Brandon Picard goal that was assisted by Nicolas Garneau and Zach Trempner.
• Midway through the second period sophomore Zac Sirota put the Roos up by three again.  Sirota blasted a shot from the slot which was saved by relief goaltender Brandon Collett.  DeBlasiis corralled the rebound and fired a pass cross-crease back to Sirota who buried the puck in an open net.
• Herringer's game-winner came one minute later when freshman Jordyn Mughal ripped a shot from the point and Herringer buried the rebound past a sprawling Collett. The secondary assist was credited to junior Sebastien Paquette and Mughal's assist was his first collegiate point.
• The Spartans' Balint Mesterhazy scored a power play goal with just over three minutes left in the period, narrowing the lead to 5-2.
• A goal midway through the third by Francis Young-Menard would close the gap to just two and a power play goal five minutes later by Zach Papapetros would get Castleton to within one.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Spartans outshot the Roos 46-25 while face-offs were much more even with Castleton holding a 40-39 edge.
• SUNY Canton failed to convert on all six power play opportunities while Castleton was 2-7 on the man advantage.
• Herringer's two goals were his first of the year, Sirota's goal was his third.
• Schlyter made 42 saves on 46 shots for a .902 save percentage.  Brenter took the loss for the Spartans giving up three goals on 13 shots in just over 32 minutes.  Brandon Collett finished the game for Castleton making 10 saves on 12 shots.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton will travel to Rivier University for a pair of games on Friday, November 11^th and Saturday November 12^th at 7:00 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. respectively.  
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.