Marlborough, MA – Sophomore Halle McKinnon scored two goals and senior Sirena Alvarez made 26 saves to help lead SUNY Canton to a non-conference win over Anna Maria College 2-1 on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 2, Anna Maria College 1
• Location: New England Sports Center – Marlborough, MA 
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-1-1) | Anna Maria College (2-6-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• McKinnon opened the scoring at 13:59 of the first period, tipping a blast from freshman Jane Pancoe past Amcats goaltender Sam Dahill.
• In the second period, McKinnon doubled the Roos lead at 16:29 when she buried a feed from behind the net by sophomore Scarlet Ditoro.  Freshman Ashten Morris supplied the secondary assist on the goal.
• Hannah Tobey scored a power play goal for Anna Maria at 13:12 to ruin the shutout for Alvarez and draw the Amcats to within one 2-1.  Tobey's goal was assisted by Angelina Rodriguez.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Anna Maria had a slight edge in faceoffs 34-33.  The Roos were 0/2 on the power play while the Amcats were 1/4.
• Pancoe now leads all defenders with nine points on the season.
• 13 of Alvarez's 26 saves came in the third period.  Dahill finished the night with 37 saves.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton will face Anna Maria again on Saturday night at 5:50 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.