Northfield, VT – The SUNY Canton men's hockey team found themselves down 4-1 with just over half a period remaining and fought back to get within one goal.  Unfortunately, time ran out and the Roos dropped a 4-3 decision to Trinity College in the consolation game of the Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: Trinity College 4, SUNY Canton 3
• Location: Kreitzberg Arena – Northfield, VT 
• Records: Trinity College (5-5-0) | SUNY Canton (4-9-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Defenseman Theodore Griffin opened the scoring at 16:46 of the first period.  Griffin ripped a shot through a screen and past freshman netminder Nate Hopkins to put the Bantams on top 1-0.
• The Roos responded with a power play goal by sophomore Brendan Morrow at 3:27 of the first to tie the game at 1-1.  The goal was Morrow's fifth of the season and was assisted by senior Nic Herringer and junior Trevor Christopher.
• Trinity regained the lead at 4:07 of the second period on a goal by Paul Selleck.  Hopkins made a terrific stop on a Jacob Smith breakaway, but Selleck was able to tuck the rebound past the Roos' goaltender.
• Riley Patterson closed out the scoring in the second with a backhand shot that found the back of the net with just 38 seconds remaining in the period.
• The Bantams extended their lead to 4-1 at 2:22 of the third on an Eamon Doheny goal.
• The Roos converted their second power play goal of the afternoon as senior Matthew Headland scored his second goal in two nights, closing the scoring gap to 4-2 at 7:16 of the third.  Headland's slapshot from the top of the circle beat J.P. Mella and was assisted by Christopher and Herringer.
• SUNY Canton called a timeout and pulled Hopkins with 53 seconds remaining in an attempt to close the gap further.  After a Bantams icing, Morrow won the faceoff back to freshman Evan Pringle who ripped a shot past Mella to get the Roos within one with just 10 seconds left.
• Unfortunately, there was too little time remaining to even things up and the game finished with a final score of 4-3 in favor of the Bantams.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Headland finished the tournament with two goals on five shots and was +2 on the weekend.  His efforts earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
• SUNY Canton finished the day 2/5 on the power play while Trinity was 0/2.
• The Bantam won a tight faceoff battle 30-27.  Morrow finished the contest with nine wins.
• Hopkins recorded 30 saves in just his second start for SUNY Canton while Mella finished with 15 saves for Trinity.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton returns home to face #6 ranked SUNY Geneseo on January 6, 2023 at 4:00 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.