Canton, NY – Junior Iida Laitinen and freshman Danika Lalonde each recorded a goal and an assist and senior goaltender Sirena Alvarez made 24 saves as SUNY Canton beat SUNY Potsdam 4-1 in a Northeast Women's Hockey League contest on Tuesday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 4, SUNY Potsdam 1
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (9-1-1, 4-1-0 NEWHL) | SUNY Potsdam (6-5-0, 2-4-0 NEWHL)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Freshman Sydney Valiquette opened the scoring at 14:21 of the first period, taking a pass from Laitinen and blasting it from the point past Bears goaltender Magalie Parent.
• Freshman Jayme McIlveen put the Roos up by two at 13:31 of the second period, getting in behind the Potsdam defense and making a nifty move to beat Parent on the backhand.  Lalonde earned the assist on the goal.
• Play opened up in the third period with a number of scoring opportunities for both teams.  SUNY Canton went up 3-0 when Laitinen split two defenders and backhanded a shot in the top corner at 1:33 of the period.  Potsdam responded at 4:39 of the period when Rebecca Cain was finally able to solve Alvarez.
• Lalonde scored a power play insurance goal at 7:42 of the third and was assisted by Junior Desiree Snook and freshman Jane Pancoe.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Alvarez was solid all night stopping 24 shots.  Parent had 30 saves for the Bears.
• The Roos were 1/5 on the power play and 5/5 on the penalty kill. 
• Faceoffs were even with each team winning 30. 
• SUNY Canton blocked 14 shots and Potsdam blocked five.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton hits the road to take on Plymouth State University in a non-conference contest Saturday, December 10^th at 2:00 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.