West Springfield, MA – Jake Mayette recorded two goals and two assists to lead the No. 3 seed SUNY Canton men's hockey team to a 6-2 win v. No. 2 seeded Anna Maria College on Friday evening in the second semifinal of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Commissioner's Cup.

The Roos will meet Albertus Magnus College on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Olympia Ice Center in the championship game after the Falcons defeated Rivier University 4-1 in Friday's first semifinal.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 6, Anna Maria 2
• Location: Olympia Ice Center – West Springfield, MA
• Records: SUNY Canton (8-11-2) | Anna Maria (9-10-2)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos seized the momentum right away scoring just 16 seconds into the contest. Jake Mayette fed the puck cross-ice from the left circle to Filip Jakobsson at the right dot. He played a nifty drop off pass back to Brady Morrison whose initial shot was turned aside by Amcat goaltender Brendan Boncore. Morrison followed the puck up on a diving attempt that ended up in the back of the net.
• Canton doubled their lead at 3:16 of the first period. Morrison circled the puck behind the net to Jakobsson who hit Colton Sipperley at the right circle. He found Mayette with a quick pass into the low slot as he fired a one-timer into the open net.
• Anna Maria got one back at 6:05 of the opening period when Justin Taylor lit the lamp off passes from Patrick Manning and Drew Goupille.
• Canton made it 3-1 at 9:30 of the first when Matthew Headland scored with the skater advantage on a shot from the point through traffic. Mayette and Zac Sirota picked up assists on the play.
• The Amcats cut the lead to one with 1:56 remaining in a high scoring first period. Matthew Byrne scored the power play marker with Jack Sitzman and Sam Cyr-Ledoux setting up the tally.
• SUNY Canton led 3-2 after 20 minutes in a first period that saw 25 total shots on goal.
• The Roos regained the two-goal advantage at 15:12 of the second period when Morrison hit Sam Martin through the neutral zone and he found Sipperley with an outlet pass. Sipperley skated down the left wing and slipped a shot by Boncore.
• Canton extended the lead to 5-2 early in the third period as Mayette netted his second of the night as he looked to pass the puck across the crease and it deflected off a defenseman and in. Sean Shepard and Jakobsson picked up assists on the play.
• The Roos concluded the scoring at 9:07 of the third when Brendan McCormick scored on a rebound off a shot form Brett Bannister that was initially saved. Martin also picked up a helper on the play.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos went 3-for-9 on the power play, while the Amcats were 1-for-4.
• Canton outshot Anna Maria 56-26, while the Amcats held a 37-30 edge in face offs.
• Filip Schlyter finished with 24 saves in the win, while Boncore made 50 stops in the loss.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos advance to Saturday's championship game to square off with the No. 1 seed Albertus Magnus. This concludes the Amcats season.
 


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.