Fredonia, NY – Freshman Scott Cremen and senior Nic Herringer each scored a goal and two assists to help lead the SUNY Canton men's hockey team to a 5-1 win over Fredonia State on Friday evening.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, Fredonia State 1
• Location: Steele Hall Ice Arena – Fredonia, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-10-0) | Fredonia State (2-11-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Ryan Bailey scored at 3:53 of the first period to give Fredonia an early 1-0 lead.
• That lead would be short-lived as senior Brendan McCormack would respond at 14:13 of the first, scoring a power play goal, evening the score at 1-1.  McCormack's goal was assisted by both Herringer and Cremen.
• Senior Matthew Headland gave the Roos their first lead of the evening at 2:59 of the second period, getting assists from sophomore Brendan Morrow and freshman Evan Pringle.
• Cremen's power play goal at 11:38 of the second doubled SUNY Canton's lead 3-1.  His goal was assisted by Headland and Herringer.
• Herringer got on the board just 13 seconds into the third period, upping the lead to 4-1.  Senior Matt Passaretti and Cremen assisted on the play.
• Fredonia pulled goaltender Logan Dyck for an extra attacker with just over three minutes to play but senior Sam Martin picked off a Blue Devil pass and promptly deposited into the open net to close out the scoring.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Cremen's goal was the first of his career.  A mid-semester transfer, Cremen has four points in four games.
• Herringer's three points puts him into second, tied with teammate Evan Pringle at 15 points each.  Pringle earned one assist in the game.
• Morrow, who leads all Roos with 16 points this season, gathered an assist as well.
• Freshman Kelson Hooper finished the night with 35 saves and is 3-0 since the New Year, giving up just four goals in three games and making 98 saves.
• SUNY Canton was spotless on special teams with the power play going 2/2 and penalty kill perfect in five attempts against.
• Dyck made 33 saves for the Blue Devils.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton will face Fredonia State on the road again Saturday afternoon 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.