Canton, NY – Senior Sam Martin had a hand in every goal and freshman goaltender Nate Hopkins earned his first career victory for the SUNY Canton men's hockey team, as the Roos beat Anna Maria College 4-2 on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4, Anna Maria College 2
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records:  SUNY Canton (9-12-0) | Anna Maria College (8-11-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped on the scoreboard with just 43 seconds remaining in the first period on a power play goal by Martin.  A Trevor Christopher shot from the point was deflected on net by Matthew Headland and saved by Amcats goaltender Aiden Richardson.  Martin pounced on the rebound and deposit the puck into the net for a 1-0 SUNY Canton lead.
• Martin doubled the lead at 7:42 of the second, scoring a short-handed goal.  After blocking a pass, Martin scooped up the puck and outskated an Amcat defender, deked Richardson and scored a backhand goal for his second of the night.
• Anna Maria would respond at 9:05 of the second period when Braeden McKinnon received a cross-crease pass and lifted the puck over Hopkins' right shoulder.
• Brandon Della Porter scored a power play goal with just one minute remaining in the period to tie the game 2-2.
• Martin would help re-establish the lead at 4:10 of the third period when his hard shot rebounded off Richardson's leg pad and right onto sophomore Brendan Morrow's stick.  Morrow buried the rebound to put the Roos on top 3-2.  The goal was also assisted by junior Trevor Christopher.
• Sophomore Zac Sirota scored an empty net goal with less than a minute remaining to clinch the victory.  Sirota's goal was assisted by freshman Reilly McKinnon and Martin.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Martin's four point night ties teammate Nic Herringer for the highest this season and was the first multi-goal game of his career.
• Hopkins' 32 saves were a season-high for the keeper and the victory was the first of his career.
• SUNY Canton was 1/4 on the power play and 4/6 on the penalty kill.
• The Roos held an advantage in faceoffs 36-25.
• Richardson finished with 22 saves for the Amcats.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton plays Anna Maria in the Roos House again on 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.