Canton, NY – Scarlet Ditoro gave the Roos an early lead and Kyra O'Keefe also scored but visiting No. 4 nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State earned a 5-2 win v. the SUNY Canton women's hockey team in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) game on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS

• Result:  #4 Plattsburgh 5, SUNY Canton 2
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records:  Plattsburgh State (17-2-0, 11-1-0) | SUNY Canton (11-6-2, 5-6-1)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• The Roos opened the scoring at 10:28 of the opening period off the stick of Scarlet Ditoro. Asha Hanson fed the puck from the defensive zone to Ditoro at the defensive blue line. She hit Gracyn Emmerton with a quick pass through the neutral zone. Emmerton left a drop-off pass for Ditoro at the right circle as her initial shot was saved by Lilla Nease, but Ditoro buried the rebound.
• Canton held a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard at first intermission behind eight saves from Sirena Alvarez.
• The Cardinals evened things up just 2:07 into the second period. Riley Calhoun carried the puck into the offensive zone finding a cutting Holly Schmelzer out in front as she redirected the puck high past the blocker of Alvarez.
• Two minutes later the visitors converted on a 2-on-1 rush with Ivy Boric hitting Sara Krauseneck with a cross-ice pass finishing once again high over the blocker. Julia Masotta was also credited with an assist on the play.
• Plattsburgh took a 3-1 lead at 16:54 of the middle period when Mattie Norton's shot from the point was saved by Alvarez. Emma McLean put home the rebound at the near post with Calhoun also picking up a helper on the play.
• The Cardinals tacked on a fourth goal just 35 seconds later on another cross-ice pass with Aizah Thompson scoring with feeds from Molly Riggi and Kendall Wasik. Plattsburgh outshot Canton 18-7 in the second period taking a 4-1 lead to second intermission.
• Plattsburgh made it 5-1 on a Mae Olshansky goal 61 seconds into the third period before the Roos got one back three minutes later. Kyra O'Keefe scored beating Lilla Nease high glove side with Desiree Snook and Iida Laitinen picking up helpers on the play.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Six different players had a point for the Roos. Msotta, Calhoun and Krause led the Cardinals with two points each.
• Plattsburgh held a 40-19 edge in shots and slim 28-26 advantage in face offs. The Roos blocked 14 shots compared to four for the Cardinals.
• Alvarez turned aside 35 shots in the loss, while Nease made 17 stops for the Cardinals.
• The Roos were 1-for-1 on the penalty kill, while the Cardinals were 2-for-2.

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton heads to Cortland on Saturday to take on the Red Dragons who are receiving votes in the USCHO top 15 poll.
 
   


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.