Canton, NY – Trey Miller recorded 32 saves and Jackson Drysdale scored his first career goal, but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team dropped a tight 2-1 decision to Stevenson University in the second game of a weekend series on Saturday.

The Mustangs are receiving votes in the preseason USCHO.com Top 15 national poll.

THE BASICS

• Result: Stevenson 2, SUNY Canton 1   
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: Stevenson (2-0) | SUNY Canton (0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team found the back of the net in the opening period with the Roos holding a 14-11 shots advantage after one.
• Just after the Mustangs killed off a penalty to start the second the Roos turned the puck over in their offensive zone leading to a breakout for John Musella. He beat Roos net minder Miller low blocker side for the unassisted goal.
• The Mustangs doubled their lead at 11:33 of the middle period with the skater advantage. Stevenson worked the puck from left to right with Musella scoring his second of the game on a wrister from above the right dot. Malcolm Palmer and Aidan McDowell picked up helpers on the play.
• The Roos got one back at just over a minute later on a power play of their own. Cory Liu and Evan Pringle fed the puck back and forth at the point with Liu wristing a shot through traffic out in front where Drysdale redirected the puck home for his first collegiate goal.
• With Canton on the penalty kill with just over three minutes left in the second period Nic Herringer and Brendan Morrow provided a great forecheck as the puck bounced off the Mustang goaltender who was out of his net and nearly in.
• Stevenson held a 13-8 shots advantage in the second period and 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.
• With just over two minutes remaining in the third the Mustangs had a 2-on-1 and golden chance for an insurance goal, but Miller made a beautiful glove save sliding from his right to left.
• Canton pulled Miller for the extra attacker with under a minute remaining but were only able to notch one shot on goal down the stretch.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Stevenson held a slim 34-31 shots advantage, while Canton had the upper hand in draws 33-27
• The Mustangs were 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Roo were 1-for-2.
• Adrian Franco led the Roo with six shots on goal, while Niko Schoner and Sebastien Paquette had four each.
• Ty Outen made 30 saves in the win, while Miller turned aside 32 shots in defeat.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action when they host SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday at 7 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.