Canton, NY – Senior Desiree Snook scored two first-period goals that helped lift the SUNY Canton women's hockey team to a 6-0 victory over Anna Maria College on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 6, Anna Maria 0
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-3-0) | Anna Maria (3-4-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Freshman Abby Tate opened the scoring at 8:12 of the first period, lifting a wrist shot into the top right corner of the net.  The goal was the first of her career and was assisted by freshman Kylah Small and sophomore Ashten Morris.
• Snook scored a power play goal 14:22 of the first, backhanding a shot over the blocker of Amcat goaltender Gabrielle Gibson to give the Roos a 2-0 lead.
• Snook scored her second of the game and period tipping a shot from senior Kamryn Barnes past Gibson.  Freshman Chamonix Jackson also assisted on the goal.
• Sophomore Jayme McIlveen took a pass from fellow sophomore Sydney Valiquette in her own end and went the distance, putting the puck in the top shelf to give the Roos a 4-0 lead.  Sophomore goaltender Claire Noftell also earned an assist on the play, her first career collegiate point. 
• Sophomore Danika Lalonde closed out the scoring in the second burying her own rebound, pushing the lead to 5-0.  Her goal was assisted by sophomore Kyra O'Keefe and freshman Jordan Caroccio.
• Morris scored the lone goal of the third period, finishing off a rebound on a Small shot.  Tate earned the secondary assist, her second point of the night.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos outshot the Amcats 52-13 and dominated the faceoffs as well, outdrawing Anna Maria 31-18.
• Canton was 1/2 on the power play and 5/5 on the penalty kill.
• Small's two assists were the first points in her career.
• Noftell finished the game with 13 saves and her first collegiate point.  Gibson finished with 46 saves for the Amcats.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton hosts Stevenson University next Friday, November 24th at 3:00 p.m. in a non-conference game at the Roos House.
   
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.