Canton, NY – Evan Pringle, Nic Herringer and Brendan Morrow all recorded a goal and assist each as the Roos overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, but a pair of late Trine goals lifted the No. 14 nationally-ranked Thunder to a 6-4 win in the second game of the North Country Tournament on Saturday.

The Roos will square off with SUNY Potsdam at 7 p.m. on Sunday in the consolation game of the tournament. Trine will take on Hamilton in the championship game at 3:30 p.m. Hamilton defeated Potsdam 3-1 in Saturday's early game.

THE BASICS

• Result: Trine 6, SUNY Canton 4    
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: #14 Trine (8-1) | SUNY Canton (0-8)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first at 13:50 of the first period with the skater advantage. Scott Cremen played the puck from the right point to Evan Pringle above the right circle. Pringle hit Nic Herringer behind the Trine net as he played the puck into the slot where it bounced off a defensemen's skate past Thunder goaltender Shane Brancato.
• Trine evened the score at one apiece at 16:18 of the opening period when Drew Welsch gathered the puck in the neutral zone skating into the zone as he slid the puck past Roos goaltender Trey Miller as Welsch was dragged down on a holding penalty.
• The Thunder only got one shot off with the skater advantage but peppered Miller with five more shots over the final two minutes of the period as the teams skated to first intermission tied at one. Trine held an 18-9 shots advantage in the opening period.
• Canton regained the lead at 5:44 of the middle period on a beautiful goal from Pringle. Herringer skated up the left wing and left the puck for Brendan Morrow to his right. He circled back playing a quick pass to Pringle in the high slot. He deked a pair of defensemen and the goalie before firing a shot inside the right post for the 2-1 lead.
• Trine took control of the game with three goals in just under a three minute stretch at the end of the second period.
• Chance McCardle tied things up at 2-2 at the 16:04 mark when he scored on a wrister from between the circles past the blocker of Miller. Welsch and Matteo Ybarra picked up assists on the play.
• Just over a minute later Jackson Clark gave Trine their first lead of the game when he fired a shot in from the left point through traffic off an offensive zone faceoff win from Sam Antenucci.
• Jack Cooper concluded the flurry of scoring for the Thunder when he redirected a Blake Tierney shot from the point as Ybarra picked up the second assist. Trine controlled shots 13-3 in the second period and took a 4-2 lead to second intermission.   
• The Roos answered back with two goals less than two minutes apart midway through the third period.
• Adrian Franco skated into his offensive zone leaving a drop pass for Gino DeBlasiis as he faked the goaltender out of his net and buried his first goal of the season at the 9:27 mark.
• Less than two minutes later Miller started the attack from behind goal as he cycled a pass around the boards for Reilly McKinnon as he found Morrow through the neutral zone as he wristed a shot past Brancato.
• Welsch netted his second of the night with 1:39 left of a faceoff win by Ybarra just outside the Trine offensive zone.
• With the puck in their offensive zone with 1:26 remaining Canton pulled Miller for the extra attacker. Seventeen seconds later Welsch completed the hat trick with an empty-netter to seal the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pringle, Herringer and Morrow tallied a goal and assist each while Deblasiis added Canton's other goal.
• Welsch led the Thunder with three goals and an assist, while Ybarra posted an assist on five of Trine's six scores.
• Trine held a 37-21 advantage in shots for the game, while Canton had the edge 31-29 in faceoffs.
• The Roos went 1-for-1 on the power play while killing off both of their penalties.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Sunday in the consolation of the game of the North Country Tournament when they square off with SUNY Potsdam at 7 p.m. Trine will square off with Hamilton in the championship game at 3:30 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.