Morrisville, NY – The SUNY Canton men's hockey team overcame a two-goal third period deficit to force overtime, but host SUNY Morrisville scored 1 minute, 15 seconds into the extra session for the 3-2 win on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Morrisville 3, SUNY Canton 2 (OT)  
• Location: Ice Plex – Morrisville, NY
• Records: SUNY Morrisville (3-8) | SUNY Canton (1-9) |

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Logan Robins got the hosts on the board at 11:09 of the opening period off passes from Domeni Della Civita and Ethan Henry. The Mustangs held a slim 13-10 shots advantage in the opening period and a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard after one.
• The hosts doubled their lead at 8:32 of the middle period when Cameron Clark lit the lamp as Trevor Grasby and Curtis Abbott picked up helpers on the play. The Roos held a 12-10 shots advantage in the second period but trailed 2-0 after 40 minutes of play.
• DeBlasiis got Canton on the board at 3:44 of the third period with the skater advantage scoring his second goal of the season. Jordan Prepszl started the breakout with a pass to DeBlasiis.
• The Roos knotted things up at two apiece at the 16:26 mark when Prepszl cycled the puck around the boards leading to a 2-on-0 for Niko Schoner and Jack Seamans. Seamans layed the puck off to Schoner on his right who buried his team-leading sixth goal of the season and his third in the last two games.
• Abbott proved to find the heroics as he scored 75 seconds into the 3-on-3 OT period on a wrap-around goal from behind the net.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots on goal were dead even at 36 apiece for the game and faceoffs were also even at 31 apiece.
• Colton Sipperley led Canton with seven shots, while Schoner and Evan Pringle had five each. Brendan Morrow went 16-for-28 on draws.
• Ryan Creenan made 34 saves in the win, while Kelson Hooper turned aside 33 shots in defeat.
• Canton was 1-for-5 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Saturday when they visit Albertus Magnus College at 5 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.