Canton, NY – Sophomore Danika Lalonde scored three goals and senior Desiree Snook added two more to help lead the SUNY Canton women's hockey team to a 5-2 victory over SUNYAC foe Buffalo State.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, Buffalo State 2
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (8-3-0, 2-3-0 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State (1-7-1, 0-4-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hannah Tingley opened the scoring for the Bengals, scooping up the puck at her own blue line and skating into the Canton zone before snapping a wrist shot past freshman goaltender Molly Lenihan.  The goal was scored at 1:02 of the first period and was unassisted.
• Lalonde evened the game for the Roos at the 17:07 mark, taking a pass from sophomore Asha Hanson and driving through the outside of the crease before tucking it behind Buff State goaltender Jess Auge.
• The Roos jumped into the lead just 28 seconds into the third period when Lalonde scored her second of the night, banging home a rebound into the open net.  Snook earned the assist.
• Lalonde completed the natural hat trick, scoring a short-handed goal for the Roos at 3:56 of the third.  The goal was assisted by senior Iida Laitinen and sophomore Tilly Couture.
• Snook extended the lead to 4-1 at the 10:20 mark, stealing the puck from a Bengal defender and lifting a shot over the blocker of Auge.
• Grace Zwolak scored a power play goal for Buff State at 16:45 of the third.
• Snook scored her second of the night at 18:29 of the third with the assist going to Lalonde.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Lalonde's hat trick was the first of her career and doubled her goal output for the season.
• Snook's two goals and assist gave her a team-leading eight goals and 11 points on the year.
• Lenihan finished with 21 saves while her counterpart Auge had 38.
• Canton was 0-3 on the powerplay while the Bengals were 1-3.
• The Roos won the faceoff battle 36-29.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton travels to #4 Plattsburgh State on Saturday, December 2^nd at 3:00 p.m. in another SUNYAC matchup.
   
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.