Canton, NY – Freshman Molly Lenihan made 38 saves and sophomore Danika Lalonde scored the overtime winner as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team defeated No. 13 nationally-ranked SUNY Cortland 2-1 on Wednesday evening.  The win was the first in program history over a ranked opponent.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 2, SUNY Cortland 1 OT
• Location: Alumni Arena – Cortland, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (9-4-0, 3-4-0 SUNYAC) | SUNY Cortland (7-3-1, 4-2-1 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In a scoreless first period, Canton was out shot 12-4, but kept in the game behind the solid play of Lenihan.
• Cortland's Jillian Hlasnick scored their only goal in the second, making a nifty move to gain the blue line and snap a wrist shot over Lenihan's glove.  Hlasnick's goal was assisted by Dany Donegan.
• Canton put the pressure on early in the third, badly out shooting the Red Dragons. It paid off when senior Makayla Young scored her first career goal at 3:04 of the period. Young took a tipped pass from senior Gracyn Emmerton behind the net and swept to the right of goaltender Molly Goergen before putting the puck just inside the far post to tie the game 1-1.
• Despite some exciting end-to-end hockey throughout the rest of the third period, neither team could solve the goaltenders, who each made several spectacular saves for their squads.
• In the three-on-three overtime period, Cortland got the first offensive opportunity, but a Lenihan blocker save put the puck out of play. Senior Desiree Snook cleanly won the ensuing faceoff to sophomore Sydney Valiquette who got the puck to Lalonde as she streaked across the blue line.  Lalonde hammered a shot through Goergen to score the game-winner and give the Roos the 2-1 OT victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Lalonde's goal was her eighth of the year, putting her second on team in scoring.
• Valiquette's assist gives her eight points on the season, tying her for third on the team with Kyra O'Keefe.
• Lenihan recorded a career-high 38 saves.  Goergen made 24 for the Red Dragons.
• Canton was 0/1 on the power play and Cortland was 0/2.
• The Red Dragons had the advantage at the faceoff dot 35-28.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host the Rome Grizzlies in an exhibition on Friday, December 8^th at 7:00 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.