Canton, NY – Freshman Reilly McKinnon scored his first collegiate goal and earned an assist and senior Brendan McCormack and sophomore Zac Sirota each scored two, as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team beat visiting Arcadia University 7-5 on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 7, Arcadia University 5
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (12-12-0) | Arcadia University (5-14-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Arcadia got on the board just 18 seconds into the first period when Aaron Hamel picked up a rebound and snuck it under freshman goaltender Kelson Hooper to give the Knights a 1-0 lead.
• McCormack evened things at 5:01 of the first, corralling the puck and ripping a shot top corner that displaced the goalies water bottle and tied the game 1-1.
• McCormack scored his second of the night to put the Roos up 2-1 at 15:48 of the period.
• Arcadia opened the scoring again in the second period on a Drew Iannucci goal at 4:24.
• The Roos rattled off three-straight on goals by Sirota, McKinnon and senior Matthew Headland.  Hamel scored his second of the game later in the period.
• Sam Martin closed out the scoring in the second with less than 30 seconds remaining.  Martin won a faceoff to the right of Jeb Lindy and dipsy doodled past the goaltender before depositing the puck into the open net.
• Arcadia would add two goals in the third to get within one, but Sirota scored a empty-netter in the final seconds to secure the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Sirota leads the Roos with 11 goals on the season and his two goals moves him into a tie with Brendan Morrow for first with 19 points.
• Martin's goal moves him into a tie for second with eight on the year.
• The Roos were 0/2 on the power play and 3/4 on the penalty kill.
• Faceoffs were even at 33 each.
• Hooper finished with 26 saves and improves his record to 9-3.  Lindy and Fletcher Bolda combined for 22 saves for the Knights.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton hosts Arcadia again tomorrow afternoon in their final game of the season.  Puck drop is at 4:00 p.m. with Senior Day starting at 3:50 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.