Morrisville, NY – Senior Sam Martin and sophomore Zac Sirota each scored a goal and freshman Kelson Hooper earned his eighth victory of the season as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team earned a 2-1 victory at SUNY Morrisville Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 2, SUNY Morrisville 1
• Location: SUNY Morrisville IcePlex – Morrisville, NY 
• Records:  SUNY Canton (11-12) | SUNY Morrisville (7-14)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first period, Martin snapped a wrister past Mustang goalie Garrett Boyonoski at 3:04 of the second period to give the Roos a 1-0 lead.  Martin's goal was assisted by senior Nic Herringer & sophomore Brady Morrison.
• Morrisville's Cameron Clark tied the game at 11:28 of the second beating freshman Kelson Hooper on a screened shot.
• A late second period penalty would result in a third period power play goal by sophomore Zac Sirota with assists going to sophomore Filip Jakobsson and freshman Scott Cremen.
• The Roos held on from there to take the 2-1 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Sirota scored his team-leading ninth goal while Martin scored his sixth goal in seven games.
• The Roos were 1-for-4 on the power play while Morrisville was 0-for-2.
• Faceoffs were even at 27 each.
• Hooper stopped 36 of the 37 shots he faced (.973 save %) to improve to 8-3-0 on the season. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton hosts Arcadia University for the final two games of the season.  Game one will be Friday February 10^th at 7 p.m. followed by game two on Saturday at 4 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.