Canton, NY – Senior Sirena Alvarez stopped all 33 shots she faced, helping lead the SUNY Canton women's hockey team to its first ever victory over Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) foe Oswego State.  It was Alvarez' 12^th career shutout, tying a program record.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 2, Oswego State 0
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (12-7-2, 6-7-1) | Oswego State (12-9-1, 9-5-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After two scoreless periods, the Roos finally solved Laker goaltender Lexi Levy when freshman Jane Pancoe skated in from the point and buried a rebound from the slot 3:54 into the period.  Pancoe's goal was assisted by junior Desiree Snook and freshman Kyra O'Keefe.
• Freshman Sydney Valiquette scored the insurance goal the Roos needed with just under seven minutes remaining.
• From that point on the defense clamped down and Alvarez made four additional saves to help preserve the win and shutout.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Canton was 0/2 on the power play and 7/7 on the penalty kill.
• Oswego had a slight edge at the faceoff dot 30-26.
• Pancoe's goal was her fourth of the season, Valliquette's was her third.
• Levy stopped 28 shots for the Lakers.
• Alvarez's 12 shutout ties her with Brooke Susac '20 for the program record.

WHAT'S NEXT?
SUNY Canton travels to play SUNY Morrisville in more NEWHL action, Saturday afternoon, February 4^th 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.