Canton, NY – Freshman Trey Miller made a career-high 48 saves and junior Brendan Morrow scored a goal and added two assists to lead the SUNY Canton men's hockey team to a 4-2 victory over Wilkes University on Friday night.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4 | Wilkes University 2
• Location: Roos House Arena – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-13-1) | Wilkes University (11-6-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore Jack Seamans broke a scoreless game at 1:17 of the second period, burying a rebound from a sharp angle to give the Roos the 1-0 lead.  The goal was assisted by sophomore Jordyn Mughal.
• Steven Spetz tied the game up less than a minute later for Wilkes, wristing a shot just over the shoulder of freshman Trey Miller.
• Canton regained the lead at 7:36 of the second on a goal by junior Brendan Morrow.  Morrow tipped a sophomore Scott Cremen shot from the point to put the Roos ahead 2-1.  The goal was scored on the power-play and sophomore Evan Pringle earned the secondary assist.
• Joe Johnson tied the game back up for the Colonels at 16:35 of the second, taking a shot from the top of the circle that deflected off a Roo defender and into the net.
• The game remained tied late into the third when Coach Boak called a timeout for Canton with less than a minute to play.  The Roos responded just eight seconds later, when a Cremen one-timer slipped under Jack Perna's arm to make the score 3-2.
• Senior Nic Herringer scored an empty-net goal with just seven seconds remaining to seal the victory. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Morrow's three points give him 18 on the season to lead the team.  Herringer recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season and ninth of his career.
• The Roos were 1/3 on the power play and a perfect 2/2 on the penalty kill.
• Canton had an edge at the faceoff dot, winning 45 of the 75 draws.  Morrow led all players with 22 wins.
• Miller's 48 saves were a career-high for the freshman.  Perna made 25 saves for the Colonels.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will face SUNY Potsdam in a route 11 rivalry game tomorrow, January 20^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.