Canton, NY – Senior Victoria McGarrity and freshman Chamonix Jackson each scored a goal for the SUNY Canton women's hockey team on Saturday afternoon, but strong special teams play, including four power-play goals, by SUNY Morrisville put the Mustangs on top by a final score of 6-2 in SUNYAC play.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Morrisville 6 | SUNY Canton 2
• Location: Roos House Arena – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Morrisville (9-10-0 | 4-8-0 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (11-8-0 | 6-7-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• McGarrity opened the scoring at 5:42 of the first, taking advantage of drop passes from Riley Andzel and Iida Laitinen before sweeping past a Mustang defender and beating goaltender Maggie Jones five hole.
• Hailee Easson tied the game at one, scoring a power-play goal at 2:31 of the second period and was assisted by Kate Mabey and Emma Thompson.
• The Roos regained the lead at 13:37 of the second when Jackson stole the puck at the Morrisville blue line and skated coast-to-coast before snapping a shot over Jones' glove, making the score 2-1.
• Two additional Mustang power-play goals by Zoe Leas and Kennedy Kirkby as well as a Madison Tomkins goal put Morrisville up 4-2 at the second intermission.
• Alana McDonald scored a power-play goal at 10:32 of the third and Easson potted an empty-netter to make the final score 6-2 in favor of the Mustangs.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos were 0/4 on the power play and 2-6 on the penalty kill.
• Canton held an advantage in shots on goal, 35-29.  Morrisville had the edge in faceoffs 34-31.
• Sophomore Anna Moulson made 25 saves in the loss while Jones made 33 saves for the Mustangs.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host #3 Plattsburgh State in a pair of SUNYAC games on Friday February 2^nd and Saturday February 3^rd at 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively.
   
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