Canton, NY – Freshman Jordan Prepszl scored his first career goal and sophomore Evan Pringle added three assists as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team skated to a 4-4 tie with SUNY Brockport on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 4 | SUNY Brockport 4
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (3-11-1) | SUNY Brockport (5-8-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Nic Herringer buried a Pringle pass just outside the crease at 18:22 of the first period to give the Roos the 1-0 lead.  Junior Colton Sipperley also assisted on the play.
• Freshman Jackson Drysdale put the Roos up 2-0 at 6:11 of the second, taking a cross-crease pass from sophomore Jack Seamans and depositing it past Eagles goaltender Trevor Joule.
• Micheal Meredith and Josh Grund scored back-to-back goals midway through the period for Brockport to tie the game, 2-2.
• Prepszl reclaimed the lead for the Roos with just two seconds remaining in the period.  A pretty passing play started with Pringle gaining the zone and pushing the puck to freshman Niko Schoner who placed a drop pass to Prepszl for a 3-2 Roos lead.
• Sipperley took a pass in the slot and buried a shot just 38 seconds into the third period to give Canton a two-goal cushion.  His goal was assisted by Pringle and Herringer.
• That lead would hold until late in the third when a Matt Anaastasio power-play goal with the extra attacker cut the lead to 4-3, and Chase Maxwell tied the game at four with Joule on the bench for the extra attacker once again. The tying goal was scored with just 12 seconds remaining.
• In the extra period, the Roos were able to kill a minor penalty and after both teams traded chances late, the game ended in a 4-4 tie.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pringle's three assists give him nine for the season which leads the team.  He is also second on the team in points with 13.
• Canton was 0/2 on the powerplay and Brockport was 1/4.
• The Eagles had a slight edge in faceoffs 40-38.
• Sophomore Kelson Hooper finished the game with a career high 51 saves, including 22 in the second period.  Joule made 28 saves for the Eagles.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos travel to Brockport for the second half of their back-to-back on Saturday, January 6th 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.