Canton, NY – Sophomore Evan Pringle scored a second period goal and classmate Kelson Hooper made 41 saves, but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision to #4 SUNY Geneseo on Tuesday night.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Geneseo 4 | SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Roos House Arena – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Geneseo (14-2-0) | SUNY Canton (4-12-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights struck first when Peter Morgan collected a puck in the slot and lifted the puck over Hooper's blocker to make the score 1-0.  Dakota Zarrudny and Tyson Gilmour assisted on the goal which was scored at 3:40 of the first period.
• Pringle knotted the game at 1-1 at 4:28 of the second, banging home a rebound past Geneseo goaltender Adam Harris.  Senior Nic Herringer and junior Colton Sipperley earned assists on the play.
• Geneseo regained the lead at 7:28 of the third when Morgan gained the puck in the slot for the second time in the game, this time lifting it above Hooper's glove, putting the Knights up 2-1.
• Dakota Zarudny put Geneseo up 3-1, scoring on a wrap-around attempt at 13:10 of the third.
• Alex Wilkins scored an empty net goal for the Knights at 19:01 of the third to close of the scoring.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pringle's goal was his fifth of the season, ranking him second on the team, five behind team-leader freshman Niko Schoner.
• The Roos were 0/4 on the powerplay and 1/1 on the penalty kill.
• Geneseo had a significant advantage at the faceoff dot 37-25.
• Hooper finished the game with 41 saves, Harris made 20.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host Fredonia this weekend for a pair of games on Friday, January 12^th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 13^th at 4:00 p.m.  The team will be celebrating it's alumni and former head coach Terry Martin.
   
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.