Canton, NY – Sophomore Niko Schoner scored a hat trick and freshman Nolan Zotter scored a goal and added two assists as the SUNY Canton men's hockey team defeated Fredonia State 6-4 in a SUNYAC contest on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 6 | Fredonia State 4
• Location: Terry Martin Arena – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (3-4-0, 1-2-0 SUNYAC) | Fredonia State (2-5-0, 1-2-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped on the scoreboard at 10:18 of the first period, as junior Trystan Mughal took a pass from Hunter Svicki, skated to the top of the right circle and wristed a shot past Fredonia goaltender Charles-Anthony Bareau.  Michael Palandra earned the secondary assist.
• Schoner scored his first goal just 19 seconds into the second period, deking Bareau at the top of the crease and depositing the puck five-hole to put the Roos up 2-0.  Zotter assisted on the play.
• Adrian Franco snatched up a turnover deep in the Blue Devil's end and snapped a wrister in tight, glove-side high at 6:54 of the second to give the Roos a 3-0 lead.
• A cross-crease feed from senior Brendan Morrow was buried by Schoner at 11:32 of the period to put Canton on top 4-0.
• Fredonia responded at 14:27 of the second, converting a two-on-one break with Dillon Schmidt blasting a Nolan Ring pass into the net, putting the Blue Devils on the board 4-1.
• The Blue Devils would need just 37 seconds to score their next goal, with Johnny Ramoundos poking home his own rebound to make it 4-2.
• Zotter would stem the tide at 17:59 of the second, tapping in a loose puck in the front of the crease to give the Roos the 5-2 advantage heading into the third.  Sophomore Colton Sipperley and freshman Jake Howard were awarded assists on the goal.
• While the scoring onslaught slowed in the third, Xavier Fortin gave the Blue Devils hope with just over three minutes to play in the game, slipping a puck just behind junior goaltender Kelson Hooper and closing the gap to 5-3.
• Luke Morris made things tight, scoring a power play goal for Fredonia at 17:54 of the third, jamming the puck from under a prone Hooper.
• But Schoner was able to score an empty-net goal with 25 seconds remaining to seal the victory for the Roos by a 6-4 margin.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Schoner's hat trick was the first of his career and was his fifth multi-goal game.
• Zotter's three points give him nine on the season and he now has goals in six straight games.
• Canton was 0/2 on the power play while Fredonia was 1/1 with the extra man.
• Shots were close with the Roos holding a 38-34 edge.
• Canton dominated the faceoff dot 43-20.
• Hooper made 30 saves for his first win of the season.  Barbeau made 32 saves in the loss.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos return to action tomorrow night as they host another SUNYAC conference game against Buffalo State at 7:00 p.m.
   
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