Oswego, NY – Sophomore Danika Lalonde scored her team-leading 13^th goal of the season, but the SUNY Canton women's hockey team could not overcome a 2-0 deficit and dropped their contest against Oswego State 3-1, in a SUNYAC matchup Friday night.

THE BASICS

• Result:  Oswego State 3 | SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Deborah F. Stanley Arena – Oswego, NY 
• Records:  Oswego State (12-9-1 | 10-4-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (12-11-0 | 6-10-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rheya Zemlak scored the only goal of the first period just 1:50 into the game for Oswego, putting the Lakers up early 1-0.
• Tessa Mucha put Oswego up 2-0 at 15:44 of the second, banging home a rebound past freshman goaltender Molly Lenihan.
• Lalonde pulled the Roos to within one midway through the third, scoring on a wrap-around attempt at 9:56.  The goal was assisted by freshmen Riley Andzel and Anna Pavlasova.
• Despite pressure late, Canton was unable to draw even and the Lakers scored an empty net goal with less than a minute to play to win the contest 3-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Canton was 1/3 on the power play and the Lakers were 0/2.
• The Roos had a slight edge at the faceoff dot 26-24.
• Lenihan finished with 20 saves for Canton while her counterpart Lexi Levi made 26 saves for Oswego.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos face Oswego State on the road again tomorrow afternoon, February 10^th at 2 p.m.
   
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