Canton, NY – Sophomore Molly Lenihan stopped 36 shots and junior Kyra O'Keefe scored her second goal of the season, but the SUNY Canton women's hockey team dropped a close 2-1 decision against SUNYAC rival SUNY Potsdam on Friday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Potsdam 2 | SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Terry Martin Rink – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Potsdam (5-5-1, 1-4-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (4-8-0, 3-5-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first two periods, O'Keefe lit the lamp for the Roos, as she stole the puck along the boards, skated in alone and beat Bears goaltender Hannah Barrett glove-side high.  The goal was unassisted and gave Canton a 1-0 lead.
• Potsdam tied the game at 8:26 of the period when Lenihan made the initial save off a backhand shot from Elise Clifford only to have the Bears Kaylee Merrill tuck home the rebound.  Jessika Bullock also assisted on the play.
• After trading chances later in the third it was Potsdam that capitalized as Rylee Garrow tapped home a rebound to give the Bears the 2-1 lead at 16:07 of the third.  Rachelle and Rebecca Cain earned the assists on the goal.
• With Lenihan pulled and less than a minute to play, the Roos put significant pressure on Barrett with freshman Ally Bickford snapping off two consecutive shots as the final seconds ticked off the clock, but Barrett made both saves to preserve the victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• This was the Roos first game of the spring semester after going more than a month since their last contest.
• Senior Desiree Snook led the Roos with six shots on goal while junior Danika Lalonde recorded five.
• Canton had a 32-27 edge at the faceoff dot with freshman Taryn Oloriz and sophomore Isabella Paswaters each winning 11 to lead the team.
• Potsdam was 1/5 on the powerplay and the Roos went 0/3 with their opportunities.
• In addition to Lenihan's 36 saves, sophomore Abby Seaman made two saves in the middle of the third period when Lenihan's equipment needed repair.  Barrett made 40 saves and earned the win.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host #12/13 Utica University on Saturday, January 11^th at 3:00 p.m.

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