Harrisville, RI – Junior Kelson Hooper stopped 37 shots and the Roos led 2-0 through two periods, but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team surrendered five unanswered goals in the third period to Middlebury College and dropped the opening round of the Boston Landing Collegiate Invitational 5-2 Saturday night.

THE BASICS

• Result: Middlebury College 5 | SUNY Canton 2
• Location: Warrior Ice Arena - Boston, MA
• Records: Middlebury College (5-4-0) | SUNY Canton (5-8-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos were awarded an early power play and Junior Reilly McKinnon made the most of the opportunity, scoring just 3:18 into the period.  McKinnon received a pass from sophomore Adrian Franco at the point and snapped a shot over the glove of Panther goaltender Andrew Heinze to give Canton the 1-0 lead.  Sophomore Jackson Drysdale earned the secondary assist.
• Sophomore Cory Liu's hard work on the forecheck led to the Roos second goal.  Liu created a turnover along the boards in the Panther end and skated to the front of the net, collected a pass from senior Brendan Morrow and slipped the puck under the pads of Heinze and into the net to put the Roos up 2-0.  The goal was scored at 16:28 of the second period.
• The Panthers finally solved Hooper at 2:35 of the third period when Revy Mack collected a loose puck in the slot and snapped a shot over Hooper's glove.  It was a power play goal and Bobby May earned the assist.
• Middlebury tied the game at two just four minutes later when Andrew Seaman broke free along the right side and wristed a shot over Hooper's left shoulder.
• The Panthers took their first lead of the night when Jack Silverman tipped a shot in front of the net past Hooper at 14:05 to give Middlebury the 3-2 lead.
• Jackson Morehouse extended the Panther lead just 38 seconds later, slipping behind the Roos defense and scoring on the breakaway.
• Morehouse scored an empty net goal at 16:58 as the Roos pulled Hooper for the extra attacker.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• McKinnon's goal was his third of the season, Liu's goal was his first.  Morrow's assist was his 10th point of the season, placing him third on the team.
• Canton was 1/2 on the power play and the Panthers were 1/5.
• Middlebury had a 38-28 edge at the face off dot.
• The Roos blocked 10 shots led by McKinnon with three.
• Hooper's 37 saves were his second highest of the season.  Heinze made 21 saves for the Panthers.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will face Nichols College in the consolation game of the Boston Landing Collegiate Invitational.  The game will be played Sunday at 5:40 p.m.
   
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