Potsdam, NY – Junior Jack Seamans scored his first goal of the season and classmate Nate Hopkins made 30 saves but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision at SUNY Potsdam on Saturday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Potsdam 2 | SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Maxcy Ice Arena – Potsdam, NY
• Records:  SUNY Potsdam (5-11-4, 3-5-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (6-13-1, 3-6-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Seamans opened the scoring for the Roos at 4:39 of the first period, burying home a rebound off a shot from senior Brendan Morrow.  Junior Evan Pringle earned the secondary assist on the goal.
• Potsdam's Jeremy Quesnel tied the game at 1-1 with just 39 seconds remaining in the opening frame, snapping a shot past the glove of Hopkins.
• Payton Felix gave the Bears a 2-1 lead at 16:40 of the second period, scoring a power play goal on a scramble in front of the net.
• Freshman Logan Kelly almost netted the game-tying goal with seven minutes to play.  Kelly took a pass from freshman Brayden Fryfogle and elevated his shot over Bears goaltender John Werber but it deflected off the crossbar and the score remained 2-1.
• The Roos pulled Hopkins for the extra skater in the final two minutes but were unable to get the equalizer.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos outshot the Bears 38-32 with Pringle and sophomore Niko Schoner leading the team with six each.
• Morrow's assist gives him 15 points on the season, placing him second on the team.
• Canton was 0/4 on the power play and the Bears were 1/5.
• The Roos had a 43-32 edge at the faceoff dot.
• Hopkins has had 30 or more saves in four appearances this season.  Werber finished the game with 37 stops.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos travel to Western New York to play a pair of games against Buffalo State on Friday, February 7^th and Fredonia State on Saturday, February 8^th.  Puck drop for both games is at 7:00 p.m.
   
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