Oswego, NY – Danika Lalonde tallied a goal in the third, and Molly Lenihan's spectacular season continued with a 44-save shutout as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team picked up a big 1-0 road win over the Oswego State Lakers Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 1, Oswego State 0
• Location: Deborah F. Stanley Arena & Convocation Center – Oswego, NY   
• Records: SUNY Canton (10-7-1, 2-5-0 SUNYAC) | Oswego (10-8-2, 4-3-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton was on their heels early on with Oswego getting set offense and pouring on the shots on Lenihan.
• A penalty halfway through the first period did not help matters for the Roos, but Lenihan made a couple of saves and SUNY Canton killed it off.
• The final five minutes of the period were much better, and SUNY Canton got shots by Bailey Cote, Sydney Valiquette, and Lalonde who had the best look with under a minute left off a backhand shot in the low slot turned aside by Mia Devivo for the Lakers.
• The scoreless tie headed into the second period with the Lakers leading shots on goal 14-2.
• Lalonde got free for a breakaway three minutes into period number two where Devivo made a nice pad save on. Kyra O'Keefe had another good look not long after but did not capitalize.
• The Roos killed another Oswego power play in the period, and Lenihan made two big saves with under a minute left as the game headed into the final 20 minutes still at 0-0. Shots on goal were 28-6 in favor of the hosting Lakers by period's end.
• With 11:09 left in the game, Danika Lalonde entered the attacking zone on the near side boards. She fired a shot towards the low slot, and the puck was deflected in by a stick of an Oswego defender for the first goal of the game.
• Oswego had some good zone time after trailing, but Chamonix Jackson drew a critical penalty with 3:52 left. SUNY Canton never had any great looks but kept the puck away from Lenihan on their defensive end.
• Oswego pulled the goaltender with a minute left, but the Roos had a couple zone clears, then Lenihan put the cherry on top of an amazing night with two saves in the final 10 seconds as the Roos took the 1-0 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Lalonde's goal was her second of the season and her team-best 14^th point. Sydney Valiquette had an assist for her fifth apple of the season.
• Oswego State quadrupled the shots on goal that SUNY Canton did, 44-11. Teams were a combined 0-for-6 on the power play with the Roos going 0-for-2 and the Lakers failed to score on four attempts.
• Lenihan's 44 saves were her second highest of her career and the most in the 2025-26 campaign. It was also her sixth shutout of her career. Devino had 10 saves on 11 shots on goal for Oswego.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back at home for the second game of the home-and-home series against the Lakers tomorrow, January 31, at 3 p.m.
   

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