Canton, NY – The 2026-27 SUNY Canton women's hockey team features 24 student-athletes as the Roos are slated for a 25-game schedule in their fourth season in the SUNYAC under fifth-year head coach
Kalie Hart.
SUNY Canton plays two exhibitions this weekend, one at SUNY Potsdam on Friday, and another at home against Plattsburgh on Saturday. The Roos open the regular season when they host a pair of home games against No. 3/2 nationally-ranked Nazareth on Friday (10/30) followed by a game on Saturday (10/31) against No. 13/14 Elmira.
The Roos travel to face MCLA on November 6th and 7th before kicking off SUNYAC play with a road trip to Buffalo State (11/13) before heading to William Smith (11/14). To view the team's full schedule release, click
HERE.
SUNY Canton's 2026-27 roster includes 17 returners with seven newcomers. Senior
Abby Tate will step into the captain role for the Roos this season, joined by classmates
Riley Andzel and
Kylah Small, who will serve as assistant captains.
Assistant Captain Kylah Small, Captain Abby Tate, Assistant Captain Riley Andzel
The Roos return two of their top three point leaders from last season, including their leading goal scorer in Andzel, who paced the Roos with eight goals while adding as many assists for 16 points. Senior
Anna Pavlasova ranked third with 14 points in the form of four goals and 10 assists.
Also returning are senior forwards
Chamonix Jackson (7G-2A-9P) and
Isabella Paswaters (1G-7A-8P), who combined for 17 points last season. Jackson's seven goals, including three game-winners, tied her at second on the team in goal scoring. Paswaters was a valuable playmaker for the Roos, tallying seven assists while finding the back of the net once.
Small will look to build off her seven-point campaign last year as she steps into the assistant captain role. She lit the lamp five times while her shooting percentage ranked second amongst the Roos.
Canton welcomes back three of its four goaltenders from last season in
Molly Lenihan,
Alyssa Townsley and
Clara Rayner. Lenihan posted a 7-6-4 record in net for SUNY Canton recording 459 saves on a .941 save percentage with two shutouts. Townsley followed up with a 4-2-0 record with one shutout making 109 saves for a .916 save percentage. Rayner made the most of her lone start last season, recording a six-save shutout against MCLA (11/8/25).
SUNY Canton's seven newcomers include a sophomore and six freshmen. The new student-athletes feature five forwards and two defenders. Meet the new players from the last time the Roos took the ice, who are listed below numerically.
The Roos have been picked to finish fifth in the SUNYAC in a vote of the league's eight head coaches for the second year in a row. Plattsburgh topped the list for a third consecutive year with 49 votes, as the Cardinals look to clinch their third title in as many years. Oswego followed close behind with 41 points, edging out Cortland (39). William Smith (30) was chosen fourth, ahead of Canton (24) in fifth. Buffalo State (6th – 21), Potsdam (7th – 13) and Morrisville (8th – 7) rounded out the poll.
To view available live coverage throughout the season for all SUNY Canton contests that are available visit the
women's hockey team's schedule page.
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