Canton, NY – Freshman Colton Alexander and the SUNY Canton men's hockey team played a tightly contested game against SUNY Cortland on Friday night.  Alexander tied the game midway through the third period, but the team ultimately dropped a 2-1 decision.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Cortland 2 | SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Terry Martin Arena – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Cortland (10-10-1, 7-6-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (8-11-1, 4-8-1 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cortland's Morley Phillips got his team on the board just 43 seconds into the game, banking a shot off of junior Trey Miller from a sharp angle to give his team a 1-0 lead.
• The Red Dragon's had a 14-2 edge in shots in the first but Miller came up big to keep the Roos within striking distance.
• Canton responded in the second period, outshooting Cortland 17-11 but could not find the equalizer.
• In the third, Alexander evened the game up 1-1, tipping a pass from senior Evan Pringle past Nolan Suggs at 8:40 of the period.
• The Red Dragons would re-take the lead at 11:17 of the period with JC Humphreys snapping a shot from the slot and making the score 2-1.
• Canton would pull Miller with a minute remaining and had a quality chance in the waning moments but could not produce the equalizer.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Roos are currently tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the SUNYAC standings with Fredonia and SUNY Potsdam.
• Alexander's goal was his sixth of the season and gives him 14 points in his first-year campaign.
• Both teams were 0/1 with the man advantage in the game.
• Canton had a slight edge at the faceoff dot (30-29).  Pringle won 10 to lead the team.
• Senior Trystan Mughal led the team with two blocked shots and now has 11 blocks on the season.
• Miller made 31 saves for the Roos and Suggs stopped 29 for Cortland.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host SUNY Morrisville tomorrow, Saturday, February 7^th at 4 p.m.
 
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