Erica Sloan enters her third season as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2026-27 season.
The Roos went 13-9-4 overall in their second season in the SUNYAC during the 2025-26 season earning the five seed in the playoffs before eventually falling 3-2 in OT at William Smith in the first round. Asha Hanson earned the highest female GPA in the graduating class award for the SUNY Canton Athletics department. Sydney Valiquette and Ally Bickford were recognized with the Outstanding Bachelor's and Associate's Graduate Awards, respectively, at SUNY Canton's Commencement.
SUNY Canton won eight games including six in league play earning the women's hockey team's first ever SUNYAC playoff appearance following the 2024-25 regular season before falling narrowly at No. 4/2 nationally-ranked Oswego. The Roos earned the highest ranked victory of any of SUNY Canton's sports in school history when they defeated No. 2 nationally-ranked Adrian on the road behind a 42 save shutout from Abby Seaman as Riley Andzel scored the OT game-winner. Less than two weeks later the team earned their second top five win defeating No. 5/4 Cortland 2-1 at home on Hockey Reunion Weekend.
During the season eight players earned 10 different weekly awards from the SUNYAC. Molly. Lenihan was named the Goaltender of the Week twice (11/18, 1/27) and Alyssa Townsley was tabbed both the Goaltender and Rookie of the Week (2/25). Abby Seaman also earned Goaltender of the Week honors (11/4), while Andzel (12/2) and Isabella Paswaters (2/25) were recognized as Athlete of the Week. Ally Bickford (11/4), Bailey Cote (11/12), and Taryn Oloriz (12/2) joined Townsley picking up Rookie of the Week accolades.
Sloan appeared was a five-year player for the Utica women's hockey team appearing in 122 games registering 157 points on 77 goals and 80 assists including 12 game-winning goals. She owns Utica's all-time goals record with 77 career goals. During her senior season she was named UCHC Player of the Year (2022-23) and earned AHCA All-American honors (2022-23). She was named to the UCHC First Team All-Conference twice (2021-22, 2022-23) and Honorable Mention honors during her grad year (2023-24). She was also a five-time honoree on the UCHC All-Academic Team.
(Updated 10/23/26)
