POTSDAM, N.Y. - Sophomore goaltender Samantha White (Oceanside, N.Y./Anaheim Lady Ducks) picked up her third career shutout as the SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team (7-8-3) defeated Canton (7-7-3) 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Junior forward Miranda Kolb (Watertown, N.Y./SUNY Cortland), sophomore forward Natalie Wasielewski (Carnegie, Pa./Pittsburgh Penguins Elite) and sophomore defenseman Keira Thacker (Oakville, Ontario/Hamilton Hawks) each scored for the Bears.
The first period was a defensive battle until the just over the halfway mark. At 12:06, a Kangaroo was whistled for tripping and Potsdam took advantage. Junior defenseman Delphine Léonard (Anjou, Quebec/Dawson College Prep) kept the puck in the zone at the left point and fed it to senior forward Tatum Walber (Orchard Park, N.Y./Buffalo Regals). Walber put the puck into the slot and Kolb scored as she fell.
Just 31 seconds later, Wasielewski knocked home a loose puck at the left side of the net to make it 2-0. Sophomore forward Allie Banas (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Bisons) and junior forward Lucy Condon (Waterloo, Ontario/Waterloo Ravens) each assisted on the goal. An unsuccessful power play gave the Roos some momentum late in the period, but they trailed by two at the first intermission.
The teams traded power plays to open the second period, but neither team capitalized. However, Potsdam added to its lead with an even-strength marker at 7:03. Thacker scored her first collegiate goal from the right point after a pass from freshman forward Stephanie Dunlap (Bath, Mich./Meijer U19 AAA) deflected to her. Freshman defenseman Abby Lyon (Winthrop, N.Y./Lake Placid Rockets) notched the other assist. The Bears edged Canton 8-6 in shots and led by three after 40 minutes.
More tight defense at each end of the ice was the story in the third period. The teams combined for six shots apiece and neither goalie was consistently challenged.
White stopped all 17 shots she faced and Canton junior goalie Brooke Susac (Bowmanville, Ontario/Clarington Flames) finished with 20 saves.
Potsdam was 1-for-4 on the power play and the Kangaroos were 0-for-4.
The Bears are now off until they host Canton at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1