Alvarez Records 4th Shutout as Canton blanks Wilkes 5-0

Alvarez Records 4th Shutout as Canton blanks Wilkes 5-0

Scoring Summary

1st - 13:01 - Desiree Snook (Canton)
2nd - 10:27 - Iida Laitinen (Canton)
2nd - 13:35 - PP - Sandrene Garofalo (Canton)
2nd - 16:22 - Micayla MacIntyre (Canton)
3rd - 04:02 - PP - Halle McKinnon (Canton)

Game Leaders

Wilkes
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 4 Players (#4, #14, #18, #23) - 2
Sv: Ally Jolly - 35
Canton
G: 5 Players (#3, #7, #8, #10, #20) - 1
A: Halle McKinnon - 2
Sh: Sandrene Garofalo - 7
Sv: Sirena Alvarez - 12

Team Stats

Wilkes
Canton

PowerPlays

0 for 2
2 for 4

Shorthanded Goals

0
0

Penalties (min)

4 (8)
2 (4)

Shots on Goal

12
40

Face Offs Won

24
37
full stats
Posted: Dec 11, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qteLp4twKyM

BOX SCORE

Canton, NY – Sirena Alvarez made 12 saves for her fourth shutout of the season and Halle McKinnon led the women's hockey team with a goal and two assists as the Roos improved to 8-2-1 on the season with a 5-0 win v. Wilkes University on Saturday.

THE BASICS

  • Result: SUNY Canton 5, Wilkes 0 
  • Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
  • Records: SUNY Canton (8-2-1) | Wilkes (1-7-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • SUNY Canton got on the board first at 13:01 of the opening period. Karena Barrett collected a loose puck at the near boards in her defensive zone and found Desiree Snook skating through the neutral zone. Snook roofed a wrist shot top shelf bar down for the 1-0 lead.
  • The Roos held a 15-6 advantage in shots and took a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.
  • Canton doubled their lead at 10:27 of the middle period when Iida Laitinen skated in on a breakaway and beat Colonel goaltender Ally Jolly over the blocker.
  • The hosts took a 3-0 lead three minutes later with the skater advantage. Laitinen fed the puck to McKinnon at the right circle. She hit Sandrene Garafolo at the point who ripped a shot past Jolly as Gracyn Emmerton provided a nice screen in front of goal.
  • Canton made it 4-0 at the 16:22 when Micayla MacIntyre skated into the top of the slot and wristed a shot top shelf. McKinnon and Victoria McGarrity picked up helpers on the play.
  • The Roos held a 15-3 shots advantage in the second period and 4-0 lead after 40 minutes.
  • Canton extended the lead to five when McKinnon scored on the power play at 4:02 of the third off passes from Garofalo and MacIntyre.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • SUNY Canton went 2-for-4 on the power play and was 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
  • The Roos outshot the Colonels 40-12 and held the upper hand in face offs, 37-24.
  • Alvarez made 12 saves in her fourth shutout of the season. Jolly turned aside 35 shots for Wilkes.

WHAT'S NEXT?
 The women's hockey team has nearly a month off before it returns to action on January 7th when it hosts Plattsburgh State at 3 p.m.