Canton, NY – Sarah Kosnaskie scored a pair of goals and Halle McKinnon added a goal and assist as the SUNY Canton women's hockey team earned a 4-2 win against visiting SUNY Cortland in a Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) game on Saturday afternoon.
The win snaps Cortland's four game win streak, a team who was receiving votes in the USCHO Top 10 Poll.
The Roos recognized their three seniors Micayla MacIntyre, Kelly Leathem and Maggie Convery in a postgame ceremony.
THE BASICS
- Result: SUNY Canton 4, (RV) SUNY Cortland 2
- Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
- Records: SUNY Canton (13-10-1, 7-10-1) | SUNY Cortland (17-5-1, 12-5-1 NEWHL)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team found the back of the net in the opening period as Cortland held a slim 5-3 shots on goal advantage. The Roos penalty kill unit was able to kill off the lone infraction of the period.
- The Roos opened the scoring at 4:57 of the middle period. McKinnon tipped the puck away from a Cortland skater as the puck got just outside of the Red Dragon offensive zone. Brycelan Sunday picked the puck up in the neutral zone and left it to Kosnaskie skating into the offensive zone on her right. Kosnaskie deked the goalie and placed a backhanded shot past Anna Hamid.
- Canton doubled their lead at 9:47 on the power play. Iida Laitinen played the puck from the top of the right circle to Meaghan Best at the point. She found Kosnaskie above the right circle as her wrist shot beat Hamid top shelf just under the cross bar.
- The Roos made it 3-0 at 17:59 scoring once again with the skater advantage. Meaghan Best played the puck from the high slot to Sunday below the left circle. She found McKinnon in the low slot and her initial shot was saved by Hamid, but McKinnon put home the rebound for the 3-0 lead.
- Cortland held a 16-7 edge in shots in the second period but Sirena Alvarez stopped 16 second period shots as the Roos skated to second intermission on top 3-0.
- The Red Dragons got one back at 8:16 of the third period when Amanda Gaffney scored on the power play on a one-timer from below the left circle. Grace Schnorr and Emily Kromer picked up assists on the play.
- Cortland got within one at 13:25 when Mia Hlasnick scored off passes from Schnorr and Destiny Bautista.
- Cortland pulled the goalie for the extra attacker with 1:18 remaining but Hannah Clement scored on an empty-netter with 34 seconds left to seal the win. Laitinen earned an assist off the faceoff win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Alvarez was outstanding making 30 saves on 32 shots for a .938 save percentage.
- Hamid made 14 stops for Cortland.
- The Roos were 2-for-2 on the power play, while the Red Dragons were 1-for-4.
- Cortland held the upper hand in shots (32-18) and face offs (30-21).
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the Roos 2021-22 season. They are currently tied with SUNY Potsdam for fourth place in the league standings with 15 points. The Bears still have won game remaining on Tuesday, but own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Roos after taking the season series 2-1.
Cortland Story
CANTON, N.Y. – The Canton women's ice hockey team scored three second-period goals and went on to a 4-2 victory versus Cortland Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale for both teams. With the loss, the Red Dragons fell to 17-5-1 overall and 12-5-1 in the NEWHL and will travel to face Oswego in the league semifinals on Tuesday, Mar. 1, at 7 p.m. as the third seed. The Kangaroos improved to 13-10-1 and 7-10-1 with the win.
Senior Amanda Gaffney (Williamsville/Amherst Knights) and freshman Mia Hlasnick (Olean/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) scored goals for Cortland. Graduate student Grace Schnorr (Camillus/Little Caesars) recorded two assists, while senior Emily Kromer (Angola/Nazareth College) and freshman Destiny Bautista (Quesnel, BC/Okanagan Hockey Academy) each contributed one assist. Sophomore goalie Anna Hamid (Mineola/New Jersey Colonials) turned aside 14 shots.
Sarah Kosnaskie led Canton with a pair of goals. Halle McKinnon tallied a goal and an assist, Hannah Clement added a goal and Meaghan Best, Iida Laitinen and Brycelan Sunday each registered two assists. Goalie Sirena Alvarez made 30 saves.
After a scoreless first period, the Kangaroos built a 3-0 lead with their three second period goals. Kosnaskie scored at 4:57 and netted a power-play goal at 9:47. McKinnon added another power-play goal at the 17:59 mark.
The Red Dragons mounted a comeback effort in the third period. Gaffney scored on the power play at 8:16, and Hlasnick made it a 3-2 game at the 13:25 mark with her follow-up shot from the right side of the slot. Cortland pulled Hamid late for an extra skater, but Clement sealed the win with an empty-net goal after controlling the puck following a faceoff in Canton's defensive zone.
Canton 4, Cortland 2
Score by periods:
Cortland 0-0-2 2
Canton 0-3-1 4
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Amanda Gaffney 1-0, Mia Hlasnick 1-0, Grace Schnorr 0-2, Emily Kromer 0-1, Destiny Bautista 0-1
Canton: Sarah Kosnaskie 2-0, Halle McKinnon 1-1, Hannah Clement 1-0, Meaghan Best 0-2, Iida Laitinen 0-2, Brycelan Sunday 0-2
Saves: Anna Hamid (Cortland) 14 saves (3 GA in 59:16), Empty Net 1 GA in :44; Sirena Alvarez (Canton) 30 saves (2 GA in 60:00)
Shots on goal: Cortland 32 (5-16-11), Canton 18 (3-8-7)
Penalties: Canton 4-8:00, Cortland 2-4:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-4, Canton 2-2
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 17-5-1, 12-5-1 NEWHL, Canton (Kangaroos) 13-10-1, 7-10-1 NEWHL