MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Morrisville men's hockey team wrapped up their home slate on Tuesday evening with a non-conference makeup game against the Roos from SUNY Canton.  Unfortunately, the Mustangs were shut out as the Roos scored two in the third to capture the 2-0 victory.
 
THE BASICS
 

• Final Score: SUNY Canton 2, Morrisville 0 (by period:  SUNY Canton 0-0-2, Morrisville 0-0-0)
• Location:  Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records:  SUNY Canton (12-9-3 Overall), Morrisville (9-14-0 Overall)

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The two squads went toe to toe in the first period with the Roos putting 8 shots on goal, while the Mustangs put up 7. 
• Morrisville was granted a five minute stretch in the first of power play time due to a SUNY Canton major penalty.  However, the Roos executed their penalty kill to near perfection, holding the Mustangs to only one shot on goal.
• The momentum shifted towards the Roos in the second period as Canton picked up their offensive pressure, outshooting the home squad 11-5.
• Despite the advantage in shots, SUNY Canton was unable to find the back of the net as Owen Liskiewicz (Redbank, N.J.) denied every Roos' opportunity.
• The Roos persistence eventually paid off in the third period, breaking the scoreless deadlock with a power play goal at the 8:22 mark.
• SUNY Canton added to their lead just over eight minutes later with a 2 v 1 breakaway strike.
• The Mustangs were granted one more opportunity to get things going in their favor when the Roos were called for a slashing penalty with 2:15 remaining in the contest.  Morrisville pulled Liskiewicz in favor of another skater, but once again came up empty as SUNY Canton executed their penalty kill to perfection.

WHAT'S NEXT

• Morrisville hits the road for their final State Universities of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series on Friday and Saturday night at Plattsburgh State.  Both contests are set to start at 7 PM.

 
SUNY Morrisville's curricula are enriched with applied learning and pave the way for opportunity at both the Morrisville and Norwich campuses. An action-oriented, interactive learning lab, the college is a national leader in technology and has been lauded for its exemplary, innovative and effective community service programs.
 
The college was ranked among the Best Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2019 issue and was also recognized in the Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges North in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings. For more information about SUNY Morrisville, visit www.morrisville.edu.
 
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