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Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team used a tremendous comeback in the final set to sweep host St. Lawrence University, 3-0 (25-10, 25-8, 25-23) at Burkman Gymnasium to open the Canton Classic on Friday.
 
Morgan Bills (Walworth, NY) led the Roos with 11 kills and a .450 hitting percentage, while Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) added eight putdowns on a .350 hitting percentage. Jessica Reynolds (Oakville, ON) posted six kills on a match-best .462 hitting percentage. Mackenzie Mynter (Churchville, NY) assisted a match-high 27 kills.
 
SUNY Canton stormed out to a 16-3 lead in the opening set forcing two Saint timeouts in the first 19 points of the match. The Roos took the first frame in commanding fashion 25-10.
 
The Roos opened the second set scoring 15 of the first 17 points to take a two set lead, 25-8. St. Lawrence used its home court crowd to open up a 10-0 lead in the third set and extended that to 13-1. SUN Canton responded with seven consecutive points forcing a SLU timeout at 13-8.
 
St. Lawrence clung to a 23-22 lead late in the third stanza but three consecutive points, two off kills from Reynolds and the other from Bills, gave the Roos the set and match, 25-23.
 
The women's volleyball team will host day two of the Canton Classic at the Roos House on Saturday. SUNY Canton squares off with Rochester Institute of Technology at 11:00 a.m. before a 1:00 p.m. tilt with Hartwick College.
 
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.