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Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's basketball team led from start to finish as it recorded an 80-56 victory against visiting Vermont Technical College on Wednesday evening at the Roos House. With the win SUNY Canton improves to 14-4 on the season, which marks the most wins in a season since the 1999-2000 team went 14-11.
 
With one more win the Roos will have the most victories in a single season since the 1997-98 squad went 19-7 under legendary coach Erich von Schiller.
 
The Roos jumped out to a 27-12 lead after a put-back by Tyler Ellison (New York, NY) with 6:25 remaining in the opening half. Ellison scored 12 of the hosts' first 27 points. SUNY Canton opened up a 40-18 lead at intermission scoring the final eight points of the period including a string of three treys from Adam Felt (Lisbon, NY), Xzavier Fisher (Brooklyn, NY) and Walt Jeter (Fort Drum, NY).
 
SUNY Canton continued to dominate play against a quality Knight (10-16) squad in the second half en route to the convincing victory. Ellison led a balanced Roo scoring attack finishing with 12 points and seven rebounds on 6-for-11 shooting. Sam Annorh (Queens, NY) added 11 points and five rebounds, while Scott Bartenstein (Potsdam, NY) chipped in 10 points shooting 80 percent from the field.
 
Felt posted nine points going 3-for-6 from distance, while Rashad Richardson (Rochester, NY) and Romario Fletcher (Queens, NY) finished with six points apiece. Nick Ryan paced Vermont Tech with a game-high 22 points, while Jamal Hughes added nine.
 
The Roos dominated the glass 48-27 including pulling down 19 offensive rebounds which led to 24 second chance points. SUNY Canton also held convincing advantages in points in the paint (42-24) and bench points (48-15).
 
The men's basketball team hits the road when it travels to Alfred, NY for a set of weekend games on Saturday and Sunday against Alfred University and Alfred State College, respectively. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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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.