Box Score

Canton, NY – Senior Ryan Cardiff (Albany, NY) scored six goals and senior Corey Spuck (Rochester, NY) stopped 12 shots as the men's lacrosse class of 2015 went out in style with an 18-6 victory against visiting Houghton College on Tuesday.

The Roos honored their five seniors Tony Carden (Franklin, MA), Richard Brogden (Rockville, MD), Steve Novak (Seymour, CT), Cardiff and Spuck in a halftime ceremony.

Twelve different players tallied a point and nine different players scored for the Roos (3-9) in the contest. Cardiff led the way with six goals and a game-high 11 ground balls. Chris Gamble (Carthage, NY) added a hat trick, while Mike Statt (Rochester, NY) posted two goals and an assist and Brandon Rodee (Canton, NY) caged two goals.

SUNY Canton posted the first four goals to lead 4-0 after just 4:41 of play. Houghton got on the board with 9:19 to play in the opening quarter but Cardiff's second and third tallies of the game gave the hosts a 7-1 lead after 15 minutes of play. The Roos scored the only two goals of the second quarter to lead 9-1 at intermission.

SUNY Canton scored three goals in the third stanza from the sticks of Jared Jock (Hogansburg, NY), Cardiff and a man-down goal from Statt. Rodee scored twice in the fourth quarter including his first collegiate goal. Jamie Stevens (Hudson, NY) rounded out the scoring for SUNY Canton with his first career goal with 2:20 to play en route to the 18-6 victory.

All 27 Roos on the roster appeared in the contest. Novak posted seven ground balls, while Brogden and Carden combined to force five turnovers.
Spuck stopped 12 shots over the first 51:06 allowing just five goals and picking up five ground balls. Josh Haingray made 17 stops for Houghton, while Jordan Warren clocked the final 2:20 of the contest.

This closes out the 2015 season for the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team. 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 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.