Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team used a strong team performance behind a match-high 13 kills from senior middle Morgan Bills (Walworth, NY) to earn a 3-1 victory against crosstown rival St. Lawrence University on Tuesday evening in the season opening match for both teams at the Roos House.

Bills also finished with a match-high .429 attack percentage on 28 attempts leading the Roos to an overall team hitting percentage of .234. Meanwhile, the Saints hit at just a .125 mark on 128 team attack attempts.

After getting off to a slow start in the opening set the Roos responded out of a timeout by Head Coach Carol LaMarche and capped the opening frame with a 25-19 victory. St. Lawrence bounced back with an 11 kill second stanza to knot the match at one set apiece. The Roos would close out the set in four as they combined for 21 kills in a pair of matching 25-18 third and fourth set victories.Junior Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) posted eight kills and 11 digs, while classmate Morgan Wicks (Hartford, NY) floored six kills. Freshman Peyton Robinson (Bloomfield, NY) set up the attack to the tune of 37 assists, while senior libero Robyn Carroll (Bowmanville, ON) was a force defensively with a match-best 20 digs.

 The women's volleyball team returns to the court on Friday when it will host the SUNY Canton Invitational in the Roos House. The hosts open play at 2 p.m. against Cazenovia College. 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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