Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team used a sweep and a five set win to earn a pair of victories against Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester on Saturday at the Roos House.
 
The Roos earned a 3-0 victory against the Tigers (25-20, 25-18, 25-18) before taking down the Yellowjackets 3-2 (25-19, 25-23, 17-25, 18-25, 15-10).
 
Match 1 - Box
RIT finished with six more kills than the Roos in the match (34-28) but SUNY Canton made its swings count producing an excellent team hitting percentage of .278 compared to a .140 mark for the Tigers.
 
Haley Riley (Lowville, NY) led the way with a .529 hitting percentage as nine of her 17 attack attempts resulted in kills. Morgan Bills (Walworth, NY) also added nine kills without an error on 18 attempts. Robyn Carroll (Bowmanville, ON) posted a match-best 12 digs, while Lindsay Bryer (Wilson, NY) added 10. Peyton Robinson (Bloomfield, NY) dished out 18 assists.
 
Match 2 - Box
The Roos jumped out to an early two set lead with 25-19 and 25-23 victories in the first two frames. Rochester responded with two wins in the third in fourth sets in what proved to be an extremely even match. SUNY Canton would prevail in the fifth and final set 15-10. Both teams finished the match with exactly even marks of 58 points and 48 kills.
 
Bills led the way offensively with 15 kills and added nine digs, while Riley and Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) tallied nine kills each. Carroll was a force defensively with 28 digs, while Bryer added 17. Robinson assisted 44 kills and added 14 digs. For her performance throughout the three games Morgan Bills was named to the All-Tournament Team.

All-Tournament Team
Morgan Bills – SUNY Canton
Laiz Novaes – RIT
Emma Gira - University of Rochester
Jennifer Stebbins – Medaille
Kate Burke – Keuka
Katie Kull - St. Lawrence
 
The women's volleyball team is back in action next weekend when it takes part in the Fredonia Tournament. The Roos begin play on Friday at 5 p.m. against Hilbert 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 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.