Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team battled throughout but dropped a tough three set match to Lebanon Valley (19-25, 23-25, 14-25) on Sunday morning in the Roos House. With the win the Dutchmen improve to 18-5 on the season, while the Roos drop to 13-13.

SUNY Canton honored its three graduating seniors Kelsy Cornish (Honeyoe, NY), Morgan Wicks (Hartford, NY) and Haley Riley (Lowville, NY) in a ceremony prior to Sunday's match. Cornish was also honored with a ball for reaching the 1,000 career kill milestone earlier this season.

On the court, the Roos got out to a quick 10-5 start in the opening set thanks in part to a pair of service aces from Cornish. However, LVC bounced back with 7 of the next 13 points to get within 13-12 forcing a Canton timeout. Trailing 16-15 the Dutchmen tallied six straight points to open up a five point advantage on the way to the 25-19 opening set win.

SUNY Canton once again got off to a quick 9-3 start in the second set. The Dutchmen battled back again with a 9-3 run of their own to dead lock the set at 12. The Roos knotted the set at 23-23 late but back-to-back putdowns from Jess Atieh closed out the set, 25-23.
 

LVC jumped out to an 18-8 lead in the third set but the Roos rallied to get within 18-13 behind the service game of freshman Jenna Roat (Penfield, NY). Following a Dutchmen time out the visitors would rally to close out the match, 25-14.

Riley paced the Canton attack with 10 kills on 27 attempts, while Shea Norton (Batavia, NY), Melissa McMaster (Pittsford, NY) and Cornish added four kills apiece. Roat added a match-best 13 digs and Robinson dished out a match-high 20 assists.

The women's volleyball team will close out the home portion of its 2016 schedule on Tuesday when it hosts St. Lawrence University at 7 p.m. in the Roos House. 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.