Keuka Park, NY – Junior captain Taylor Saltus (Clintonville, NY) scored a team-high 12 points to lead the SUNY Canton women's basketball team but host Keuka College earned a 79-34 victory on Tuesday evening in the season-opener for both teams.

The Wolves opened up a 22-7 lead after the opening quarter and took a commanding 52-15 lead into intermission. Tatiana Laroche (Elmont, NY) led the Roos with four points, while Jenifer Morgan-Aubin (Hartford, NY) chipped in three points. Britta Berguson and Katie Stuart paced Keuka with 11 points apiece.

The Roos hung tough staying within eight points of the Wolves after halftime but Keuka earned the victory.

Saltus led the Roos with 12 points to go with four rebounds and three assists, while Morgan-Aubin hauled down seven rebounds to go with her five points. Laroche finished with six points and four boards, while Randi Conway chipped in five in the scoring column to go with her game-high eight rebounds. Allison Fink (Saranac, NY) also contributed four points and five rebounds off the bench.

Stuart led Keuka with 16 points, while Berguson finished with 11 points. Sam Laranjo set the offense up with a game-high nine assists.

The women's basketball team opens the home portion of its 2016-17 schedule when it hosts SUNY Potsdam on Friday at 5 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 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.