Castleton, VT – The SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team trailed by just one goal at intermission but a strong second half from host Castleton earned the Spartans a 14-6 victory on Tuesday.

The Roos (3-4), coming into today's contest off three consecutive wins, scored a pair of goals from the sticks of Devin Gruneisen (Potsdam, NY) and Cam Carter (Colonie, NY) over the final two minutes of the second quarter to get SUNY Canton within 5-4 at intermission.

Kyle Smith (Evans Mills, NY) slotted a pair of goals off passes from Trenton Yule (Oswego, NY) and Chris Gamble (Carthage, NY) to give the Roos an early 2-1 lead with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter. Castleton caged the next four goals of the contest to open up a 5-2 Spartan lead with 4:08 left in the opening half.

The Spartans (4-3) netted the first five goals of the second half while holding SUNY Canton scoreless in the third period to open up a 9-4 advantage on its way to the eight goal victory.

Smith led the offense with two goals and one assists, while Yule and Gamble posted a goal and assist each. Zack Opiela (Canandaigua, NY) was a force defensively with a game-high five caused turnovers. Smith and Andrew Bowes (Irondequoit, NY) paced the team with four ground balls apiece.

Kody Kocsis (Brasher Falls, NY) had another strong outing making 19 saves, while Peter Latulippe made 10 stops for Castleton. Kyle Lutinski, Tom Pardew and Zach Devoid led the Spartans with two goals each, while Lutinski added a pair of assists.

The men's lacrosse team has a week off  before visiting SUNY Potsdam next Tuesday at 7 p.m. 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 professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's 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 ten exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.