Brockport, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball earned a pair of sweeps on the opening day of the Brockport Invitational on Friday.

The Roos (5-4) earned a 3-0 (28-26, 25-16, 25-23) win against Hilbert College (1-4) before securing a 3-0 (25-18, 25-9, 25-16) sweep of Medaille College (2-9).

Game 1 – Box Score
Neither team led by more than two points in an extremely tight opening set until the Roos rattled off three straight points to open up a 24-20 advantage. The Hawks battled back with five consecutive points as SUNY Canton faced set point but scored four of the final five points to secure a 28-26 first set victory.

Hilbert jumped out to a 7-3 advantage in the second frame and led 11-7 midway through the set. SUNY Canton scored 10 of 12 points after trailing by three to take a 19-14 advantage and assure a 25-16 second set win. The Roos led 15-8 in the third set and Haley Riley (Lowville, NY) closed out the sweep with a kill to earn the 25-23 victory in the final frame.

Riley led all players with 13 kills hitting .370 on 27 attack attempts, while Melissa McMaster (Pittsford, NY) posted 10 kills hitting .389. Shea Norton (Batavia, NY) finished with nine kills and Kelsy Cornish (Honeoye, NY) added 21 digs to go with her six kills. Jenna Roat (Penfield, NY) recorded a game-high 25 digs, while Peyton Robinson (Bloomfield, NY) dished out 35 assists in addition to her five digs.

Game 2 – Box Score
The Roos handled the Mavericks in their second match of the day earning wins by scores of 25-18, 25-9 and 25-16. SUNY Canton produced 42 kills including 29 kills to just seven hitting errors over the first two sets.

Riley once again led the way with 14 kills hitting .522 (14-2-23), while Norton produced the second double digit kill performance of her young career with 10 kills without a single error to hit .588. Cornish chipped in with seven kills and 17 digs, while Robinson posted a double-double on 35 assists and 12 digs. Roat tallied 16 digs and McMaster recorded four kills and four blocks.

The women's volleyball team is back in action with a pair of contests in the Brockport Tournament on Saturday when it squares off with Mount Union at 1 p.m. and host Brockport at 3 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 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.