Alfred, NY – Sophomore Allison Wakefield made 11 saves and freshman Madison Rowe tallied a pair of shots but host Alfred University earned a 2-0 win v. the SUNY Canton women's soccer team on Wednesday.

Amanda Guariglia gave the Saxons (5-7-3) an early 1-0 lead when she headed home an Emily Wright corner kick in the 7th minute. Alfred held a 7-0 shots on goal advantage in the opening half but six first half saves from Wakefield kept the Roos (5-9-0) within one at intermission.

Lexi Riffelbach doubled the Saxons lead in the 60th minute on a header to tack on an insurance goal for Alfred.

Wakefield continued her overall impressive play finishing with five second half saves as she stopped 11 of the 13 shots she faced in the game. The Roos finished with a corner kick in each half but were unable to put a shot on target as Sammy Jo Shanahan finished with the clean sheet for the hosts.

The women's soccer team returns to action on Saturday when it will host Alfred State College at 3:30 p.m. on Senior Day. 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 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.