Box Score Canton, NY – Dannielle O'Buckley scored the game-winner 16 seconds into the second half to lift visiting Alfred State to a 1-0 win v. the SUNY Canton women's soccer team on Saturday.

Alfred State held a 7-0 shots advantage in the opening half but Allison Wakefield stopped the only shot on target she faced as the teams played to a scoreless tie at intermission.

The Pioneers (9-3) broke the tie just 16 seconds out of halftime as Melissa Mineti found Dannielle O'Buckley for her sixth goal of the season.

Shots were much more even in the second half with the Pioneers holding the slight edge, 8-6. The Roos posted three shots on goal but were unable to find the equalizer.

Wakefield recorded five saves for SUNY Canton (5-10), while Allison Danielak made three saves in the shutout for Alfred State.

The Roos honored their six graduating student-athletes Victoria Bean, Taylor Saltus, Kristina DiNardo, Bailey Grace, Katie Lamica and Rebecca DiNardo in a pre-game ceremony. 

The women's soccer team returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Plattsburgh State 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 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.