Keuka Park, NY – Melissa McMaster posted 16 kills as the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Keuka College Tri-Match on Sunday.

The Roos fell to the University of Rochester 3-0, (18-25, 20-25, 15-25) before bouncing back with a 3-1, win (18-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-8) v. host Keuka.

Match 1 – Box Score
The Roos fell in straight sets to Rochester (15-10) in the opening match despite holding a 9-8 edge in service aces as Jenna Roat and Jenifer Morgan-Aubin pinpointed three aces each. Shea Norton and McMaster led the offense with eight kills apiece, while Marrisa Ixtlahuac added three blocks and Peyton Robinson dished out 25 assists.  

Match 2 – Box Score
After dropping the opening set v. the Wolves (6-17), SUNY Canton (9-18) prevailed 27-25 in a key second set scoring the final two points on a Keuka attack error and kill from Ixtlahuac. The Roos seized their second set momentum closing out the match in four sets including an impressive 25-8 win in the final frame.

Ixtlahuac led all players with 10 kills, while McMaster (8), Norton (7) and Camryn Smeatin (6) all posted six or more kills. Canton had a strong match at the net totaling 15 blocks including 14 block assists. Smeatin finished with five blocks, while McMaster added four.

Roat (15) and Sydney Uthe (10) both totaled double digit digs, while Robinson assisted 32 kills.

The women's volleyball team returns to the pitch on Friday when it takes on SUNY Geneseo at 5 p.m. and host Houghton College at 7 p.m. Both matches will take place at Houghton. 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.