Houghton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on Friday evening at the Houghton College Tournament.

The Roos (10-19) fell 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 26-24) to Geneseo (20-10) in the opener, before bouncing back with a 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20) victory v. Houghton (11-18) in the nightcap.

Match 1 – Box Score
Marissa Ixtlahuac and Melissa McMaster posted six kills each to lead the Roos, while Camryn Smeatin added five kills. Peyton Robinson totaled 16 assists and seven digs, while Sydney Uthe also recorded seven digs.

Geneseo hit .244 in the match with 34 kills and 15 errors, while the Roos 20 errors proved costly as they finished with 21 kills.

Match 2 – Box Score
After dropping the opening set in their second match the Roos bounced back with three straight set wins to secure the 3-1 victory. Ixtlahuac (13), Shea Norton (13), McMaster (10) and Skye Hanen (10) all had impressive outings with double digit kills. Jenna Roat (15) and Tatum Lafrance (10) had impressive defensive performances with double digit digs. Robinson led all players with 48 assists.

The Roos produced 57 kills compared to just 34 for the Highlanders, while Canton also held the upper hand in aces (7-4), assists (55-31) and digs (49-46).

The women's volleyball team closes out its regular season on Saturday when it takes on Brockport and Hiram College. Both matches will be played at Brockport. 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.