Randolph, VT – Six players scored nine or more points paced by 16 from Taylor Saltus as the SUNY Canton women's basketball team earned a 72-46 road win at Vermont Tech on Tuesday evening to complete the season sweep.

The Roos (5-17) also defeated the Knights (9-19) by a score of 78-51 in Canton on January 7th.

SUNY Canton opened the game on an 8-0 run backed by three-pointers from Tylar Barbato and Randi Conway and never looked back as they opened an 18-3 advantage after a pair of Sade Rogers free throws with 1:16 left in the opening quarter. Vermont Tech closed the period on a 7-0 run to trim the deficit to 18-10 after one.

After the hosts got within five early in the second quarter, the Roos responded with a 6-0 run that included a pair of points from Allison Fink, Saltus and Conway to regain a double-digit advantage. The Roos took a 33-18 lead into intermission.

Canton extended the lead to 21 after a Saltus three-pointer six minutes into the third stanza and held a 19-point edge after 30 minutes of play as they cruised to the victory.

Saltus led all players with 16 points, while Rogers and Jenifer Morgan-Aubin totaled 11 points apiece. Conway came up one rebound short of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, while Barbato and Fink tallied nine points apiece. Paige Whitton scored a season-high six points. 

Paige Wells recorded a double-double on 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for the Knights, while Olivia Reynolds added 10 in the scoring column.

The Roos forced Vermont Tech to cough the ball up 29 times, which led to 28 points off turnovers. Canton also held the upper hand in bench points (27-12) and points in the paint (28-16). The Roos also shot 79 percent from the line as a team hitting 19 of their 24 attempts.

The women's basketball team has a quick turnaround as they visit SUNY Potsdam on Wednesday 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 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.