Potsdam, NY – Josh Yelvington netted his first hat trick with the Roos but visiting SUNY Canton dropped a 21-6 decision at Clarkson University on Wednesday.

Clarkson (1-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead midway through the opening quarter but the Roos tied the game at two on a pair of Yelvington goals 1:38 apart. From there the Golden Knights scored 10 unanswered goals to take a 12-2 lead into intermission.

Jake Sutton got the Roos (0-2) on the board early in the second half on his first goal of the season. The Roos also received second half goals from Yelvington, Trenton Yule and Jack Elberty.

Andrew Bowes paced the Roos with three ground balls, while Tucker Ainslie added three caused turnovers and two ground balls.

Kyle Brown and Ryan DaRin paced Clarkson with three goals each, while Kevin Munn, Conor Bartlett, Ryan St. Croix and Marcus Lavarnway posted two goals each.

Kody Kocsis made 20 saves in net for the Roos, while Nick Strandholm made two stops in the win. Colin Holt and Tim St. Croix also made appearances between the pipes for the Knights.

The men's lacrosse team returns to action Saturday, March 11th when it will play three road games in the span of four days. The Roos visit Wells College at 1 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.