Marcy, NY – Josh Yelvington scored a game-high six goals including a pair of fourth quarter tallies as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team earned a 15-11 road win at SUNY Poly on Saturday afternoon.

The hosts knotted the game at 11 apiece with 17 seconds remaining in the third quarter but the Roos (2-4) outscored the Wildcats (1-4) 4-0 in the final period to earn the victory.

SUNY Poly held a slim 3-2 lead after the first quarter but the Roos bounced back with a 4-3 advantage over the second 15-minute period to tie the game at 6-6 heading into intermission.

Yelvington led all players with six goals, while Cam Carter also recorded a hat trick. Trenton Yule chipped in with two goals and one assist, while Jake Sutton, Brandon Rodee, Kyle Green and Jack Elberty all scored.

Rodee led all players with eight ground balls, while Trevor Hughes added six and went 18-for-28 in the faceoff circle. The Roos held the upper hand in ground balls (43-26) and faceoffs (18-11).

Kody Kocsis made 12 saves in his second straight win, while Andrew Barreca turned aside eight shots for SUNY Poly.

The men's lacrosse team returns to action on Wednesday when it visits Cazenovia College at 4 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 bachelor's 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.