Castine, ME – Peyton Robinson and Jenna Roat both eclipsed career milestones on Saturday as the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team split a pair of matches v. Maine Maritime Academy and Husson University in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Saturday.  

The Roos fell to the host Mariners, 3-0 (17-25, 12-25, 13-25) before bouncing back with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-12) win v. the Eagles. SUNY Canton now sits at 11-12 overall and 2-1 in NAC play.

Match 1 – Box Score
Host Maine Maritime used a straight set victory to get by the Roos in the opener. The Mariners combined for 29 kills in the match compared to just 15 for SUNY Canton. The Roos also committed 13 hitting errors, while MMA hit .371 (29-6-62).

Marissa Ixtlahuac led Canton with six kills, while Jenna Roat totaled nine digs. Peyton Robinson dished out 14 assists.

Match 2 – Box Score
The Roos earned a straight set victory v. Husson in the nightcap producing 44 kills compared to just 13 for the Eagles. Skye Hansen led the Roos with 13 kills, while Melissa McMaster posted 11 kills. Tatum Lafrance chipped in seven kills and Ixtlahuac and Brynna Harris produced six kills apiece. Roat recorded 12 digs defensively and Robinson dished out 41 assists.

Robinson eclipsed the 4,000 career assist mark and Roat reached the 1,500 career dig mark with their performances on the day.

The women's volleyball team is back in action next Saturday in NAC Pool Play when it hosts NVU-Lyndon at 10 AM followed by a 2 p.m. contest v. NVU-Johnson, both in the Roos House.

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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 16 online degree programs. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.