Canton, NY – Josh Yelvington and Noah Robinson led the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team with seven points each as the Roos earned a convincing 25-3 win v. Thomas College in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 25, Thomas 3
• Location: Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (2-3, 1-0 NAC) | Thomas (0-3, 0-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Robinson posted five goals, two assists and nine ground balls, while Yelvington recorded four goals, three assists and 10 ground balls. Jacob Facey chipped in three goals, two assists and nine ground balls.
• Hunter Olsen finished with a goal and game-best four assists, while Sonny White and Dante Coco struck for two goals and one assist each. Andrew Garrett finished with one goal and two assists, Eli Kocsis had a goal and assist, Mike Gariepy scored twice and Nick Walberger scored once while winning six of eight faceoffs.
• White also chipped in seven ground balls, while Jeffrey Perez added six. Blaze Benedict caused a game-high four turnovers. Noel Abreu finished 8-for-10 on faceoffs, while Brad Pray was 7-for-8 and Rico Dobbs and Jeffrey Perez combined to go 4-for-5.
• SUNY Canton jumped out to a 9-0 lead after the opening quarter and led 12-1 at halftime. Robinson had four goals and two assists and Facey added three goals and one helper in the opening half.
• Canton extended its lead to 21-2 after the third quarter cruising to the victory.
• The Roos held advantages in shots (71-12), shots on goal (39-5), turnovers (27-41), faceoffs (25-6) and ground balls (90-33).

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The men's lacrosse team will visit SUNY Poly on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
   

About SUNY Canton
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 digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. 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.