Castine, ME – MaryClare Bowes posted a game-high seven points and Logan Bush and Molly Denny recorded four goals each as the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team cruised to a 19-5 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) victory v. Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday.

The Roos improve to 5-1 overall and 2-0 within conference play, while the Mariners drop to 0-3 and 0-1.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 19, Maine Maritime Academy 5
• Location: Castine, ME
• Records:  SUNY Canton (5-1, 2-0 NAC) | MMA (0-3, 0-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos scored the first seven goals of the game with three coming off the stick of Logan Bush. The Mariners got on the board with 13:11 to play in the opening half but Canton scored eight of the final nine goals of the half to take a commanding 15-2 lead into intermission.
• Bush and Denny had three goals each in the opening half, while Bowes led the way with five points on two goals and three assists.
• Canton held a slim 4-3 edge in scoring with the game fully in hand in the second half.
• Bowes led the way offensively with two goals and a game-best five assists, while Bush and Denny struck for a game-high four goals each. Erin Parks recorded her first collegiate hat trick, while EllaRose Lemay totaled two goals and one assist. Stephanie Thayer and Alyssa Kolbe finished with a goal and assist each, while Allison Wakefield and Jessica Pele tallied a goal each.
• Mia Jermano totaled a game-best five ground balls and caused a team-high three turnovers. Pele tied a game-high with five draw controls and Bush added four.
• Canton controlled shots on goal (25-11), ground balls (24-20) and draw controls (14-11), while Parks, Denny and Bush combined to go a perfect 4-for-4 on free-position shots.
• Sydney Adams led the Mariners with two goals, while Madison Savary added a goal and assist.
• Madison Leary made two saves in the first half to improve to 5-0 on the season, while Nicole Piskorowski stopped four shots after halftime. Sydney Cole made six stops for MMA.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The women's lacrosse team will take on Maine Farmington on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in a game played at Thomas College.
   

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.