Johnson, VT – Hunter Olsen and Josh Yelvington scored five goals each as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team cruised to a 21-1 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win in the regular season finale at NVU-Johnson on Monday.

The Roos finish the regular season 9-6 overall and a perfect 6-0 in conference play as regular season NAC champions.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 21, NVU-Johnson 1
• Location: Minaert Field – Johnson, VT
• Records: SUNY Canton (9-6, 6-0 NAC) | NVU-Johnson (0-8, 0-5 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Olsen and Yelvington supplied five goals each while combining for three assists. Jacob Facey also had a hat trick with an assist and Josh Monplaisir scored twice. Andrew Garrett, Dante Coco and Brad Sandroni finished with a goal and assist each and Sonny White dished out a pair of assists. Brandon Schmidt, Mike Gariepy and Jeffrey Perez each found the back of the net once.
• The Roos scored the first nine goals of the contest and took a 9-1 lead into intermission. Yelvington had four first-half tallies. Johnson scored their lone goal of the game late in the first half.
• SUNY Canton scored three goals each in the third and fourth quarters for the 21-1 final.
• Nick Walberger won 10 faceoffs and tied a team-high with five ground balls. Garrett Fields picked up five ground balls and Schmidt totaled four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Noah Holmes recorded the Badgers lone goal.
• Justin LaDuke earned the win with five saves in the first half, while Parker Hornung made six second-half stops.
• Patrick Bell made four saves in the start and Jacob Switzer turned aside two shots in relief.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
By virtue of their unbeaten conference record the Roos have earned the one seed and will host a home game on Saturday, April 27th. Official seeds and matchups for the conference tournament will be announced by the NAC office Tuesday evening following the official completion of the regular season.
   

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 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.