Canton, NY – Hunter Olsen finished with a team-best six points but a strong second half carried visiting New England College to its fourth straight North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship, 17-8, on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result:  New England College 17, SUNY Canton 8
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf Field – Canton, NY
• Records: New England College (9-8) | SUNY Canton (10-7)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton jumped out to a 5-3 lead after the opening quarter behind three goals and an assist from Olsen in the opening 15 minutes. With the hosts leading 6-4 with just more than six minutes remaining New England College scored twice over the final 5:31 as the teams headed to intermission tied at 6-6 in a highly entertaining first half.
• The Pilgrims scored the first nine goals of the second half spanning early into the fourth quarter, running off 11 straight scores overall to open up a 15-6 advantage 23 seconds into the final frame. Josh Yelvington and Noah Robinson broke the scoring drought with back-to-back tallies 48 seconds apart but NEC earned the victory.
• Olsen paced the hosts with three goals and three assists, while Robinson finished with two goals and two assists. Yelvington recorded two goals and an assist.
• Connor Smith led the Pilgrims with six goals and one assists and Reilly Parker posted three goals and four assists. Patrick Storie chipped in two goals and three assists, while Charles Hacking added a goal and two assists. Austin Frankel went 16-for-22 in the X and picked up a game-best 12 ground balls.
• Kody Kocsis made a season-high 23 saves in the loss including 11 in the first half while allowing just six first-half goals. William Platt turned aside 12 shots in the victory.
• Reilly Parker was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, joining Smith, Frankel and Connor Smith on the All-Tournament Team. Yelvington, Olsen and Brandon Schmidt earned spots on the All-Tournament Team for SUNY Canton.

 
NAC Men's Lacrosse All-Tournament
NEC – Reilly Parker (MVP)
NEC – Connor Fries
NEC – Connor Smith
NEC – Austin Frankel
SUNY Canton – Hunter Olsen
SUNY Canton – Brandon Schmidt
SUNY Canton – Josh Yelvington
Dean – Anthony Trasacco
Dean – Alex Govoni
Delhi – Nick Dower
Delhi – Matt Miceus
 
WHAT'S NEXT
This concludes the Roos 2019 season. NEC earns the NAC's automatic qualifier to the 2019 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship.  
   

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.