Canton, NY – Danny Santana scored a team-high 17 points going 5-for-5 from behind the arc to lead a balanced effort as the SUNY Canton men's basketball team completed a weekend North Atlantic Conference (NAC) sweep v. Maine Presque Isle with an 85-67 win on Saturday. 

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 85, Maine Presque Isle 67
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (9-8, 5-1 NAC) | Maine Presque Isle (4-10, 0-6 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos stormed out of the gates to a 13-0 lead and extended the advantage to 24-2 eight minutes in. Maine Presque Isle chipped away at the lead but the Roos still took a commanding 45-23 lead into intermission.
• Danny Santana led all players with 15 points on 5-for-6 shooting, while Andrew Fitch added eight points. Griffin Guerrette led the Owls with nine points in the opening 20 minutes.
• Canton continued to roll on all cylinders offensively in the second half extending their lead to as many as 29 with 6:42 to play as the team emptied the bench down the stretch.
• Santana posted 17 points and five rebounds going 5-for-5 from three and 6-for-8 from the field. George Nehma added 11 points and six rebounds.
• Joseph Werner stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Andrew Fitch finished with eight points and four blocks and Brandon Blaker and Juztin Chambers-Phillips tallied eight points each off the bench.
• Kahdean Bennett and Ibu Smith netted seven points each and Smith ripped down six boards as nine Roos scored six or more points.
• Guerrette was the lone Owl in double figures with 24 points, while Shyquinn Dix added nine points and nine rebounds and TeVon Hines tallied eight points and eight rebounds.
• The Roos held the upper hand in points in the paint (38-26) and bench points (39-18).  

 

WHAT'S NEXT
The men's basketball team returns to action on Friday when they host Husson University at 7:30 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 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.