Canton, NY – Hunter Olsen led the Roos with two goals and one assist but the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team fell 12-4 to visiting SUNY Poly in the season-opener for both teams on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Poly 12, SUNY Canton 4
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf Field – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Poly (1-0) | SUNY Canton (0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Poly jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the opening quarter holding a 9-4 edge in shots on goal. The Wildcats extended their lead to 7-0 at intermission.
• The visitors scored the first three goals out of halftime to extend the lead to 10-0.
• Andrew Garrett got Canton on the board on an unassisted goal with 4:44 left in the third quarter. SUNY Poly led 11-1 after 45 minutes.
• Olsen and Jacob Facey tallied back-to-back goals to start the fourth quarter with Olsen assisting Facey's tally.
• Olsen added his second goal of the quarter off a pass from Trent Dow to make it 11-4 with 7:07 to play. The Wildcats added a late score with the man advantage for the 12-4 final.
• Justin LaDuke made 16 saves in the loss for the Roos (.571 save percentage), while Jared Laird turned aside seven shots in the first half for the visitors without allowing a goal. Samuel Rubin made five saves over 25:19, while Matthew Johnson stopped two shots without conceding a goal over the final 4:41.
• Poly went 3-for-5 with the extra man, while the Roos were 0-for-2. The Wildcats held the upper hand in ground balls (43-29), shots on goal (28-18) and face offs (11-9). The Roos went 19-for-20 on clears, while Poly was 24-for-29.

 

WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos are back in action on Wednesday when they host Clarkson University 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 21 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.