Canton, NY – Shanelle Borth and Mya Hodge scored eight points each but a strong start carried SUNY Poly past the SUNY Canton women's basketball team, 70-48, on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Poly 70, SUNY Canton 48  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (2-3, 0-1 NAC) | SUNY Poly (4-2, 1-0 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wildcats roared out to a 20-3 lead after the opening quarter and extended their lead to 38-13 at intermission. SUNY Poly shot 48.3. % in the opening half, while the Roos struggled at 16 %.
• Canton came out with much better intensity in the second half as they outscored the Wildcats 35-32 after intermission.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Borth and Hodge totaled eight points and six rebounds each. Samantha Dayter and Seattle Lettau supplied seven points apiece with Lettau hitting on three of her five field goals.
• Molly Burdick led the visitors with a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds. Kierra Connor (13), Lauren Denny (12) and Alexandra DeBeatham (11) also scored in double figures.
• The Roos were much better after intermission shooting 40 percent in the second half.
• SUNY Poly held the upper hand in rebounds (42-28), points off turnovers (26-12) and points in the paint (32-18), while the Roos reserves outscored the Wildcat bench, 20-1.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball is back in NAC action on Saturday when they host Cazenovia at 3 p.m.   
   

 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.