Marcy, NY – Senior Jacob Facey led the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team with three goals but the Roos fell 19-10 on the road in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) contest on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Poly 19, SUNY Canton 10
• Location: Wildcat Field – Marcy, NY
• Records:  SUNY Poly (4-0, 3-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (1-2, 1-2 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Poly jumped out to an early 3-1 lead before Facey and Brandon Schmidt netted back-to-back goals to tie the game at 3-3. The Wildcats responded with two goals over the final 75 seconds to take a 5-3 lead after the opening quarter.
• The hosts outscored Canton 4-3 in the second stanza to take a 9-6 lead into intermission.
• The Roos scored two of the first three goals in the third quarter off the sticks of Facey and Kyle Fingar to get within 10-8. Trent Dow set up both tallies offensively.
• From there it was all Wildcats as they scored eight unanswered goals to seal the victory.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Facey led the Roos with three goals and an assist, while Hunter Olsen added two goals and one assist. Dow also had three points on a goal and two helpers. Fingar and Noah Robinson supplied one goal and one assist each, while Schmidt and Zack LaFave also scored.
• Nick Walberger went 16-for-29 on face offs and led Canton with four ground balls. Hunter Roberts finished with a team-high three caused turnovers and added three ground balls.
• Edward Rosaschi led the Poly attack with five goals, while Ryan Mead added three goals.
• Justin LaDuke turned aside 17 shots over the first 52:49 while allowing 16 goals. Nick Snyder made one save allowing three goals in relief.
• SUNY Poly controlled shots on goal (37-14) and ground balls (41-21), while the Roos had the edge in face offs (17-16).

WHAT'S NEXT
The men's lacrosse team is back in action on Wednesday when they visit SUNY Cobleskill 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.