Canton, NY – Skylar Williams made five saves but three different players scored goals to lift visiting Maine Maritime Academy past the SUNY Canton women's soccer team in the Roos' North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opener on Saturday.   

THE BASICS

• Result: Maine Maritime 3, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY 
• Records:  Maine Maritime (3-3-0, 2-0-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (0-4-1, 0-1-0 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Margot Simeon got the visitors on the board in the seventh minute. Payje Leclerc took a corner kick from the right side and Simeon chipped a shot in the upper 90 just out of the reach of Williams.
• Simeon's shot was the lone shot on target for either team over the opening 45 minutes as the Mariners took a 1-0 lead into intermission.
• The visitors doubled the lead seven minutes out of intermission. Hazel Stoddard took a free kick from near midfield and Sierra Hoops volleyed a bouncing ball in the upper left corner for the 2-0 lead.
• The Mariners closed out the scoring in the 86th minute when Catherine Swift collected a loose ball in the left side of the box and placed a shot into the right corner of the net.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Williams made five stops for the Roos upping her season total to 33.
• Bess MacArthur was not required to make a save in her third win of the season.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host Thomas College in another NAC game on Sunday at 1 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.