Adams
Alexis Pitts
Alyssa Adams posted a season-best .353 hitting percentage on Wednesday.
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Canton CAN 2-12
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Winner Plattsburgh State PLAT 7-7
Canton CAN
2-12
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Final
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Plattsburgh State PLAT
7-7
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Canton CAN 18 15 20 (0)
Plattsburgh State PLAT 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Nate Hart, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications & Marketing

Adams Eight Kills Leads Volleyball at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY – Alyssa Adams led the Roos with eight kills but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 road decision at Plattsburgh State in non-league action on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS
  • Result:  Plattsburgh State 3, SUNY Canton 0
  • Location: Memorial Hall – Plattsburgh, NY 
  • Records: Plattsburgh State (7-7) | SUNY Canton (2-12)

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • SUNY Canton jumped out to an early 7-5 lead in the opening set following a Gabrielle Durant kill. Plattsburgh rattled off six consecutive points to take an 11-7 lead. The Roos got within 16-14 but could never trim the deficit closer than that dropping the opener, 25-18.
  • The Cardinals tallied 13 consecutive points on their way to a 16-3 lead in the second stanza as they won convincingly, 25-15.
  • The Roos held a 13-7 lead in the third frame before seven straight points gave the hosts a 14-13 advantage. With the set tied at 17 apiece Plattsburgh State scored eight of the final 11 points to close out the match, 25-20.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • The Roos finished with 16 kills in the match but committed 22 hitting errors. The Cardinals posted 35 kills and 21 errors. Canton held the upper hand in digs, 35-32, while the Cardinals controlled aces (5-2), blocks (9-6) and assists (31-15).
  • Adams was just one off her career-high finishing with eight kills on 17 swings with just two errors. Her .353 hitting percentage was a team-best on the evening and the best of her rookie season.
  • Victoria Norton (3) and Durant (2) were the only other Canton players with multiple kills.
  • Nicole O'Connor posted a team-best eight digs, while Michaella DeCapua had eight assists. Sarah Balcom registered four blocks, while Cadin Taggart added three.
  • Payton Zophy paced Plattsburgh with 12 kills, while Jenn Braun added nine. Emma Rivers dished out 16 assists and Maddy Zophy totaled 10 digs.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos return to North Atlantic Conference play on Saturday when they visit SUNY Cobleskill 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.
 
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