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Wellesley, MA – The SUNY Canton women's basketball team outscored host Wellesley by 16 points in the second half to earn a 47-40 non-conference road victory on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 47, Wellesley 40
• Location: Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse – Wellesley, MA
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-5) | Wellesley (5-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams came out slow offensively with the Roos owning a 9-6 advantage after the first quarter.
• The Blue controlled play in the second quarter 15-3 to take a 21-12 lead into intermission. Samantha Dayter led the Roos with five points in the first half, while Jiyun Chae had 11 points for the hosts.
• Canton battled back with a strong third quarter outscoring the Blue 17-8 to knot things up at 29 apiece after 30 minutes of play. Hope Aniceto led the Roos with six points as four different Canton players scored in the frame.
• The Blue led by four early in the fourth quarter (35-31), but the Roos rattled off a 12-0 run that was started by a pair of Sophia Munoz buckets. Aniceto and Joie Culkin hit three-pointers bookended around a pair of Jayda Pina free throws as Canton owned an eight-point lead with less than four minutes to play and held on down the stretch for a victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Munoz and Aniceto led the Roos with 11 points each and combined for nine rebounds, while Culkin tallied her first double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Dayter chipped in with seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
• Chae led all scorers for the Blue with 20 points and added a game-best six steals.
• The Roos dominated rebounds (51-30) and turned 18 offensive rebounds into 12 second chance points.
• Both teams struggled to take care of the ball combining for 48 turnovers. Wellesley had 17 steals which led to 12 points off turnovers.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team returns to conference action on Saturday when they host SUNY Cobleskill at 1 p.m.
   
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