Canton, NY – Hunter Olsen and Alex Jacobs combined for 10 goals and seven assists and Sam Servati made 18 saves to lead the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team to a 19-14 win v. Castleton in the Roos home opener on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 19, Castleton 14
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-3) | Castleton (0-1)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trent Dow got the scoring started just 80 seconds in but Castleton responded with three straight goals and a span of five of six scores to open a 5-2 advantage late in the first quarter.
• Austin Mesler scored his first goal of the season with 36 seconds left in the opening quarter and Caeden Goodnough tallied a pair of man-up goals to draw the Roos even at five apiece 3:39 into the second quarter.
• The Spartans regained the lead momentarily, but Jacobs responded with a pair of man-advantage goals and Goodnough added his third goal of the game as Canton led 8-6. The Roos took a 9-8 lead into intermission.
• Jacobs recorded the first two goals of the second half to open up an 11-8 lead and after Castleton got within two the Roos scored four straight to open up a 15-9 lead an all but seal the win.
• The Roos tallied three more consecutive goals to end the third and start the fourth quarter opening up their largest advantage of the game at 19-11.
• The Spartans added three late goals for the 19-14 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Olsen led the Roos with four goals and game-highs of 10 points, six assists and 10 ground balls. Jacobs posted a game-best six goals to go with an assist and four ground balls. Austin Mesler tallied five points on two goals and three assists to go with five ground balls.
• Goodnough had three goals and eight ground balls, while Noah Robinson finished with a goal, an assist and five ground balls. Dow chipped in two goals, Kyle Fingar added two assists and Logan McGargar also scored.
• Sean Kimura led Castleton with a goal and three assists, while Chris LaBonte (3), Casey Meczywor (2) and Hunter Sarro (2) had multiple goals for the Spartans.
• Servati finished with 18 saves in his first collegiate win, while Chris Wilk made 25 saves in the loss for Castleton.
• The Roos controlled shots (68-55), shots on goal (44-32) and face offs (21-14). Canton went 5-for-8 with the extra man, while Castleton was 0-for-2.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Wednesday when they visit Wells College at 4 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.