Aurora, NY – Fourteen different SUNY Canton players found the back of the net as the Roos men's lacrosse team earned a 21-6 non-conference win at Wells College on Wednesday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 21, Wells 6
• Location: Turf Field – Aurora, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (2-3) | Wells (0-2)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos dominated play in the opening quarter outscoring the Express 9-1 over the opening 15 minutes. Seven different players found the back of the net in the quarter including Trent Dow, Kyle Fingar, Austin Mesler, Zack LaFave, Hunter Olsen, Alex Jacobs and Caeden Goodnough.
• SUNY Canton continued to dictate play in the second quarter outscoring the Express 5-2. Rory McCabe, Tanner Amell and Noah Robinson added to the scoring as the Roos took a commanding 14-3 lead into intermission.
• The visitors continued to control the game outscoring the Express 7-3 after halftime en route to the convincing win. Carter Moore, Logan McCarGar, Jake Erskine and Carter Pooler also added their names to the score sheet in the second half for the Roos.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Olsen led the Roos with six points on three goals and three assists, while Goodnough and Robinson tallied two goals and two assists each. Erskine chipped in two goals and one assist, while Amell and Moore had two goals each. Jacobs, Mesler and Fingar supplied a goal and two assists each.
• Amell and Noel Abreu led all players with seven ground balls each, while Abreu and Erskine combined to go 24-for-30 on face offs.
• Jacob Stine paced Wells with five goals.
• The Roos controlled shots (64-27), ground balls (40-19) and face offs (24-6).
• Sam Servati earned the win playing the first half in goal making four saves, while Trent Dow played goal for the Roos after halftime with seven stops.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Saturday when they host SUNY Delhi in their North Atlantic Conference opener 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.