Canton, NY – Samantha Dayter set the NCAA D-III era program record for goals in a season and the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team dominated from start to finish as they earned a 21-4 win v. Thomas College in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) championship semifinal game on Saturday.

Dayter's goal with 8:26 left in the second quarter was her 65th of the season breaking the previous mark of Robyn Carroll '16.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 21, Thomas 4
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (11-6) | Thomas (6-9)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a 3-0 lead just over four minutes in behind goals from Stephanie Thayer, Maddy Caron and EllaRose LeMay.
• Thomas got on the board midway through the opening quarter off the stick of Anna Chadwick. Canton scored the final two goals of the quarter from LeMay and Karlie McCarthy to take a 5-1 lead after one quarter.
• The Terriers cut the lead to three when Lauren Bartlett converted early in the second quarter.
• From there the Roos took over scoring five of the final six goals of the half to take a 10-3 lead into intermission.
• The hosts ran off 10 straight goals in the second half to open a 20-3 lead on their way to a convincing 21-4 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Dayter led all players with seven points and five assists to go with two goals, two ground balls and four draw controls. Thayer tallied six points on four goals and two assists and Caron posted game-highs of five goals, seven draw controls and three caused turnovers.
• LeMay scored twice and added an assist and Lindsey Wunder dished out a pair of assists, scored once and picked up five draws. McCarthy scored twice and Casey Pelton, Morgan Montgomery and Michaela Conti all had a goal and assist each. Emily Vogt and Erin Grandaw also scored for the Roos.
• Mary LaRochelle led the Terriers with a goal and two assists. Chadwick, Bartlett and Amanda Blondin scored once each with Chadwick picking up a game-high five ground balls and adding four draw controls.
• Madison Leary was tremendous in goal making nine saves and allowing just four goals (.692 save %). Olivia Scott played the final seven minutes stopping all three shots she faced for the Roos.
• Lizzy Gotay made 11 saves in the loss for Thomas.
• The Roos held the edge in shots on goal (32-16) and draw controls (17-11).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos advance to the NAC Championship on Sunday at 1 p.m. when they host Maine Maritime Academy who defeated Cazenovia College 15-14 in Saturday's other semifinal.   
 
 


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.