Marcy, NY – Hunter Olsen posted game-highs of nine points and seven goals but the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team fell 21-18 in heartbreaking fashion to Maine Maritime Academy in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship game on Sunday.  

Hunter Olsen, Zack LaFave and Austin Mesler were all named to the All-Tournament Team for their performances on the weekend. 

THE BASICS

• Result: Maine Maritime 21, SUNY Canton 18
• Location: Wildcat Field – Marcy, NY
• Records:  Maine Maritime (9-6) | SUNY Canton (9-7)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos roared out to an 8-3 start after the first quarter behind three goals from Olsen and two from Zack LaFave.
• Canton scored the first two goals of the second quarter, both coming from the stick of Olsen, to lead 10-3, their largest lead of the game.
• Maine Maritime chipped away at the lead tallying six of the next seven goals to get within 11-9 before LaFave scored with 34 seconds left in the half to give Canton a 12-9 halftime lead.
• The Mariners edged the Roos 5-4 in the third quarter to get within 16-14 headed to the fourth.
• From there it was Maine Maritime who controlled play in the fourth quarter outscoring Canton 7-2.
• Austin Mesler scored the first goal of the fourth quarter but the Mariners rattled off three straight to tie things at 17.
• Alex Jacobs gave Canton a one-goal lead with 10:03 remaining, but MMA held Canton scoreless the final 10 minutes of the game while scoring four times for the 21-18 victory.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Olsen led the Roos with seven goals and two assists, while LaFave had four goals and two assists. Mesler added a pair of goals and an assist and Trent Dow tallied a goal and two assists.
• Jacobs scored twice, Logan McCargar had a goal and assist, Caeden Goodnough scored once and Kyle Fingar had a pair of assists.
• Alex Stevens led the Mariners with seven goals and two assists, while Jayden Wilson had six goals and two assists.
• Zach McCarthy made 12 saves in the win for MMA, while Sam Servati was impressive with 20 saves in defeat.

 All-Tournament Team
Jayden Wilson, MMA -- MVP
Alex Stevens, MMA
Sam Nichol, MMA
Zach McCarthy, MMA
Hunter Olsen, SUNY Canton
Zack LaFave, SUNY Canton
Austin Mesler, SUNY Canton
Edward Rosaschi, SUNY Poly
Ryan Mead, SUNY Poly
Nick Dower, SUNY Delhi
Jackson Murphy, SUNY Delhi
 


WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the Roos successful season.
 


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.