Canton, NY – Samantha Dayter and Maddy Caron combined for 15 points as the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team cruised to a 22-6 win vs. Maine Maritime Academy in the North Atlantic Conference Women's Lacrosse championship game on Sunday afternoon in Canton.

With the win the Roos earn the NAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship. The tournament bracket will be released Monday, May 9th at 10:30 a.m.

Dayter was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Caron, and captains Maddy Weir and Stephanie Thayer were all named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 22, Maine Maritime 6
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (12-6) | Maine Maritime (8-8)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos came out on fire offensively scoring the first five goals of the game with two each from Casey Pelton and Stephanie Thayer and the other from Hannah Reed.
• The Mariners got on the board with 6:45 left in the opening quarter off the stick of Hazel Stoddard.
• Canton responded with three straight tallies from Thayer, Emily Vogt and Caron to extend the lead to 8-1 before another Stoddard goal. The Roos led 9-2 after one quarter.
• The hosts continued to control play outscoring the Mariners 7-1 in the second quarter to get the running clock rule in effect and take a commanding 16-3 lead into intermission.
• The Roos continued to control play in the second half outscoring the visitors 6-3 for the 22-6 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Dayter led all players in points (8), goals (4) and assists (4), while adding five draw controls. Caron tied a game-high with four goals adding three assists, four draw controls and three ground balls.
• EllaRose LeMay posted three goals and two assists, Pelton tallied three goals and an assist, and Thayer finished with three goals. Lindsey Wunder dished out a pair of assists and added a goal, while Hannah Reed had a goal and assist. Vogt, Erin Grandaw and Aayliah White also scored for Canton.
• Stoddard tied a game-high with four goals and picked up a game-best eight draw controls. Lily Cook had the other two goals for the Mariners.
• Madison Leary made seven saves in the win for the Roos, while Charlotte Rose turned aside eight shots for MMA.
• Canton held the upper hand in shots on goal (30-13), ground balls (20-11) and draw controls (15-14). The Roos were a perfect 17-for-17 clearing the ball, while the Mariners were 10-for-18.

 
All-Tournament Team
Samantha Dayter - SUNY Canton – MVP
Maddy Weir - SUNY Canton
Maddy Caron - SUNY Canton 
Stephanie Thayer - SUNY Canton
Hazel Stoddard - Maine Maritime
Charlotte Rose - Maine Maritime
Kirra Magana - Maine Maritime
Sydney Allan – Cazenovia
Callie Andolina – Cazenovia
Anna Chadwick - Thomas 
Scarlett Raymond-Ayer - Thomas
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos earn the NAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament and will await the NCAA Selection show on Monday, May 9th at 10:30 a.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.