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Canton, NY – Sophomore Skylar Williams stopped 12 shots including nine in the first half, but the SUNY Canton women's soccer team fell 3-0 to visiting SUNY Potsdam in both team's season opener on Thursday.

THE BASICS

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

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Potsdam got on the board first in the 35th minute. The Roos were unable to clear the ball and Mackenzie Bowie ripped a perfect shot from 20 yards out into the upper 90 just under the cross bar and past the outreached arms of Skylar Williams.
• The visitors held an 11-1 shots on goal advantage in the opening half but led just 1-0 aft intermission thanks to nine first half saves from Williams.
• The Bears doubled their lead less than five minutes out of halftime. Mikayla Shipley played a corner kick into the box from the left side. Emily Jordan redirected the ball to Meaghan Sardi who one-timed a shot top shelf.
• Potsdam added a third goal in the 81st minute. Meg Napoleon played a through ball up for Hailey von Ahn who saved the ball just before the end line cutting a pass across the face of goal. Rebecca Kohls finished a shot into the open net for the three-goal advantage.  

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Bears owned a 15-2 edge in shots on goal and 11-3 edge in corner kicks.
• Autumn Kunes and Savannah Hoffman registered shots on goals for the Roos.
• Williams made 12 saves in the loss for the Roos. Savannah Bowie turned aside one shot in the first half for Potsdam, while Rylee Semco made one stop in the second stanza.

 
With the win SUNY Potsdam retains the Boyd Jones Cup, which is in its 12th year of being played to honor Jones, who was previously the Sports Information Director at both SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Saturday when they visit Oswego State 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.