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Canton, NY – Freshman Hope Aniceto netted a game-high 18 points but strong second and fourth quarters lifted the St. Lawrence women's basketball team past SUNY Canton in a non-conference game on Monday evening.
 

THE BASICS

• Result: St. Lawrence 74, SUNY Canton 54   
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: St. Lawrence (5-2) | SUNY Canton (6-7)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Lawrence jumped out to an early 9-3 lead just under three minutes into the opening quarter. The Roos outscored the Saints 13-7 over the next seven minutes as the teams were tied at 16 after one quarter.
• The Saints controlled play in the second quarter outscoring the Roos 23-12 to take a double-digit lead at 39-28 into intermission.
• Hope Aniceto led all players with 11 points in the first half, while Samantha Dayter had six. Olivia Barringer paced the visitors with 10 points.
• Play was extremely even in the third quarter with the Roos holding a slim 12-10 advantage as they cut the deficit to single digits as Sophia Munoz hit a jumper just before the buzzer. St. Lawrence led 49-40 after three quarters.
• The Saints pulled away with a 25-point fourth quarter for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Aniceto paced the Roos with 18 points hitting four of her 10 three-pointers. Samantha Dayter, Joie Culkin and Munoz chipped in eight points apiece. Dayter tallied five rebounds, four assists and a game-high three blocks.
• Barringer led the Saints with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Hannah Van Dyke posted 13 points. Jackie Malley chipped in nine points and eight rebounds and Olivia Middleton dished out a game-best seven assists.
• The Saints controlled rebounds (52-30), second chance points (22-5) and bench points (29-10).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team returns to conference action on Friday when they visit NVU-Lyndon at 5:30 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.