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Canton, NY – Joie Culkin tied a career-high with 28 points and the SUNY Canton women's basketball team tied the single-game NCAA D-III era made threes record in an 81-47 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win v. Cazenovia on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 81, Cazenovia 47  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (11-9, 7-3 NAC) | Cazenovia (2-18, 1-9 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The hosts jumped out to a 14-6 lead five minutes in and took a 16-12 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
• Canton dominated play in the second stanza outscoring the Wildcats 24-9. The Roos nearly doubled up Cazenovia in the opening half taking a 40-21 lead to the locker room.
• The hosts continued to dominate play in the second half outscoring the Wildcats 41-26 en route to the convincing victory.
   

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Culkin led all players with 28 points, tying a career-high she set just last week. The senior shot 11-for-19 from the field and 4-for-8 from behind the arc, while adding seven rebounds and five steals. Hope Aniceto tallied 17 points draining five threes to go with four assists.
• Jayda Pina had a big game inside with 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting, while Emma Perez recorded eight points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists. Emily Shook and Samantha Dayter dished out six assists each with Dayter hauling down a game-high eight boards.
• Nina Romeo led the Wildcats with 11 points and Kristina Davis added eight.
• Canton shot 45.7% from the field and 36.4% from three, while Cazenovia hit on 28.8% and 18.2%, respectively. The Roos held the upper hand in rebounds (50-39), points in the paint (36-18), second chance points (19-7) and points off turnovers (19-12).
• The Roos 12 made three-pointers today ties the NCAA D-III era single-game record. SUNY Canton also accomplished the feat when they made 12 on February 15, 2020 v. NVU-Lyndon.
• With five made threes tonight Aniceto set the NCAA D-III era single-season made threes record at 46 breaking teammate Autumn Kunes mark of 42 during the 2019-20 season. Prior to the Roos becoming full-time D-III members Joelle Percy made 47 threes during the 2012-13 season and 58 threes during the 2013-14 season.

 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team is back in action on Saturday when they host SUNY Poly 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.