Canton, NY – Hope Aniceto and
Joie Culkin reached double figures, but the SUNY Canton women's basketball team fell 58-54 in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game v. SUNY Poly on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
- Result: SUNY Poly 58, SUNY Canton 54
- Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
- Records: SUNY Poly (10-11, 8-3 NAC) | SUNY Canton (11-10, 7-4 NAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Neither team led by more than four in the opening 10 minutes as the teams were tied at 11 apiece after the first quarter.
- Poly used a 10-4 run to open up their largest lead of the half at 26-19 with 2:55 to play. The Roos closed the half on a 9-5 run to get within 31-28 at intermission. Jayda Pina led the Roos with eight points in the opening half, while Kelsey Meca had nine for the Wildcats.
- Canton outscored Poly 14-9 in the third quarter to take a 42-40 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Play was extremely close in the final quarter with the Roos trailing with three after a pair of Aniceto free throws with 1:28 remaining. However, those were the final points for the Roos as Poly was able to hang on splitting a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Aniceto led the Roos with 14 points adding five rebounds and four steals. Culkin recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Pina tallied nine points and Samantha Dayter dished out six assists with Emma Perez recording nine rebounds and four assists to go with five points.
- Molly Burdick posted a double-double for the Wildcats as Lyrik Jackson (15), Meca (12) and Lauren Denny (11) all scored in double figures.
- The Roos held advantages in fast break points (12-2), points in the paint (24-18) and bench points (10-3).
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team is back in action on Friday when they host Bryant & Stratton Albany at 4:30 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.
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