Canton, NY - The SUNY Canton women's volleyball team celebrated their four seniors, Kaylee Clark, Bethanie Gratton, Cadin Taggart and Emily Dreyer in a pregame ceremony before a pair of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) matches on Sunday.

The Roos lost to SUNY Delhi 3-1 (23-25, 19-25, 25-10, 19-25) in the opener before dropping a 3-1 decision (25-23, 13-25, 13-25, 16-25) to SUNY Morrisville in the second match.

THE BASICS

• Result:  Match 1: SUNY Delhi 3, SUNY Canton 1 | Match 2: SUNY Morrisville 3, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records:  SUNY Delhi (4-12, 2-2) | SUNY Morrisville (13-11, 4-2) | SUNY Canton (4-16, 1-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Match 1 – BOX SCORE
 

• It was a back-and-forth battle in the start of the match, as the Roos tied the set 6-6 on a kill by freshman Hannah Lombardi.  The Broncos rattled off nine straight points punctuated by a Finley Benn kill.  Dreyer stopped the run with a kill but Delhi would take a 23-13 lead.  The Roos showed resolve, narrowing the score to 24-23 on a kill by junior Alexas Marshall, but the Broncos ended up winning the set 25-23.
• In the second set, the Roos led early 10-8 on a kill by sophomore Brooke Hite.  An eight-point run by Delhi saw them lead 19-14 before another Dreyer kill stopped the run.  The teams traded points down the stretch to put the Broncos on top 25-19.
• Canton leaped out to a 4-0 lead capped by a Bria Hunter ace.  The Roos pushed the lead to 10-3 and a Hite ace.  After a mini-run by Delhi, a Clark kill gave Canton a 19-8 lead and they would go on to win the set 25-10.
• In the final set, Delhi led early but a Taggart ace closed the gap to 13-12.  Another Dreyer kill kept the Roos close 17-16 but the Broncos scored eight of the next 11 to take the set 25-19 and the match 3-1

 
Match 2 – BOX SCORE
 

• In the first set, the Roos led 5-3 early on a Hite kill.  An ace by Clark put Canton up 10-8.  Morrisville pushed back, outscoring the Roos 11-2 and claiming a 19-12 lead.  But the Roos responded, tying the set at 23 on a kill by sophomore Sammie Frank and winning the set 25-23 on a Clark ace.
• The Mustangs took an early 9-5 lead in the second set on a Keelin Baker kill.  A Marshall kill kept the Roos close at 12-8 but a strong Morrisville run put them over the top 25-13.
• Morrisville ran out to a 6-1 lead early before a Taggart ace capped a Roo run and put the score 6-4.  The teams traded points before the Mustangs strung together another run to lead 21-10 and ultimately closed out the set 25-13.
• In the final set, Morrisville led 9-4 early before Canton responded with a Dreyer kill and Hite ace to narrow the lead to 9-8.  After a few back-and-forth points, the Mustangs ran off seven straight to take a 21-11 lead.  The Roos got within 24-16 on a Lombardi kill but Morrisville took the set 25-16 and the match 3-1.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host SUNY Poly in a North Atlantic Conference matchup on October 18^th at 7:00 p.m.  The match will be a "Pack the Stands" night and students are encouraged to attend to support the team and for a chance to win prizes.
   
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.