Plattsburgh, NY – Skylar Williams recorded eight first-half saves to help her set the Roos D-III era career saves mark but the SUNY Canton women's soccer team closed out their 2023 season with a 6-0 loss at Plattsburgh State on Tuesday evening.
 
The eight saves for Williams up her career total to 399 in 40 career games, which surpasses the previous SUNY Canton NCAA Division III era mark set by Allison Wakefield '20 who played three years for the Roos soccer team from 2017-2019 and had 397 career saves in 55 games. Wakefield missed her senior season of soccer as she was studying abroad. Williams also previously set the single-season D-III saves mark at 161 during the 2022 season.



THE BASICS

• Result: Plattsburgh State 6, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: Field House Complex – Plattsburgh, NY
• Records:  Plattsburgh State (7-4-5) | SUNY Canton (0-12-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals scored just 10 seconds into the game when Nora Fitzgerald assisted Allison Brown's third goal of the season.
• Fitzgerald netted a pair of goals herself five minutes apart as Plattsburgh State led 3-0 after just over eight minutes of action.
• The hosts would add their fourth of the game when Brown assisted Avery Durgan's sixth of the season in the 16th minute.
• Catrina Maltes beat the opposing keeper for the second time on the year in the 27th minute as the Cardinals led 5-0 at intermission.
• Jessica Landman scored the lone goal of the second half off a pass from Zoe Rice in the 87th minute for the 6-0 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Cardinals dominated shots (36-0), shots on goal (23-0) and corner kicks (7-0).
• Williams made eight saves allowing five goals in the opening half, while Cahill turned aside eight shots allowing one score in the second half.
• Brook DaSilva was not forced to stop a shot in the win for Plattsburgh State.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the 2023 season for the Roos.
   
 
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.