Cobleskill, NY – Freshman Hannah Lombardi tallied a career-best nine kills in the nightcap, but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team closed out its season with a pair of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) losses to SUNY Morrisville and SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday afternoon.  

THE BASICS

• Result:  Match 1: SUNY Morrisville 3, SUNY Canton 0 | Match 2: SUNY Cobleskill 3, SUNY Canton 2  
• Location: Iorio Gymnasium – Cobleskill, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-21, 2-8 NAC) | SUNY Morrisville (17-12, 8-2 NAC) | SUNY Cobleskill (12-14, 5-5 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
MATCH 1 - BOX SCORE

• Morrisville jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the opening set cruising to a 25-15 win in the opener.
• After the Mustangs started with an 8-2 lead in the second stanza the Roos battled back to knot things at nine apiece. Morrisville had match point at 24-17 but Canton tallied three consecutive points before falling 25-20.
• The Roos were within 17-15 in the third frame but Morrisville rattled off seven consecutive points and took the third set and match 25-17.
• Brooke Hite led the Roos with six kills hitting .235 (6-2-17), while Cadin Taggart added four kills.
• Sammie Frank dished out 14 assists and Kaylee Clark and Sarah Balcom supplied eight digs each.
• Emily Huppee led the Morrisville attack with 22 kills, while Kayla Sheasby had 20 digs and Hannah Taylor finished with 31 assists.

 
 
MATCH 2 - BOX SCORE

• The Roos got out to a 17-9 lead in the opener of the nightcap before an 8-1 run got the Tigers within one. Canton would rally for a 25-21 victory.
• Play was even at 15 apiece midway through the second stanza before a 6-1 run gave the Roos a 21-16 advantage on the way to a 25-19 win.
• Cobleskill dominated the third set with a 25-11 victory before earning a 25-18 fourth set win.
• The Tigers would take the decisive fifth frame 15-10 to complete the comeback from down two sets to none.
• Alexas Marshall paced the Canton attack with 12 kills, while Lombardi supplied a career-high nine kills hitting .278 (9-4-18). Balcom totaled eight kills, while Clark (15), Balcom (13) and Frank (11) all had double digit digs. Frank assisted 35 kills and added five aces.
• Alexis Miranda led the hosts with 18 kills and 12 total blocks.

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