Utica, NY – Sierra Pabo netted a season-high 26 points and Hope Aniceto added 20 as the Roos earned an 87-52 win at SUNY Poly in their NAC opener on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 87, SUNY Poly 52  
• Location: Campus Center Gym – Utica, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (8-1, 1-0 NAC) | SUNY Poly (0-6, 0-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos roared out to a 14-1 lead less than four minutes in and took a 27-5 lead after the opening quarter dominating the first 10 minutes of action.
• Canton outscored the hosts 19-16 in the second quarter taking a commanding 25 point lead at 46-21 into intermission.
• Canton continued to control the game throughout the second half outscoring Poly 41-31 en route to the convincing conference win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pabo led all players with a season-high 26 points shooting 11-for-17 from the field and 2-for-4 from three-point range. Aniceto tallied 20 points shooting 7-for-14 from the field and added a career-high eight assists to go with a game-high four steals.
• Emma Perez registered a career-high 13 points knocking down six of her eight field goals and her only three-point attempt. Jayda Pina finished with 11 points and Samantha Dayter recorded game-highs of 11 rebounds and five assists.
• Alivia Turk paced Poly with 20 points and nine rebounds, while Sophia Murray added 10 points.
• Canton shot a blistering 57% from the field and 43% from three-point range, while holding the Wildcats to marks of 27% and 19%.
• The Roos controlled points in the paint (52-22), fast break points (26-2), bench points (17-6) and points off turnovers (27-19).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team has a quick turnaround as they visit Eastern Nazarene College on Saturday at 5 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.