Canton, NY – Sophomore Hope Aniceto scored 11 points and junior Torie Moore scored 10 and added a team leading seven rebounds, but the SUNY Canton women's basketball team dropped a 68-44 decision to SUNY Cobleskill in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) match on Friday night.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Cobleskill 68, SUNY Canton 44
• Location: Stan Cohen Court - Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Cobleskill (9-0, 3-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (10-2, 2-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• After trading baskets early, Cobleskill went on a mini-run to lead 11-6.  The Roos closed the gap capped by a Sierra Pabo free throw to end the quarter tied at 13-13.
• Hope Aniceto opened the second quarter with a three to put the Roos up 16-13 but the Tigers outscored the Roos 21-4 the rest of the way, including four three-pointers, to lead 34-20 at the half.
• In the third quarter, the teams played fairly even with Moore leading the Roos with six points.  Canton was unable to close the gap, trailing 50-33 after three.
• The Tigers pushed their lead in the fourth, outscoring the Roos 18-11.  Aniceto led the Roos with five points in the quarter.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Three Roos finished the night with six points, including Pabo, senior Samantha Dayter and sophomore Emma Perez.
• Dayter and sophomore Marijke Kroon each had five rebounds.
• Logan Thayne led the Tigers with 19 points and 19 rebounds.
• Cobleskill had an edge in points off turnovers (21-14), second-chance points (12-4), bench points (17-11) and points in the paint (32-24).  The Roos led in fast break points (4-0).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos face SUNY Delhi in another NAC match on Saturday, December 9^th at 3:00 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.