Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton women's basketball team jumped out to a large lead after the first quarter and continued to dominate throughout the game, topping SUNY Delhi 86-40 in a in matchup of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) foes.  Freshman Sierra Pabo led all scorers with 22 points while sophomore Hope Aniceto and junior Jayda Pina each chipped in 20 and 12, respectively.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 86, SUNY Delhi 40
• Location: Stan Cohen Court - Roos House – Canton, NY 
• Records: SUNY Canton (11-2, 3-1 NAC) | SUNY Delhi (1-10, 0-2 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Aniceto opened the game with three-straight three pointers on the way to pushing the Roos to a 12-2 lead halfway through the first quarter.  Pina's layup closed out the scoring for the quarter with Canton up 22-10.
• The Roos continued to control the game in the second, outscoring the Broncos by 10 and pushing their lead to 22 points.  Senior Samantha Dayter scored nine of the last 13 points of the quarter to put the Roos up 39-17.
• The third and fourth quarter were more of the same with Canton shooting an impressive 46 % in the second half and going 7-8 from the charity stripe to close out the game 86-40. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pabo's 22 points came from an 8-18 shooting performance and 5-6 from the free-throw line.
• Sophomore Marijke Kroon and junior Kennady Allen both led the team with seven rebounds each. 
• Dayter finished with nine points, six assists, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
• The Roos led in points off turnovers (26-0), second chance points (20-9), bench points (17-2), points in the paint (46-6) and fast break points (14-2).

ROOS HOST HOOPSTERS
The Roos hosted the Canton 5^th & 6^th grade Hoopsters for a clinic this week and the youth basketball team played a mini-game at halftime.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are off until the New Year when they host cross-town rivals St. Lawrence University on Tuesday, January 2^nd at 5:00 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.