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Emily Shook scored a career-high 15 points and
Jayda Pina and
Joie Culkin reached double figures in a balanced scoring effort as the Roos earned an 80-47 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win at SUNY Delhi on Friday evening.
The 14 wins in a season set a new program mark for the NCAA D-III era and are the most wins (four-year school) by a SUNY Canton women's basketball team in the last 16 seasons since the 2006-07 team won 23 games.
THE BASICS
- Result:Â SUNY Canton 80, SUNY Delhi 47Â
- Location: Floyd L. Maines Arena – Delhi, NY
- Records:Â SUNY Canton (14-10, 9-4 NAC) | SUNY Delhi (2-21, 0-13 NAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Roos jumped out to a 19-7 lead after the opening quarter, but Delhi bounced back as scoring was even at 16 points apiece in the second stanza. Canton took a 35-23 lead at intermission.
- Canton continued to dominate play in the third quarter owning a 26-8 advantage on the scoreboard as they cruised to victory over the final 10 minutes with a balanced scoring effort.
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Shook posted a career-high 15 points shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point range. Pina chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds on 7-for-9 shooting, while Culkin tallied her fourth straight double-double and seventh of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
- Hope Aniceto, Samantha Dayter and Marijke Kroon finished with nine points each. Kroon's nine points and nine rebounds were both career-highs. Aniceto and Emma Perez finished with four assists each.
- Aniyah Jones paced the Broncos with a game-high 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Angelica Lazo also reached double figures with 12 points.
- The Roos controlled rebounds (58-35), points in the paint (46-14), bench points (34-2), second chance points (14-3), fast break points (17-7) and points off turnovers (18-9).
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team is back in action on Saturday when they visit SUNY Cobleskill at 1 p.m. Â
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About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs,Â
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,Â
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. TheÂ
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.
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