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Canton, NY – Senior Joie Culkin poured in a career-high 33 points and classmates Samantha Dayter and Autumn Kunes combined for 18 points as the SUNY Canton women's basketball team closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 93-83 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win v. NVU-Johnson on Saturday.

The Roos honored seniors Autumn Kunes, Samantha Dayter and Joie Culkin in a pregame ceremony.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 93, NVU-Johnson 83  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (13-10, 8-4 NAC) | NVU-Johnson (12-9, 5-6 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team led by more than six in the opening quarter as the Roos took a 25-23 lead after 10 minutes of play.
• The game continued to be extremely close with the largest lead four for either team in the second stanza as the Roos and Badgers went into intermission deadlocked at 48 apiece.
• Leading 59-57 the Roos used a 10-0 run to open a 12-point lead with 3:15 left in the third quarter. Canton led 71-64 after three quarters of action.
• Johnson trimmed the lead to six early in the fourth before the Roos opened a 13-point advantage, their largest of the game, with 3:39 to play as they closed out the game down the stretch.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Culkin had a career and game-high 33 points and added 20 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Pina recorded her first career double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds posting career-highs in both points and rebounds.
• Hope Aniceto finished with 15 points making five threes and added four assists. Dayter tallied 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds, while Autumn Kunes posted eight points. Emma Perez chipped in six points and five assists, while Shannyn St. Andrews tallied five points and seven rebounds.
• Aniceto set the Roos all-time four-year single-season made three pointers record with her five three pointers today. She now has 59 on the season surpassing Joelle Percy who made 58 3's during the 2013-14 season.
• Gabrielle Wardwell (18 points, 20 rebounds) and Emma Buonanno (17 points, 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles for the Badgers, while Devyn Thompson (18), Paris Atuahene (13) and Hattie Moriatry (11) all scored in double figures. Atuahene tied Dayter with a game-high eight assists.
• The Roos shot 45% from the field compared to 35% for the Badgers. Canton held the edge in points in the paint (50-28) and fast break points (14-6).

 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team is back in action on Friday when they visit SUNY Delhi at 5:30 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.