Keuka Park, NY – Samantha Dayter and Maddy Caron continued to provide an impressive 1-2 punch as the duo combined for 15 points in an 11-10 non-conference win at Keuka College on Saturday afternoon.   
 
THE BASICS 

• Result: SUNY Canton 11, Keuka 10
• Location:?Jephson Community Athletic Complex – Keuka Park, NY
• Records:? SUNY Canton (2-5) | Keuka (1-4)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• After a morning trip to the Finger Lakes region the Roos came out firing offensively scoring the first three goals of the game over a six-minute stretch. Caron started the scoring before Dayter caged back-to-back goals.
• Keuka would respond with a pair of goals in a 23 second span before Dayter netted her third of the first quarter as Canton led 4-2 after 15 minutes.
• The Roos doubled up the Wolves 4-2 in the second quarter behind a pair of goals from Caron and one each from Dayter and Lindsey Wunder. Canton led 8-4 at intermission.
• Keuka used a strong third quarter outscoring the visitors 4-1 to get things within 9-8 after 45 minutes of play. Ava Reynolds scored the lone Canton goal in the stanza.
• The Roos scored the first two goals of the fourth quarter as Caron impressively netted a pair of woman-down goals to give Canton an 11-8 lead with 14 minutes to play.
• Keuka scored woman-up 44 seconds later and got within one after a Julia Bauder goal with just under four minutes to play.
• Casey Pelton forced a Keuka turnover with 2:27 to play and from there the Roos possessed the ball the remainder of the way to hang on for the win.

 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Dayter led all players with nine points, five assists and 10 draw controls, while adding four goals. Caron supplied a game-high five goals to go with an assist and four draw controls. Wunder and Reynolds scored once each.
• Bauder led the Wolves with four goals, while Sadie Bonetti had three goals and two assists. Madeline Greene chipped in two goals and an assist. Bauder picked up a game-high five ground balls and Greene added four draw controls.
• Olivia Scott made 10 saves in her second win of the season for the Roos, while Alyssa Chase turned aside 14 shots in defeat.
• The Roos held the advantage in shots on goal (25-20) and draw controls (16-8), while Keuka had the edge in ground balls (15-13). The Roos were 12-for-14 on clears and 1-for-3 on free-position shots, while the Wolves were 13-for-19 and 2-for-6, respectively.

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT? 
SUNY Canton opens North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play next Saturday (4/1) when they visit SUNY Poly at 1 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.