Canton, NY – Junior Sarah Balcom recorded 12 kills and senior Kaylee Clark added 35 digs but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped both matches of the SLU Triad on Friday evening.

The Roos fell 3-2 (25-16, 16-25, 25-20, 7-25, 6-15) in the opener to Bard before dropping a 3-1 decision (20-25, 25-20, 14-25, 19-25) to St. Lawrence in second match.

THE BASICS

• Result:  Match 1: Bard College 3, SUNY Canton 2 | Match 2: St. Lawrence University 3, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Ronald T. Burkman Gymnasium – Canton, NY 
• Records:  Bard College (7-7) | St. Lawrence University (4-6) | SUNY Canton (2-11)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Match 1 – BOX SCORE 

• SUNY Canton took an early 8-2 lead on a kill by junior Alexas Marshall.  An ace by Balcom extended the Roos lead to 15-5.  Both teams traded points down the stretch and a Balcom kill ended the set in Canton's favor 25-16.
• In the second set, it was the Raptors with the early 10-2 advantage.  The Roos earned four of the next five points but this set was all Raptors who won 25-16.
• Canton gained a 12-4 advantage in the third set on a kill by sophomore Sammie Frank.  A five-point Raptor run later in the set closed the gap to 16-13, but the Roos hung on to win 25-20.
• The fourth set was all Bard.  After leading early 7-1 on a Adi David ace, the Raptors would go on a 7-0 run lead 14-2.  Bard would end up winning the set 25-7.
• In the tie-breaker, Bard again took a commanding 11-3 lead.  A Clark kill would close the gap to 11-5 but the Raptors closed it out, winning the set 15-6 and the match 3-2.

 
Match 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Saints broke out to a quick 7-1 lead in the first set before freshman Hannah Lombardi kill stopped the run.  Canton later closed the gap to get within three (11-8) on a Balcom kill.  St. Lawrence would allow the visitors to get no closer, edging out the Roos 25-20.
• An early Saints lead was erased by back-to-back kills by Balcom and senior Cadin Taggart, putting the Roos on top 8-5.  Canton maintained their lead on an ace by senior Emily Dreyer kill making the score 12-8.  But St. Lawrence would continue to push and tie the game at 20 points each.  Five straight points, capped off by a Dreyer kill put the Roos over the top 25-20.
• In the third set, the hosts scored five straight to lead 5-0.  Canton battled back to get within two, at 6-4, but a Saint run of seven points in nine pushed them ahead 13-6.  A Katrina Henrich ace put the Saints up 21-10 before a mini four-point-run, capped by a Taggart kill, closed the gap to 21-14.  St. Lawrence scored the final four points to win the set 25-14.
• In the final set, both teams faced an even battle early on, with the Saints knotting the score at 5-5.  A quick 7-2 run put St. Lawrence on top 12-7.  Canton closed the gap to 15-12 but the Saints scored five straight to lead 20-12.  The Roos reeled off seven of the next nine points capped by a Balcom kill to narrow the lead to 22-19.  But the Saints scored the next three to win the set and match 25-19 and 3-1.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will host Alfred State and Oswego State on September 30^th at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively.
   
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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.