Canton, NY – Sophomore Shannon Platt scored her first goal of the season, and second of her career, in a 5-1 non-conference loss to Marywood University on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result:  Marywood University 5, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records: Marywood University (3-5-1) | SUNY Canton (0-8-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Platt opened the scoring at 9:40 of the first half, with a deft move, stealing the ball from goalkeeper Mila Elash and placing the ball into the open net.
• Marywood tied the game 1-1 on a penalty shot made by Sarah Kretchmer at 15:27 mark.
• Riley Mulherin put the pacers on top 2-1, burying a cross from Caroline Walters past a diving Skylar Williams.
• Marywood closed out the first half scoring on Mulherin's second goal of the game, when she snuck behind the defense and hammered a shot in the lower left corner.
• Walters increased the lead for the Pacers to 4-1 five minutes into the second half and Mulherin capped off her day with a hat trick, scoring with just 50 seconds remaining in the game to make the final 5-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Williams finished the game with 13 saves and Elash did not register a save for the Pacers.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host SUNY ESF, Sunday October 1^st at 2 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.