Canton, NY – Freshman Chloe Stretton recorded her first career goal on a beautiful free kick in the second half, but the SUNY Canton women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 decision to visiting Oswego State on Tuesday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: Oswego State 4, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY 
• Records:  Oswego State (1-0) | SUNY Canton (0-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oswego State got the scoring started in the 22nd minute off the foot of Katie Delgrosso. After receiving a pass from Emma Rechtorovic, Delgrosso made a nice cutback move to beat a defender before placing a right-footed shot into the left corner of goal.
• The Lakers added a second goal in the 40th minute when Shayna Connally scored on a header off a rebound from a Delgrosso shot that was initially turned aside by Roos keeper Emma Cahill. Oswego led 2-0 at intermission.
• The visitors made it 3-0 in the 51st minute when Brianna Winkler scored off her own rebound after another save from Cahill.
• Stretton got Canton on the board in the 65th minute when she placed a beautiful free kick from way out just under the crossbar past Laker keeper Haley Muehl.
• Delgrosso added her second goal and fifth point of the game in the 85th minute for the 4-1 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Lakers dominated shots on goal 24-2 and had an 11-0 corner kicks advantage.
• Delgrosso led the Lakers with two goals and an assist.
• Cahill made a career high 19 saves in the loss. Perry Anderson stopped the only shot she faced over the first 56:35, while Muehl did not make a save over the final 33:25 allowing a goal.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Sunday when they host Elmira College 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.