Canton, NY – Hope Aniceto recorded a team-high 21 points, but a late fourth quarter push carried visiting St. Lawrence to a 72-70 win in an entertaining non-conference game on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: St. Lawrence 72, SUNY Canton 70  
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: St. Lawrence (3-5) | SUNY Canton (11-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a 19-12 lead in the first quarter following an Aniceto three and Samantha Dayter layup. Canton led 21-18 after 10 minutes of action.
• The hosts led by as many as seven on multiple occasions in the second quarter with St. Lawrence using a 7-0 run to tie the game at 27 apiece midway through the stanza. The Roos responded with a 7-0 run of their own and took their largest lead of the half at 36-28 after a Torie Moore jumper with 1:44 to play.
• The Roos went to the locker room leading 36-30. Aniceto paced Canton with 13 first-half points, while Jackie Malley had 15. Canton shot over 57% from the field in the first half, while holding the Saints to 31% shooting.
• St. Lawrence scored seven of the first nine points out of break to get within one. Canton responded opening its largest lead of the game at nine (55-46) after Moore knocked down a pair of free throws.
• The Roos nearly extended their lead to 11 but a missed bucket inside quickly turned to a Saints three-pointer that sparked a 7-0 SLU run trimming their deficit to just two. The hosts led 57-53 after three quarters.
• The Saints took their first lead of the half at 62-61 after a Cam Roberts jumper with 7:21 to play. The Roos quickly responded with a pair of Aniceto free throws, one from Marijke Kroon and a jumper from Sierra Pabo to extend the lead to 66-62 midway through the quarter.
• St. Lawrence used a 10-0 run that included a pair of three balls from Malley to open a six point lead with 1:43 to play. Canton cut the lead to two with a pair of Moore free throws and Dayter jumper inside with 37 seconds left.
• The Roos got a stop defensively with seven seconds remaining, but were unable to get off a potential game-winning three-point attempt in the final seconds as St. Lawrence held on for the two point win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Aniceto led the Roos with 21 points hitting five of her seven three-point attempts and added five rebounds. Dayter recorded 14 points and five rebounds and Moore tallied a season-high 12 points to go with eight rebounds. Pabo also reached double figures with 10 points, while Pina and Kroon tallied six and five, respectively.
• Malley was the lone Saint in double figures with 30 points on 10-for-19 shooting including six threes. Norah Niesz posted nine points, while three Saints had six points each. Elizabeth Flynn hauled down a game-high 14 boards.
• Most statistical categories were even as each team recorded 36 rebounds. St. Lawrence held a slim 26-17 advantage in bench points, while Canton had a slight edge in points in the paint , 28-22.
• The Roos shot nearly 46% from the field and hit on 50% of their threes, while St. Lawrence had marks of 42% and 33%, respectively.  

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team returns to North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Friday when they visit VTSU Johnson at 7:30 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.