Oneonta, NY – Freshman Emerson Coulter had a team high ten kills and junior Sammie Frank recorded 13 digs and 18 assists, but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped their SUNYAC match against SUNY Oneonta on Saturday afternoon 3-0 (15-25, 20-25, 23-25).
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Oneonta 3, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: Dewer Arena – Oneonta, NY
• Records:  SUNY Oneonta (8-16, 1-6 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (10-14, 1-6 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first set, the Roos went up 3-2 early on a kill by Brooke Hite.  The Red Dragons rallied to take a 17-7 lead midway through the set.  Another Hite kill and ace by Sarah Balcom had Canton within eight (17-9) but the Roos could get no closer and dropped the set 25-15.
• The second set would prove to be much closer with Canton sprinting out to a 7-1 lead, capped by a Sammie Frank kill.  Anna Moller would tip the scales back in the favor of Oneonta with a kill to put her team on top 11-10.  Trailing 17-12 later in the set, the Roos pushed back, closing the gap to two (21-19) on a kill by junior  Alexas Marshall.  But the Red Dragons would once again close out the set 25-20.
• The third set was a back-and-forth affair with the Roos up 5-2 early on a Balcom kill.  Oneonta chipped away at the lead and tied it briefly at 11-11.  Another Roo run saw the team lead 17-13 on another Balcom kill before the Red Dragons had a run of their own, taking a 20-19 lead on a Colleen McCabe kill.  Canton would edge ahead 22-21 on a Bria Hunter kill but Oneonta scored four of the last five points to win the set 25-23.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Coulter led the Roos with 10 kills and added seven digs.  Hunter and Balcom had five kills each and 11 and five digs respectively.  Balcom also served four aces.
• Frank dished out 18 assists on the day and also recorded 13 digs and three kills.
• The Red Dragons hit .186 on 118 attack attempts (37-15-118), while the Roos hit at a .126 clip on 111 swings (29-15-111).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host Buffalo State on Friday, November 3^rd at 1 p.m. in a key SUNYAC matchup.
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