Canton, NY – Senior Sarah Balcom recorded a team-high nine kills and three blocks and freshman Emerson Coulter recorded seven kills and 19 digs, but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped their SUNYAC match against Buffalo State on Friday evening 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 15-25, 14-25).
 
THE BASICS

• Result: Buffalo State 3, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records:  Buffalo State (15-9, 7-1 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (10-15, 1-7 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, capped by a Coulter kill.  Consecutive aces by the Bengals Kate Rutigiano tied the set at five all.  Buffalo State then ran out to a 14-9 advantage before pushing the lead to 22-14.  Canton closed the gap to 23-19 but the Bengals scored the last two to win the set 25-19.
• In the second set, the Roos again held an early lead, this time 7-3, on a Balcom kill.  Canton continued to hold the Bengals off on a kill by junior Sammie Frank, making the score 13-9.  The Roos would maintain an advantage until a Bengal run tied the set at 21-21 on a Karlie Shaffer kill.  The teams would trade points until consecutive kills by Coulter and Balcom closed out the set with the Roos winning 25-23.
• Both teams traded leads through the first half of the third set with neither team leading by more than two points until the Bengals took a 13-10 lead on a Samantha Coakley ace.  From there, Buffalo State would continue to expand their advantage eventually taking the set 25-15.
• In the final set, the Bengals scored the first 11 points and led 17-2 before a Balcom kill and an ace by Brooke Hite slowed their momentum.  Six-straight points by the Roos closed the gap to 19-10, but the early lead was too much for Canton to over come and Buffalo State won the set 25-14 and the match 4-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Balcom led the Roos with 9 kills and three blocks, hitting .391.  Coulter had seven kills and a team high 19 digs.  Hite also scored seven kills to go with one block and three digs.  Frank stuffed the stat sheet for Canton with 27 assists, six kills and 12 digs.
• The Bengals hit .280 on 150 attack attempts (59-17-150), while the Roos hit at a .138 clip on 130 swings (36-18-130).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host Fredonia State on Senior Day, Saturday, November 2^nd at 1 p.m.  
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