Canton, NY – Hope Aniceto, Sierra Pabo and Torie Moore led the SUNY Canton women's basketball team to a 76-42 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win against SUNY Poly on Saturday afternoon in the Roos House.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 76, SUNY Poly 42    
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (18-5, 9-3 NAC) | SUNY Poly (6-16, 5-6 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos held the Wildcats to just five points in a low scoring first quarter that saw Canton take a 12-5 lead after 10 minutes of action.
• Both teams found their scoring touch in the second stanza as the Roos held a slim 20-17 in the quarter advantage taking a 32-22 lead into intermission. Aniceto led all players with 11 points in the first half.
• The hosts doubled up the visitors 26-13 in the third quarter to take control of the game leading 58-35 after 30 minutes of action.
• The Roos extended their lead to as many as 36 on their way to the convincing conference win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Aniceto paced all players with 22 points shooting 7-for-16 from the field, while Pabo added 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists hitting six of her 12 field goals. Moore recorded her sixth double-double of the season and fourth in the last five games with 14 points and a season-best 16 rebounds on 7-for-12 shooting. Samantha Dayter chipped in seven points, five rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals.
• Alivia Turk was the lone scorer in double figures for the Wildcats with 10 points.
• Canton shot 41% from the field while holding Poly to 20% shooting.
• The Roos held advantages in rebounds (62-41), points in the paint (36-12), second chance points (20-8), fast break points (6-0) and points off turnovers (13-8).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The women's basketball team is back in action on Monday when they visit Paul Smith's at 5:30 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.