Cobleskill, NY – Austin Mesler and Caeden Goodnough combined for 17 points as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team remained perfect in NAC play at 5-0 cruising to a 20-7 win at SUNY Cobleskill on Saturday.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 20, SUNY Cobleskill 7  
• Location: SUNY Oneonta – Oneonta, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (6-4, 5-0 NAC) | SUNY Cobleskill (1-7, 0-4 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a quick 6-0 start after the opening quarter behind a goal and five assists from Mesler and two goals from Alex Jacobs.
• Goodnough scored the first goal of the second stanza before Cobleskill finally got on the board just over 90 seconds into the second.
• Canton caged the final two scores of the second quarter from Goodnough to take a commanding 9-1 lead into intermission.
• The Roos kept the foot on the gas pedal with Carter Pooler and Tanner Amell scoring out of intermission to extend the lead to 11-1 as the Roos opened a 15-5 advantage after 45 minutes.
• Mesler, Pooler, Amell, Rory McCabe and Michael Newcomb tacked on fourth quarter scores for the 20-7 final.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Mesler led all players with 10 points and six assists to go with four goals and five ground balls. Goodnough finished with five goals, two assists and seven ground balls, while Amell added three goals and one assist. Jacobs and Pooler registered two goals and one assist each, Newcomb scored twice, Sean Hornung had a goal and assist and Rory McCabe scored once.  
• Rob Staubitz paced the Tigers with two goals and one assist, while Albert Sippio added a pair of goals.
• Hayden Todd made 11 saves (.917 save %) allowing just one goal in the first half to earn the win. Sam Servati made 10 stops (.625 save %) in the second half.
• James Meier finished with 18 saves in the loss for Cobleskill.
• SUNY Canton held the upper hand in shots on goal (38-28), ground balls (47-29) and faceoffs (16-15).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in NAC action on Wednesday when they visit SUNY Morrisville at 4 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.