Oswego, NY – Sophomore Emerson Coulter had nine digs and eight kills and freshman Isabella Cruz recorded a team-high nine kills, but the SUNY Canton women's volleyball team dropped their SUNYAC match in three tight games against Oswego State on Tuesday evening 3-0 (20-25, 19-25, 19-25).
 
THE BASICS

• Result: Oswego State 3, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: Ziel Gym in Laker Hall – Oswego, NY
• Records:  Oswego State (19-6, 7-2 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (8-19, 1-8 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton jumped to a quick 2-1 lead on a Coulter kill.  A Cruz kill kept the Roos in the lead early 6-5.  A six point Laker run midway through the set established a 13-7 lead for Oswego.  Four straight from the Roos, including a kill from sophomore McKenna Pelech, closed the gap to 20-17 Oswego, but the Lakers were able to close out the set 25-20.
• Oswego led by four early in the second set before an Abby Raven kill made the score 7-4.  The Lakers extended their lead to 14-6 halfway through the second before Canton rallied, scoring four of the next five points to trail 15-10.  Oswego had a 24-16 lead late but three consecutive kills, two by Coulter and one by Cruz, got the Roos with 24-19.  Ultimately the Lakers won the set 25-19.
• The Lakers again took and early led in the third set 9-4.  Canton scored seven of the next 11 points capped by a kill from senior Brooke Hite, cutting the Oswego lead to 13-11.  The teams traded points before a Laker run put the score at 23-16 and Oswego ultimately prevailed 25-19.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Cruz's nine kills led the Roos, Coulter finished with eight and Hite recorded seven.
• Senior Daycee Bane's 15 digs were a team high, Cruz finished with 10 and Coulter added nine.
• Freshman Lauren Norman dished out a team-leading 15 assists.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host cross-town rival St. Lawrence University on Friday, November 7^th at 4 p.m.
   
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