Canton, NY – Natalie Bartle gave Canton the lead for good with 13.9 seconds remaining finishing the and-one to lift the Roos to a thrilling 61-58 win against Plattsburgh State in a SUNYAC First Round playoff game in front of a packed crowd on Tuesday evening in the Roos House.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 61, Plattsburgh State 58   
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (16-10) | Plattsburgh State (14-12)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton led 5-0 and 11-6 early on before taking their largest lead at 17-9 with 52 seconds left in the opening quarter after a Pabo pullup jumper. The Roos led 17-11 at the end of the first quarter.
• The hosts opened the second quarter on a 10-0 run to take a commanding 27-14 lead just over two minutes into the second stanza. The Roos first half lead would balloon to as many as 15 (33-18) after Pabo found Abigail Rice for a layup with 3:43 left in the second quarter.
• The Cardinals responded with a 9-0 run to get within 33-27 before Canton scored three straight points to take a 36-27 lead into intermission.
• Pabo led all players with 10 first-half points, while Kat McRobbie-Taru had seven and Hope Aniceto and Rice added six each. Jaden Wilson led the visitors with eight points on 3-for-4 shooting.
• Plattsburgh State edged the Roos 15-11 in the third quarter to get within 47-42 after 30 minutes of action.
• The Cardinals kept chipping away at the deficit tying the game twice in the fourth quarter before eventually taking the lead 58-56 with 33 seconds remaining on a Wilson layup. It was their first lead of the game since it was 6-5 just over three minutes into the contest.
• Trailing by two Canton wound the clock and Bartle drove to the basket and finished strong at the basket with 13.9 seconds remaining and gave the Roos the lead for good with the and-one converting the free throw.
• The Roos played great defense on the ensuing Plattsburgh possession forcing a miss as Bartle grabbed the defensive board and got fouled. She sank both free throws with 4.9 seconds left to extend the lead to three.
• With a foul to give Pabo wisely committed a personal foul with 1.0 second on the clock and Bartle stole the ensuing inbounds pass to seal the win.

 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Bartle led all players with 19 points and added 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals playing all 40 minutes. Pabo tallied 14 points, three assists, two steals and two rebounds also playing the entire game. McRobbie-Taru chipped in 11 points and seven boards, while Rice had a strong performance off the bench tallying eight points and three rebounds on 4-for-5 shooting. Aniceto chipped in six points and Torie Moore added three points and seven rebounds.
• Wilson paced Plattsburgh with 14 points, while Payton Couture had a double-double on 10 points and 11 rebounds. Julia Greek (11) and Imani Walcott (10) also scored in double figures.
• Both teams shot the ball fairly evenly, but the Roos only turned the ball over nine times while forcing 17 Plattsburgh turnovers. Canton had the upper hand in fast break points (16-11), while the Cardinals controlled points in the paint (34-22) and rebounds (42-33).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos advance to the SUNYAC Semifinal and will square off with top seed Cortland on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Cortland.  
   

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