Buffalo, NY – Five different players scored in double figures as the SUNY Canton women's basketball team doubled up host Buffalo State 84-42 in SUNYAC action on Friday evening.  

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 84, Buffalo State 42
• Location: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (12-8, 7-6 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State (5-16, 2-12 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos outscored Buffalo State 14-6 in the opening quarter.
• Leading 28-15 midway through the second stanza, Canton held the Bengals scoreless the final 5:19 of the half using an 11-0 run to take a 39-15 advantage into intermission.
• Sierra Pabo led the Roos with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting, while Natalie Bartle had nine points and Torie Moore had eight. Adiya Jones paced the Bengals with six steals.
• The Roos dominated play 29-9 in the third quarter to take a 68-24 lead into the fourth quarter.
• Canton cruised in the final quarter to a convincing conference win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Bartle led all players with 15 points, five assists and four steals, while Pabo tallied 13 points and six rebounds on 6-for-8 shooting. Hope Aniceto chipped in 12 points hitting four of her seven threes, while Moore and Kat McRobbie-Taru supplied 10 points and six rebounds each. Moore chipped in four assists.
• KD Douglas paced the Bengals with nine points.
• The Roos shot 46% from the field, 43% from three and 88% from the line, while Buffalo State posted marks of 31%, 29% and 46%, respectively.
• Canton controlled rebounds (42-29), points off turnovers (34-2), points in the paint (40-12), fast break points (18-2) and second chance points (16-4). The Roos turned the ball over just 10 times while forcing the Bengals to cough the ball up 25 times.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Saturday when they visit Fredonia State at 2 p.m.         
   

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