Buffalo, NY – Hope Aniceto drained seven threes on 11 attempts to help push the SUNY Canton women's basketball team past the Buffalo State Bengals 73-44 Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 73, Buffalo State 44
• Location: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (14-3, 7-3 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State (2-14, 1-8 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton started the game hot from the field by making five of their first seven attempts to go ahead 10-0 in just three minutes.
• Buffalo State, who struggled with turnovers and missed shots early, got it going after a timeout was called and brought the game to within 16-12, but a couple free throws by Sierra Pabo and a three by Aniceto pushed the SUNY Canton advantage up to 21-12 at the end of the first quarter.
• The Roos scored 12 of the first 15 points in the second quarter with Aniceto adding two more threes to her total.
• A bucket by Alyvia Roberts gave SUNY Canton a 38-17 lead with one minute remaining and the Roos were leading 40-22 at the half. Aniceto already had 17 points with five three pointers and Pabo was also in double figures with 10 points.
• Aniceto's three-point barrage continued into the third quarter with the senior hitting another one 15 seconds in, then again with 6:05 left to play.
• SUNY Canton expanded their lead even more in the third quarter, ending the segment up 61-33 with seven different players finding the scoring column.
• Offense cooled off a bit in the fourth quarter, but the Roos still put on a strong offensive performance in a 73-44 win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Aniceto's seven makes from distance is tied for the 4^th-most in D3-program history and was her second most makes from behind the line this season (8 vs BSC Syracuse 12/1/15).
• Pabo had a nice bounce back game scoring wise with 14 points, while also leading SUNY Canton with eight rebounds and four assists. Kat McRobbie-Taru blocked four shots which was tied for the 3^rd-highest in a single game in the D3-era.
• Chyann Kelly was the only Bengal to score in double digits with 12 points on three made three-pointers.
• The Roos shot 36% (24-66) and held the hosts to just 26% shooting (17-65) on the day. After a rough day from beyond the arc yesterday, the Roos made nine of 21 from distance. SUNY Canton also outrebounds the Bengals (48-41), forced 23 turnovers, and scored 25 points off those turnovers.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will be back at Stan Cohen Court on Tuesday, January 27, to take on the Oneonta Red Dragons at 5:30 p.m.     

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