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Steubenville, OH – Sierra Pabo and the SUNY Canton women's basketball team took down Franciscan in a lopsided contest Friday night, 74-48. The Roos hit 15 three-pointers, the fourth-most in a game in SUNY Canton D-III history.

Pabo scored 18 points in Friday's action, shooting 7-12 and making both of her three-point attempts.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 74, Franciscan 48
• Location: Henry J. Kuzma Court – Steubenville, OH
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-0) | Franciscan (1-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Barons took a 9-3 lead to begin the game, which later turned into a 10-9 advantage for the Roos after a Pabo jumper at the 5:26 mark. Franciscan responded with a layup before threes from Jordan Dyring and Phoenix Pedgeon made it 16-13 Roos.
• The home squad found their footing, leading to a 20-20 deadlock with less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter. The Barons held a 23-20 advantage heading into the second period.
• It was raining threes for Canton to begin the second period as Kate Grainger drilled a three-pointer out of the gate to tie things up. Down two, Pabo hit back-to-back shots from behind the three-point line, followed by a three from Jordan Dyring to put the Roos up 32-25.
• Kathleen McRobbie got in on the action with a three of her own to make it a 37-27 contest at the 2:24 mark. Canton took a 38-32 advantage into halftime.
• McRobbie hit a pair of jumpers in the paint before a 12-point run made it a 23-point game in favor of the Roos with 4:11 on the clock. The scoreboard read 61-38 as the third quarter wound down.
• SUNY Canton kept their foot on the gas in the closing period, draining three more three-pointers and outscoring Franciscan 13-10 to pick up a dominant win, 74-48.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pabo led the way with 18 points, making seven of 12 field goal attempts and going two-for-two from three. McRobbie added 14 points and five rebounds. Dyring and Pedgeon racked up 12 and 11 points, respectively. 
• The team's 15 made three-pointers are the fourth-most in a game in the SUNY Canton D-III era, shooting 15-32 (46.9%) from behind the line.
• Pabo, Emma Diehl and Natalie Bush grabbed two steals apiece. Grainger recorded two blocks.
• The Roos topped the Barons in field goal percentage, 38.5% to 34.7%, while the Canton bench outscored the Franciscan subs, 30-9. The visitors tallied 36 points off turnovers to Franciscan's 18.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will remain in Steubenville for a neutral site matchup against Kent State Tuscarawas, hosted by Franciscan, on Saturday (11/7). Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m.
   

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