Canton, NY – Sierra Pabo and Hope Aniceto both scored in double figures with 15 and 13 points, respectively, but visiting Oswego State earned a 65-58 SUNYAC win against the SUNY Canton women's basketball team on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Oswego State 65, SUNY Canton 58
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records: Oswego State (9-11, 7-7 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (16-5, 9-5 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both teams struggled offensively in the first quarter as the teams were tied at six more than midway through the quarter. The Lakers used stingy defense and went on a 12-4 run offensively to take an 18-10 lead with less than a minute left in the quarter. A late jumper from Alyvia Roberts off a feed from Emma Perez got Canton within 18-12 after 10 minutes.
• Chelsie Tyler scored five straight points early in the second to get the hosts within 22-19 but Oswego used an 11-2 run over the next three minutes to open up a 33-21 advantage. Canton closed the half on an 8-3 run to get within 36-29 at intermission.  
• Tyler paced Canton with seven first-half points, while Kat McRobbie-Taru had six but was whistled for three fouls. Madison Guillory and Bri Weaver led the Lakers with 10 points each.
• The Roos got within two points (39-37) three minutes into the third on an Aniceto three-pointer, her second of three straight made threes. Oswego responded with a 14-3 run to open a 53-40 lead with 3:24 left in the third. Canton used a 7-0 spurt to get within 53-47 after 30 minutes of action.
• The Roos got as close as 59-56 in the final frame after a Marijke Kroon putback with 3:14 remaining, but Oswego scored five straight points to ice the game.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pabo scored a game-high 15 points and tied a team-high with seven boards, while Aniceto recorded 13 points hitting four of her nine threes. Aniceto also set the NCAA D-III era program record playing in her 101st career game. McRobbie-Taru posted eight points and six rebounds, while Tyler tallied seven points.
• Guillory and Weaver paced Oswego with 14 points each, while Giavanna White-Principio posted a double-double with 10 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks and Semaiah Williams was just one point short of a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.
• Oswego held the upper hand in blocks (10-1), bench points (27-11) and points off turnovers (17-6), while Canton had the edge in second chance points (15-8). The Roos turned the ball over 16 times compared to just eight for the visitors.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos return to the hardwood next Friday, February 13, when they host Cortland at 5:30 p.m.  
 
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