Men's Basketball: Canton Tops Fredonia 109-87, SLU Clips Union

SLU's Adam Dudzinski backs down the defender and scores. Saints take their first lead at 15-14. This game goes into overtime with St Lawrence outlasting SUNY Plattsburgh 87-79.  (Kyton Deon photo)
Canton native Chris Downs Jr. (32) muscles inside, sinks the basket and one. Saints within one.  St. Lawrence goes on to defeat Clarkson 75-63.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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November 18, 2025: The St. Lawrence University men's basketball team weathered a late charge from a pesky Plattsburgh State squad, winning over the Cardinals in overtime 87-79 in the Saints' return to Burkman Gymnasium. St. Lawrence needed a composed overtime surge, powered by successful trips to the foul line, to get past Plattsburgh State and improve to 3-1 overall on the season. They shot 86.1 per cent from the charity stripe with a large sample size, going 31-36 over the evening. The Cardinals stuck with St. Lawrence for the entirety of the game, with neither team holding a double-digit lead over the contest. The Cardinals forced OT with a buzzer-beating three-pointer.  Plattsburgh opened the game with energy, scoring the first six points behind Irwayne Connell Jr.'s early drives. The Saints settled their offense when Dan Anderson sliced in for a layup, and Dudzinski followed with a pair of finishes inside and three early free throws. With both teams trading baskets, St. Lawrence took its first lead at 15-14 on a transition layup from Dudzinski. The Saints' lead then extended as high as nine via the three-ball, with back-to-back buckets from beyond the arc from Dudzinski and Tommy McMahon extending the advantage. However, Plattsburgh clawed back as Aidan McGuire and Jaiden Gladney generated second-chance looks, cutting the deficit to 33-31. St. Lawrence steadied itself late in the half behind points from Chris Downs Jr. and Aidan Phelan to go up 37-33 into the break. The second half was the same story, with St. Lawrence struggling to gain more than a one-possession advantage as the Cardinals proved to be stingy. Connell opened the second half with a quick layup, but St. Lawrence countered when Suriano connected from deep and Anderson pushed the lead back to five with a three of his own. The Cardinals responded with a 10-4 run to keep the game close. Late in the half, Dudzinski knocked down four straight free throws to push SLU ahead 71-68 entering the final minute, but Morris answered with two clutch shots at the stripe. After Connor Parkes made it 73-70 and Plattsburgh called a timeout with six seconds left, Morris found an opening from the left corner drilled a contested three at the buzzer to force overtime. Overtime belonged to the Saints, as they posted all 14 of their points from the free throw line. They outscored the Cardinals 14-6 in the extra frame to seal the victory and improve to 2-0 at Burkman. Four Saints posted double-digit points, with Dudzinski leading the way at 19 and 10 rebounds for a double-double – his second of the season. Anderson put up 16 and went 3-8 from three-point range. First-years Phelan and Parkes had 11 and 10 respectively off the bench.

November 15, 2025: Chris Downs Jr. had 20 points to pace the St. Lawrence University men's basketball team as they broke out for a 52-point second half and came back to beat regional foe Clarkson 75-63 at Alumni Gymnasium in Potsdam, N.Y. The Saints outscored the Golden Knights by 20 in the second half after falling behind by as many as eight points earlier in the contest. Clarkson took an early six-point lead in the first half, which forced the Saints to play catch-up from essentially the opening tip. They did just that minutes later, on back to back jumpers from Tommy McMahon and Downs to bring the score back to a two-point deficit. They then took the lead just after the 16-minute mark on a jumper from Downs. Clarkson was able to pull back into the lead following that SLU run and held an eight point advantage at the half. However, from that point on it was all St. Lawrence. They began chipping away at the Golden Knights' lead right out of the break. Two straight layups from Adam Dudzinski and Aidan Phelan cut the lead down to four, but Nate Abernathy drilled a three-ball for the Golden Knights shortly thereafter which gave Clarkson a seven-point edge again. SLU seized momentum with a quick 6-0 run, sparked by Parkes slicing to the rim for a layup and completing the three-point play to put the Saints up 41-39. Clarkson briefly answered when Abernethy scored on a strong drive and later hit a free throw to reclaim the lead at 13:31, the last time the Knights would be in front. The Saints then tightened their grip on the game. An 8-0 stretch over the next three minutes created separation, and they went up by seven on two different trips before DeRegis buried a deep straight-on three to stop the skid and cut it to 51-47. SLU countered again, this time with an 11-2 run that pushed the margin to 62-49 at the 5:25 mark as Clarkson struggled to get clean looks and turned the ball over during a critical stretch. Burns knocked down two free throws to bring the Knights within nine with 3:14 remaining, but St. Lawrence locked it down defensively from there. The Saints ultimately shot 60.6 per cent from the floor in the second-half.

Jaiden Gladney with the backdoor pass to Turin native Aidan McGuire (25). 4-2 Plattsburgh.   This game goes into overtime with St Lawrence outlasting SUNY Plattsburgh 87-79.

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November 18, 2025: After trailing by three with 30 seconds to go in regulation, the Plattsburgh State men's basketball team forced overtime on a clutch three-pointer from Elijah Morris (Mount Vernon, N.Y. / Mount Vernon). Despite their late rally, the Cardinals ultimately fell 87-79 in overtime in non-conference action on Tuesday night at the Ronald T. Burkman Gymnasium. The Cardinals had four players reach double figures, led by Morris and Irwayne Connell Jr. (Monroe CC / Saint Thomas Aquinas), who each scored 17 points. Morris also contributed two rebounds, two assists, and a steal, and Connell Jr. added three rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Reem Welch (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Thomas Jefferson) finished the night with 14 points, a game-high six assists, four rebounds, and a game-high three steals, while senior forward Khalil Screen (Providence, R.I. / Classical) notched a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. For the Saints, Adam Dudzinski led all players in scoring with 19 and grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. Dan Anderson tacked on 16 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Aidan Phelan added 12 points, and Connor Parker had 11 points. Overall, for the game, the Cardinals were solid from the floor, shooting 37.0% and shot 36.4% from behind the arc. The Saints shot the ball slightly better, shooting 40.0% from the field and 38.1% from the three-point line. The Cardinals lost the battle on the glass 39-32, and the Saints had a 22-21 edge in second-chance points. In contrast, the Cardinals capitalized on the Saints' turnovers and finished with 23 points off turnovers to the Saints' 11. Back-to-back baskets from Connell Jr. put the first points on the board for Plattsburgh, and then a 6-0 burst led by Screen with four points put the Cardinals ahead 14-6 at the 14:48 mark. St. Lawrence battled back to take a 15-14 lead before both teams went back and forth, and a Connell Jr. layup tied the game at 24 with 8:23 to go. A 9-0 run from St. Lawrence gave the Saints a 33-24 lead, but the Cardinals answered with a layup from Aidan McGuire (Turin, N.Y. / South Lewis), a three-pointer from Morris, and a layup from Screen, and went into halftime down 37-33. Connell Jr. opened the scoring out of the break with a layup, and later tied the game at 40 with another basket. St. Lawrence responded with five straight points to go up 45-40 before McKnight Jr. tied it at 51, and then the Saints regained a 57-53 lead at the 7:19 mark. A three-pointer from Welch, followed by a three-pointer from Morris, tied the game at 59, and the Cardinals finally broke through after a layup plus the foul gave them a temporary 67-66 lead at the 3:18 mark. Both teams exchanged points, netting the game at 68-68, and it was the Saints who broke the stalemate, taking a 71-68 lead with 1:08 left in the game. Plattsburgh kept fighting as two free throws from Morris cut the deficit to one, and his clutch three at the end of the quarter tied it at 73 to force overtime. A layup from Screen gave Plattsburgh the early lead in overtime before the Saints countered and took a 76-75 lead. After Welch knocked down a jumper to put the Cardinals up 79-78 at the 3:10 mark, St. Lawrence closed the game on a 9-0 run, handing Plattsburgh an 87-79 overtime loss.

Clarkson's Nate Abernethy (21) backs down the defender and brings Clarkson back within two.   (Kyton Deon photo)

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11/15/25: An eight-point advantage at the break evaporated in the second half as the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team dropped its opening Liberty League matchup with rivals St. Lawrence University, 75-63.  Clarkson draws even at 2-2 overall, 0-1 in the Liberty League while St. Lawrence improves to 2-1, 1-0 in conference. The team now has a week off from games, traveling downstate next Saturday to take on SUNY Poly at 3 p.m. The Knights got out to an early 6-0 advantage with threes from Lorenzo Rappa and Steve DeRegis to open play. St. Lawrence eventually found their footing, chipping away at the advantage with both teams trading baskets prior to the 16-minute media timeout. A paint jumpshot by Chris Downs gave the visitors a 9-8 lead at the 15:21 mark, leading to the next four baskets scored giving each team a 1-point advantage. Up 13-12, Adam Dudzinski cashed in on a long range effort for the Saints giving them their biggest lead with 12:28 to go.  With the game tied at 21 with seven minutes left in the 1st, Clarkson would go on an 8-0 run over the span of a minute, getting up 29-21 following another DeRegis three-point effort. Dan Anderson got the lead back to six, cashing in on two free throws with two minutes remaining but Nate Abernethy finished off a feed from Bareden Burns at the rim to give the Knights a 31-23 lead headed into halftime.  Both teams continued the fast pace to start the second half as St. Lawrence cut the lead in half, just over two minutes in. A free throw from Downs got them within one at the 16:04 mark but that was answered by an old-fashioned three point play by Burns to push the advantage back to four. The Saints would take the lead with a rapid 6-0 run that was capped off by a Connor Parkes layup and free throw, flipping the lead in favor of SLU, 41-39. Abernethy would score the next three points of the contest on a layup and the second of two free throws to put Clarkson up one with 13:31 left, the last time that the Knights would lead in the contest.  St. Lawrence would then go on an 8-0 run of their own over the next three minutes, leading by seven on two occasions before a deep straight-on three from DeRegis got the Knights back to 51-47. An 11-2 run up to the 5:25 mark meant the visitors would hold a 62-49 lead as missed shots and turnovers continued to plague the Knights at a vital stretch.  Clarkson managed to get back within nine following free throws from Burns with 3:14 left before the final buzzer, but that would be the closest that the Knights could get as St. Lawrence continued to force the ball inside, getting easy looks around the basket. Down 15 with a minute remaining DeRegis would hit for another trifecta following a long rebound but another layup by Downs on the other end would relieve any remaining pressure off the backs of the Saints. Burns would hit two more shots from the charity stripe with about 30 seconds remaining accounting for the final scoring of the contest.  Both teams led in the contest for over 18 minutes but the largest lead fell to St. Lawrence at 15. The Knights led in assists (13-10) and second chance points (13-11) while also shooting 78% (7-9) from the free throw line. St. Lawrence used a 47% (29-62) field goal shooting effort, gaining advantages in bench points (19-4) and points in the paint (42-28) while also leading the rebounding battle, 39-36.  Abernethy and DeRegis led the Knights with 18 points apiece, as Abernethy also grabbed 8 boards in his 32 minute outing. Braeden Burns added 16 points while dishing out 4 assists to pace the team. Downs would chip in a game-high 20 points on 8-16 shooting with 7 rebounds. Dudzinski (16 points, 11 rebounds), Dan Anderson (14 points, 4 assists) and Aidan Phelan (13 points off the bench) all scored in double-figures. 

SUNY Potsdam's Walter deFreitas (24) leaps over two SUNY Canton defenders for the short jumper to bring the game within three points early in the first half. Despite a strong effort from the Bears in the second half, the Kangaroos pulled away late to capture the 86-71 victory. (Cody Jenne photo)

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January 18, 2025: SUNY Canton (1-13, 1-6 SUNYAC) used a late run to defeat the SUNY Potsdam men's basketball team (2-11, 2-5) 86-71 on Saturday evening. The Kangaroos raced out to a 22-7 lead over the first nine minutes of the contest. Potsdam whittled the lead down to 37-32 at the break, thanks in part to a strong performance at the free-throw line. The Bears closed the first half on a 7-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from senior forward Parker Kelly (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Beekmantown). An 8-2 run to start the second half, finished by another Kelly bucket, gave the Bears a 40-39 lead at 17:47. A three from sophomore guard Ethan Baksh (Queens, N.Y./Richmond Hill) put the Bears up a final time at 7:42, 59-58. Senior guard Walter deFreitas (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) connected from long range to get the Bears within 68-65 at 4:05, but they couldn't get any closer. Canton finished the contest on an 18-6 stretch to close out the win.  Canton shot a scorching 57.1-percent from the floor, while holding the Bears to 37.3. The Roos outrebounded Potsdam 38-30. Sophomore guard Nicholas Cortez (Harlem, N.Y./La Salle Academy) had a game-high 23 points, six rebounds and three assists. Sophomore guard Mohammad Sylla (Bronx, N.Y./Darrow) recorded 12 points, five rebounds and three assists. Kelly finished with 10 points and three blocks. Senior guard Kevin Goode Jr. (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) led the Roos with 20 points and five steals.

SUNY Potsdam's Walter deFreitas (24) leaps over two SUNY Canton defenders for the short jumper to bring the game within three points early in the first half. Despite a strong effort from the Bears in the second half, the Kangaroos pulled away late to capture the 86-71 victory. (Cody Jenne photo)

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January 18, 2025: The Roos used offensive balance as five different players reached double figures in an 86-71 men’s basketball SUNYAC win at SUNY Potsdam on Saturday afternoon. Result: SUNY Canton 86, SUNY Potsdam 71 Location: Jerry Welsh Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY Records: SUNY Canton (1-13, 1-6 SUNYAC) | SUNY Potsdam (2-11, 2-5 SUNYAC) The Roos roared out to an early 22-7 lead just over eight minutes in after Nate Cohen knocked down all three of his free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt. Canton led by as many as 17 (26-9) in the opening half but the Bears closed the first half on a 7-0 run to get within 37-32 at intermission. The Roos scored the first basket of the second half but Potsdam followed with an 8-0 run to extend their overall spurt to 15-2 taking a 40-39 lead. The teams were tied at 56 apiece midway through the second half. The Roos took the lead for good at 60-59 after a Bryon Streb layup with 7:18 remaining. Canton used an 8-0 run to open a 66-59 advantage and from there Potsdam would never get closer than three as the Roos pulled away for the 15 point win.  Goode Jr. led the Roos with 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting adding a game-high five steals. Eli Larson recorded his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Bryon Streb finished with 18 points and seven rebounds on 7-for-11 shooting. Jevonte Williams (13) and Cohen (12) also scored in double figures for the Roos. Nicholas Cortez led all players with 23 points for Potsdam, while Mohammad Sylla (12) and Parker Kelly (10) reached double figures. The Roos shot a blistering 57% from the field while holding the Bears to 37% shooting. Canton controlled rebounds (38-30), points in the paint (48-22) and points off turnovers (16-10).The Bears had a slim edge in bench points (13-7) and fast break points (20-14).S

Heuvelton product Bella Doyle (20) dribbles and spins for the bucket.  She would net 13.  Later from Doyle's handoff, Kea buries the three-ball, but Castleton goes on to defeat Clarkson 62-46.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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November 19, 2025: Offensive struggles plagued the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team, Wednesday evening, as the team would drop a non-league matchup with Vermont State University Castleton at Alumni Gymnasium.  Clarkson draws even to 2-2 in 2025 while Castleton improves to 3-1. The Knights travel to Utica on Saturday to take on the Wildcats of SUNY Poly at 1 p.m. Both teams started the contest slow with a Spartan layup at the 8:33 mark opening scoring. The scoreboard would be knotted at 2-2 and 4-4 with back to back layups from Addie Kea and Emma Chambers, offsetting Castleton buckets. Stasia Epler would then connect on a three for the visitors to push the lead to three before Bella Doyle answered with a mid-range jumper to bring the lead back to one. That would be the last time Clarkson would be close as Castleton would use an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to stretch the advantage to 15-6. Baskets from Alexis Kress and Kate Campbell cut the deficit to 17-10 after one.  The Spartans would score the first four points of the second, stretching the lead to 11, but Kea would connect on a long distance attempt to bring it back to 21-13 just over a minute in. Doyle would power her way in for another layup a possession later as the Knights continued to look to chip away on the scoreboard. However, a 10-3 stretch up to the 1:38 mark saw Castleton stretch that lead back to 31-18. Kea and Doyle would again cancel out Spartan buckets with less than 90 seconds remaining in the half, meaning that the visitors would take a 33-22 advantage into the break.  Fallon Griffin would open the second-half scoring for the Knights with a three off a dish from Chambers but another mini 5-0 run from Castleton continued to keep the lead just out of reach. Another jumper from Kea would cut the lead to 39-27 with 6:49 on the clock, again the closest that Clarkson would get following three straight layups by the visitors. The Knights would close out the third with fruitful trips to the charity stripe from Kea and Doyle but both 2-2 attempts would still mean the Spartans would take a 53-37 lead into the final 10.  Castleton would open up the fourth on a 7-2 run up to the six minute mark as Clarkson continued to struggle to build continuity on the offensive end. A Campbell jumper at the 5:53 mark preceded a three minute scoring drought for both sides characterized by turnovers and misses from beyond the arc. Riley Cullen would break that drought with a powerful finish in the paint, cutting the lead back to 59-43 but a Chambers free throw and Eliana York jumper over the remaining two minutes would not be enough as Castleton would see out the 62-46 final.  Both teams struggled from three-point range, shooting a combined 5-26 from beyond the arc. The rebound battle was even with 33 for both sides, Clarkson managed to grab 26 defensive boards to Castleton's 23. The Spartans never trailed in the contest and would hold the upper hand in fastbreak points (9-2), points off turnovers (18-5) and points in the paint (36-20) while the Knights received a steady contribution from the reserves, holding an 11-6 advantage in bench points.  Doyle led Clarkson with 13 points on 5-8 shooting as well as posting three assists, two steals and four blocks. Kea would supply 11 points as the only other Golden Knight in double figures with three assists of her own. Elizabeth Aiossa grabbed eight boards to lead the team. Emily Adams scored a game-high 20 points for the Spartans while Arianna Coombs (12) and Stasia Epler (16) both tallied over ten points. Schuylar Nolan put together a five assist, seven rebound performance, leading the Spartan offensive sets. 

St. Lawrence's Nora Niesz rolls to the hole and drops in the deuce. Izzy Caron drains the three.  SLU dominated Plattsburgh 74-36.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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November 18, 2025: Izzy Caron's double-double helped power the St. Lawrence University women's basketball team to a 74-36 win over Plattsburgh State on Tuesday night. Caron finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Saints opened their home schedule in front of 208 fans at Burkman Gymnasium and pushed their perfect record to 3-0. The win came as a result of scoring by committee, with the Saints having 10 different point scorers and a high number of points coming off the bench (31). St. Lawrence now enters the tournament portion of the 2025-26 campaign next weekend at Western New England. "That was a very mature and disciplined performance today," said Saints head coach Dan Roiger. "We executed out defensive game plan very well and then took care of the boards. On offense, we moved the ball well only had three turnovers after three quarters." "We had a number of excellent contributions, including Annie, Hannah, Norah, Jackie, Izzy, and Stevie," Roiger continued. "Nobody played poorly. It was a number of very good games combining into an excellent team effort. I'm very pleased with the performance." Hannah Van Dyke started the scoring with a layup before Jackie Malley and Annie Perry buried back-to-back threes that helped the Saints take early control. With two minutes left in the first, the Saints led 19-8 and added to it when Norah Niesz grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a three. Perry opened the second-quarter scoring as the offense continued to click. Van Dyke knocked down her second three of the night, and Malley beat the shot clock with a jumper to send the Saints into halftime up 32-18. SLU shot 29-for-74 from the field and made eight threes on the night. The Saints kept their momentum in the third. Caron pulled down a rebound, pushed the ball up the court, and scored through contact. Four Saints added points in the fourth as St. Lawrence tacked on 12 more to finish the win. St. Lawrence dominated the transition game, scoring 17 points off Plattsburgh's 17 turnovers. The Cardinals were held to 14-of-58 shooting and went 1-for-15 from beyond the arc as the Saints continued to close out possessions. Niesz and Van Dyke led the Scarlet and Brown with 11 points each, while Caron and Stevie Bannon added 10. Caron also posted a game-high 11 rebounds. Perry went two-for-two from three.

SUNY Plattsburgh’s Desiree DuBois spins inside for two.  SLU dominated Plattsburgh 74-36.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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November 18, 2025: The Plattsburgh State women's basketball team fell to St. Lawrence 74-36 in non-conference action on Tuesday night at Ronald T. Burkman Gymnasium. Sophomore forward Desiree DuBois (Champlain, N.Y. / Northeastern Clinton Central) led the Plattsburgh offense with 10 points to go with five rebounds and a block. Julia Greek (Long Island, N.Y. / Ward Melville) and Imani Walcott (Albany, N.Y. / Albany) both contributed seven points, while Greek dished out two assists and Walcott grabbed three rebounds. For the Saints, Norah Niesz and Jackie Malley led the way with 11 points each. Izzy Caron recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Stevie Bannon added 10 points as well. Overall, for the game, the Cardinals shot just 24.1% from the floor and connected on only one three-pointer. In contrast, the Saints posted a solid 39.2% from the field and 36.4% from the three-point line, hitting eight triples. The Cardinals lost the rebounding battle 47-24 and only had seven second-chance points compared to the Saints' 25. The Saints also had more points off turnovers with 17, whereas Plattsburgh only had five. St. Lawrence jumped out to a 14-3 lead before DuBois ended the run, and a three-pointer from Greek with 2:07 remaining ended another Saints' run, but the Cardinals still trailed 22-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Cardinals used a quick 4-0 burst, featuring two points each from Selma Deisz (Bekkestua, Norway / Nadderud VGS) and DuBois, to make the score 34-14 at the 5:12 mark. The Saints countered with seven straight points, extending their lead to 41-14 before Plattsburgh responded with back-to-back baskets and went into halftime down 41-18. Walcott got things rolling in the third quarter, but the Cardinals couldn't muster any momentum and went without a basket until a 6-0 surge led by DuBois made the score 51-26 with 2:53 to go. Walcott netted a layup late in the quarter, but St. Lawrence responded with five points to take a 62-28 lead into the fourth quarter. A layup from Jaden Wilson (Johnstown, N.Y. / Johnstown) opened the scoring for Plattsburgh, and then a free throw from Calleigh Franklin (East Hartland, Conn. / Northwestern Regional) sparked a 6-0 run that made the score 66-36 before the Cardinals ultimately fell 74-36. With the loss, Plattsburgh State falls to 3-1.

SUNY Canton's Sierra Pabo (2) escapes the defense and scores the bucket. Canton leads by 15.  The SUNY Canton women’s basketball team outscored host SUNY Potsdam by 29 points in the second and third quarters en route to a 74-67 SUNYAC win.  (Cody Jenne photo)

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January 18, 2025: The SUNY Canton women’s basketball team outscored host SUNY Potsdam by 29 points in the second and third quarters en route to a 74-67 SUNYAC win on Saturday afternoon. Result: SUNY Canton 74, SUNY Potsdam 67. Location: Jerry Welsh Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY Records: SUNY Canton (7-6, 3-4 SUNYAC) | SUNY Potsdam (6-8, 2-5 SUNYAC).  The Roos opened up an early 9-3 lead three minutes in following a Sierra Pabo jumper. The Bears responded with a 10-2 run to take a 13-11 lead. The hosts led 19-15 after the opening quarter. Canton opened the second stanza on an 8-0 run to open a 23-19 advantage. With the game tied at 27 apiece the Roos closed the final 3:26 of the half on an 11-0 run to take a double-digit lead at 38-27 at the break. The Roos scored the first nine points of the third frame extending their run to 20 consecutive points opening a 47-27 lead after a Natalie Bartle steal and layup two minutes into the half. Canton extended their lead to as many as 27 (62-35) and led 69-44 after three quarters of action. Potsdam controlled play in the fourth frame outscoring the Roos 23-5 but it was too little too late as Canton held on for the comfortable win.  Pabo led the Roos with 18 points, while Bartle registered her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals. Torie Moore supplied 16 points and three rebounds, while Hope Aniceto added nine points. Emma Perez and Kat McRobbie-Taru chipped in seven and six points each with McRobbie-Taru adding eight boards. Barbara Bruno paced Potsdam with 21 points, while DaeLynn Alcock (16) and Jenna Cotter (11) also reached double figures. Canton shot 44% from the field, 47% from three and 71% from the line compared to marks of 39%, 33% and 68% for the Bears. The Roos controlled fast break points 34-10, while Potsdam had the upper hand in points off turnovers (23-11) and points in the paint (40-30).

SUNY Potsdam's Jakia Howard (12) sends up a floater against the SUNY Canton defense.  A graduate student, Howard (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) posted her seventh double-double of the season with 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Bears.  However, Potsdam fell 64-57.  (Kyton Deon photo)

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December 5, 2023: A third quarter surge propelled SUNY Canton (10-1) past the SUNY Potsdam women's basketball team (4-4) 64-57 on Tuesday evening. Graduate student forward Jakia Howard (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) posted her seventh double-double of the season with 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Bears. Howard and junior forward Jenna Cotter (Johnson City, N.Y./Susquehanna Valley) gave Potsdam an early 4-0 lead, but five straight points by Kangaroos senior guard Samantha Dayter (Cohoes, N.Y./Cohoes) erased the advantage at 5:43. Potsdam answered in kind with a bucket from Howard and a 3-pointer from junior guard Carley Hill (Essex, Vt./Rice Memorial) to grab a 9-5 advantage. Potsdam continued to grind and closed the first quarter with a 14-8 lead. Cotter scored six of the Bears' points in the opening 10 minutes. A 6-3 start to the second quarter, punctuated by a Howard layup, gave Potsdam a 20-11 lead at 6:53. Cotter scored at 5:24 to give the Bears their biggest lead of the game at 25-14. However, a 12-6 finish to the half, led by five points from Canton freshman guard Sierra Pabo (San Jose, Calif./Santa Teresa), trimmed the lead to 31-26. Howard added six points to her total, while Cotter scored five and Hill and junior guard Xy'El Bradford (Syracuse, N.Y./Syracuse Academy of Science) each hit a three. Canton broke out in the third quarter. After three buckets from Howard kept the Bears just in front. Pabo tied the game at 39-39 with a layup at 6:52. Junior center Jayda Pina (Tucson, Ariz./Marana) gave the Roos the lead for good just over a minute later, continuing an eventual 11-2 run. Two free throws from Bradford with 23 seconds left got the Bears within 52-45 through 30 minutes. Four straight points from Bradford early in the fourth quarter narrowed the gap to just 54-52 with 7:14 to play. After the teams traded missed shots, Canton sophomore guard Hope Aniceto (Bolingbrook, Ill./Naperville North) scored from long range to take the wind out of the Bears sails and make it 57-52 with 5:39 left. Junior guard Mikayla Shipley (North Chili, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) finally answered with a three for Potsdam at 2:30 to close the gap to 60-55. Cotter then hit both free throws with 26 left, but Canton closed out the seven-point win. Cotter posted the third double-double of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Bradford matched a season-high 13 points and also corralled five boards. Pabo led the Roos with 20 points and four boards. Anicieto scored 17 and posted six rebounds and five assists. Dayter finished with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Howard continues her ascent to 1000 points. She currently has 963 points, placing her eighth on the program's all-time scoring list. Howard also ranks fifth on Potsdam's rebounds list with 637, just three behind Nicole Beaureguard '01 four fourth place.