Wakefield Scores First Career Goal, Earns Third Career Victory in Win at Hilbert

Recap, photo courtesy of SUNY Canton

Hamburg, NY – Sophomore Allison Wakefield scored her first collegiate goal and earned her third career win between the pipes as the SUNY Canton women's lacrosse team cruised to a 17-1 victory v. Hilbert College on Wednesday afternoon.
 
Wakefield stopped the only shot she faced in goal during the first half as the Roos (6-5) built an 11-0 halftime lead. Eight different players scored in the opening 30 minutes including Sam Chilano netting her first career goal with 3:21 remaining in the half.
 
Josephine Ban got the Hawks (1-8) on the board 33 seconds into the second half before the Roos responded with the final six goals of the game for the 17-1 final.
 
Molly Denny led the Roos with one goal and five assists, while Allison Auger added two goals and three assists. Katelynn Nutter recorded a season-high four points on three goals and an assist, while Carin Sherwood totaled two goals and two assists. Jessica Pele and MaryClare Bowes each found the back of the net twice, while Logan Bush tallied a goal and assist.
 
Sherwood picked up game-highs of five draw controls and five ground balls, while Auger also recorded five ground balls.
 
Wakefield made one save in the first half, while Nicole Piskorowski turned aside four shots after halftime. Ashley Repine made four stops in the start for Hilbert, while Caitlyn Eleczko made four saves in the second half.
 
The women's lacrosse team is back in action on Friday when it hosts SUNY Potsdam at 4 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are joining the North Atlantic Conference beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.