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Yelvington and Smith lead Roos men's lax past Cazenovia, 13-11

Posted 4/1/18

Canton, NY – Josh Yelvington scored six goals and Kyle Smith added six assists as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team earned a 13-11 win v. Cazenovia College on Saturday afternoon. The Roos (7-3) …

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Yelvington and Smith lead Roos men's lax past Cazenovia, 13-11

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Canton, NY – Josh Yelvington scored six goals and Kyle Smith added six assists as the SUNY Canton men's lacrosse team earned a 13-11 win v. Cazenovia College on Saturday afternoon.

The Roos (7-3) jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first quarter and took a 7-5 advantage into intermission. Yelvington led Canton with three first-half goals, while Dante Coco scored twice and Smith dished out four assists.

The teams played to an even 6-6 score after halftime with the Roos holding the upper hand 4-3 in the third quarter to lead 11-8 heading to the fourth.

Yelvington led all players with six goals, while Smith tallied a game-high six assists. Coco and Andrew Garrett also chipped in two goals each for the Roos. Brandon Rodee had an impressive game in the midfield recording game-highs of eight ground balls and four caused turnovers.

Connor Smith led Cazenovia (1-5) with three goals and two assists, while Jake Bertrand added a hat trick.

Kody Kocsis made 13 saves in his seventh win of the season, while Jared Hurlbutt made 11 stops for the Wildcats.

The men's lacrosse team is back in action on Saturday when it visits Kean University at 12 p.m.