Potsdam, NY –Natalie Bartle continued her impressive start to the season tallying a program record 46 points and 26 rebounds for her fourth consecutive double-double leading the Roos to a thrilling 74-72 win at Clarkson University on Wednesday evening. The senior also shot a remarkable 17-for-17 at the free throw line. All three marks are SUNY Canton women's basketball program records.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 74, Clarkson 72   
• Location: Alumni Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (4-0) | Clarkson (1-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Clarkson jumped out to a quick 15-2 lead less than five minutes in behind eight points from Cassidy Dumont and five from Bella Doyle. The Roos responded with six straight, four from Bartle and two from Marijke Kroon to get within 15-8. The Knights led 25-10 after the opening quarter.
• With Clarkson leading 30-18 midway through the second quarter Canton used a 7-0 run to get within 30-25 with 2:32 left in the half. The hosts would close the stanza on a 7-0 spurt of their own to take a 37-25 lead into intermission.
• The Roos were 0-for-8 from long distance in the first half, while Clarkson knocked down five of their 14 threes. Bartle had 18 of Canton's 25 points in the first half, while Dumont (16) and Doyle (8) combined for 24 of Clarkson's 37 points.
• Clarkson led by 16 with just over six minutes left in the third quarter (46-30) but Canton held the Knights scoreless the final 6:17 of the quarter using a 12-0 run to get within 46-42 after 30 minutes. The run was spurred by eight points from Bartle and four from Jayda Pina.
• The Roos took their first lead of the game at 49-48 less than two minutes into the fourth quarter after a Hope Aniceto jumper completed what was a 19-2 run back to the third quarter.
• Clarkson regained a three point lead and later led 59-57 with 4:31 remaining after an Addie Kea trey. Canton scored the next six points to open a four point lead with 2:46 to play after an Aniceto three ball.
• The Knights responded with back-to-back buckets as Kea hit another three followed by a Raelin Burns layup to give the hosts a 64-63 lead with 1:23 left. Bartle answered with an old-fashioned three-point play to put the Roos back on top for good at 66-64 with 1:07 left.
• After a missed three from Clarkson Bartle knocked down two of her 17 made free throws as Canton led 68-64 with 42 seconds left. Emma Chambers banked in a three from the left wing for Clarkson with 34 seconds left but Bartle hit two more free throws to extend the lead back to three.
• The Knights missed a three with 23 seconds left and Bartle made two more free throws before a Clarkson layup cut the deficit back to three with 12 seconds left. Bartle knocked down two more free throws to seal the win as the Knights made another three at the buzzer for the 74-72 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Bartle led the Roos with 46 points and 26 rebounds shooting a perfect 17-for-17 from the free throw line and 13-for-24 from the field. Aniceto supplied 11 points, while Pina chipped in nine points and five rebounds.
• Dumont and Doyle paced Clarkson with 19 points each, while Kea and Burns tallied 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• The Roos held the upper hand in rebounds (49-37), and points in the paint (32-26).
• Canton shot nearly 41% from the field and 30% from three-point range but hit on 84% of their free throws. Clarkson had marks of 37%, 42% and 100%, respectively. However, the Roos were 21-for-25 from the line while Clarkson was 5-for-5.   
• The win is just the third for the Roos against Clarkson since SUNY Canton became a four-year institution, but it marks Canton's second win in three seasons v. the Knights.

BARTLE BREAKING RECORDS

• The 46 points are the most scored by a SUNY Canton player in the D-III era and as far back as statistical records go (at least the last 13 seasons). Bartle's 46 points are the most scored so far this season in women's basketball in NCAA Division III. Kaitlin Myers had the previous SUNY Canton high scoring mark with 38 in an 86-81 win at the College of St. Joseph on February 5, 2012.
• Bartle's 26 rebounds are also the most in program history and as far back as records go (13 seasons). The previous mark was set by both Joie Culkin (2/4/23 v. NVU-Johnson) and Myers (2/16/13 v. Maine Fort Kent) with 24 rebounds each.
• Bartle's 17-for-17 effort at the charity stripe are the most free throws made in a game without a miss in program history (and in D-III women's hoops this season) and just three short of tying the NCAA Division III all-time record which is a 20-for-20 mark set on three separate occasions. The previous mark for most makes without a miss at the line for the Roos were when Jenifer Morgan-Aubin went 10-for-10 (1/18/19 v. Husson).
• Bartle's 13 made fields goals are a D-III era record and just one short of Myers' 14 made field goals (2/5/12 v. Maine Fort Kent).

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Friday when they visit Alfred University at 7:30 p.m.

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