SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid varsity girls lacrosse team suffered a tough 16-2 loss to the Canton Golden Bears on Thursday.

The Golden Bears were strong on defense making it hard for SLP to penetrate. At times, SLP struggled to pick the ball up off the ground and with passing which helped Canton score on multiple occasions.

SLP picked up their efforts on defense in the second half. Alex LaDue and Phoebe Peer scored SLP’s only two goals.

The loss pushes SLP’s record to 0-2 on the season. The team is slated to take on Plattsburgh on the road today at 10 a.m.