Field hockey wins 8th straight

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Utica, NY – The Utica College women's field hockey team lost to visiting and nationally-ranked No. 16 Skidmore College 3-0 Saturday in non conference action on the turf at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium.

The loss brings the Pioneers' 2008 campaign to a close and they finished with a 7-10 overall record.
Skidmore closes out its regular season with a 13-3 overall record and they will await post season play after finishing the regular season in a first place tie with St. Lawrence atop the Liberty League standings.

Sophomore Christine Kemp (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) opened the scoring for the Thoroughbreds when she netted her team-high 15^th goal of the season to give Skidmore a 1-0 lead just 2:50 into the first half. Kemp tipped in Carolyne McManama's (Medfield, MA/The Taft School) shot from the point off a penalty corner to give the Thoroughbreds the lead.

Freshman forward Molly Spara (Fairport/Fairport) scored Skidmore's second goal of the contest in the 55^th minute. Spara was set up perfectly by Kemp to give the Thoroughbreds a 2-0 lead. Kemp's crossing pass met Spara's stick and she rifled home her second goal of the year to the left side of the net.

Sophomore forward Brittany O'Brien (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) added an insurance goal with 30 seconds left to play to close out the scoring on the evening.

Liz Catinella (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln Sudbury) stopped seven shots in her 13^th win of the season for Skidmore.

Skidmore out shot UC 16-8 and also earned a 7-6 penalty corner advantage in the victory.

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