Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College men's lacrosse team gave third-ranked Middlebury all it could handle before losing 18-15 in a non-league game Tuesday at Wachenheim Field. The Thoroughbreds are 6-5, while the Panthers have won nine straight to go 10-1.

The game was tied 5-5 at the end of the first quarter and Skidmore led 9-8 before Middlebury's Tom Petty scored with three seconds to go in the second to tie it 9-9 at the break.

Petty's goal would be the first of eight straight for the Panthers who built a 16-9 lead before Skidmore's Ben Cornell scored with 11:42 to play in the fourth quarter to end the run. Middlebury scored the next two to open it back up to 18-9.

The Thoroughbreds would then mount a comeback, scoring three goals in 23 seconds and five goals in 2:18 to get within three 18-15 with 2:15 to play.  The Panthers were able to hold on for the three-goal win.

Matt Levesque started the late run, scoring from Cornell at 4:33.  The Thoroughbreds won the faceoff and Cornell scored from Nick Coppola at 4:17.  Levesque scored off the faceoff from Coppola at 4:10.  Coppola then made it 18-14 from Cory Barkoff at 2:25 and Levesque found Rob Lutin alone in front at 2:15  for the 18-15 final.

Levesque finished with six goals and three assists.  Cornell had four goals and one assist, Coppola two goals and five assists, and Barkoff had four assists and eight ground balls.  Defender Scott Grillo had eight ground balls and three caused turnovers.

Mike Stone led Middlebury with a career-high seven goals, including three in the Panther's 8-0 run.  Skyler Hopkins scored three goals and had three assists and Petty finished with three goals and an assist.  Dave Campbell won 22 of 35 faceoffs and had 12 groundballs.

Skidmore goalie Flip Bongaerts had 13 saves, while Middlebury's Peter Britt stopped 12 shots.

The Thoroughbreds return to Liberty League play at 1 p.m.  on Saturday at Vassar College.

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                         Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
                      2009 Skidmore College Men's Lacrosse
    #3 Middlebury vs Skidmore College (Apr 14, 2009 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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                  Middlebury (10-1) vs. Skidmore College (6-5)
Date: Apr 14, 2009  Location: Saratoga Springs, NY  Stadium: Wachenheim Field
Attendance:295   Start time:4:30 pm   End time:6:28      Total time:1:58
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SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  3  4  Tot
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Middlebury..........  5  4  5  4 - 18
Skidmore College....  5  4  0  6 - 15

Middlebury SCORING: GOALS: Mike Stone 7; Skyler Hopkins 3; Tom Petty
3; David Hild 2; Pete Smith 1; Dave Campbell 1; Andrew Conner 1.
ASSISTS: Pete Smith 4; Skyler Hopkins 3; Jeff Begin 1; Dave Campbell
1; Andrew Conner 1; Alex Englert 1; Matt Ferrer 1; Jack Masur 1; Tom
Petty 1; Chris Teves 1; Bart Witmer 1.

Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Matt Levesque 6; Ben Cornell 4; Nick
Coppola 2; Rob Lutin 2; Jeremy Goldman 1.
ASSISTS: Nick Coppola 5; Cory Barkoff 4; Matt Levesque 3; Ben Cornell
1; Paul Koeniger 1.

Middlebury GROUND BALLS: Dave Campbell 12; Mike Quinn 5; Mike Stone 3;
Jeff Begin 2; Peter Britt 2; Henry Clark 2; Matt Rayner 2; Pete Smith
2; Matt Virtue 2; Andrew Conner 1; Zach Dayno 1; Alex Englert 1; Alex
Giammarco 1; Skyler Hopkins 1; Byron Langford 1; Tyler Lovas 1; Jack
Masur 1; Tom Petty 1; Charlie Schopp 1; Nick Stevens 1; Chris Teves 1;
Bart Witmer 1.

Skidmore College GROUND BALLS: Cory Barkoff 8; Scott Grillo 8; Flip
Bongaerts 5; Scott Madison 4; Nick Coppola 3; Chris Tennekoon 3; Dan
DeMartini 2; Matt Levesque 2; Ryan Paradis 2; Alex Baharestani 1; Ben
Cornell 1; Ernie Economides 1; Alex Giaimo 1; Tom Howley 1; David
Leibovitz 1; Rob Lutin 1; Mike Torpe 1.

Middlebury TURNOVERS CAUSED: Henry Clark 2; Andrew Conner 1; David
Hild 1; Byron Langford 1; Mike Quinn 1; Matt Rayner 1; Jamie Wheeler
1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Scott Grillo 3; Dan DeMartini 2;
Scott Madison 2; Nick Coppola 1; Alex Giaimo 1; Tom Howley 1; Michael
Jennings 1; Matt Levesque 1.

SHOTS - Middlebury 48; Skidmore College 37.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Middlebury 31; Skidmore College 27.

PENALTIES - Middlebury 6/5:00; Skidmore College 4/3:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Middlebury 3-4; Skidmore College 4-6.

TURNOVERS - Middlebury 23; Skidmore College 25.

FACEOFFS - Middlebury 22-37; Skidmore College 15-37.

CLEARS - Middlebury 28-32; Skidmore College 19-30.

GOALIES - MIDMLAX: Peter Britt 10-1 (60:00 minutes, 27 shots-12 saves,
15 GA); SKIDMORE: Flip Bongaerts 6-5 (60:00, 31-13, 18).

Start time: 4:30 pm   Finish time: 6:28      Length of game: 1:58
Officials:.

A-295 T-1:58