Box score

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.– The Skidmore College field hockey team continued to dominate Liberty League foes with a 5-0 road win over Vassar College, friday afternoon at Weinberg Field.

The Thoroughbreds, having won eight games in a row, improve to 9-1 and 4-0 in the league. They next travel to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a Liberty League match-up on Saturday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. The Brewers fall to 2-10 (0-4) on the season and will face Union College at home in a Liberty League game on Saturday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m.

In the contest, senior All-American forward Christine Kemp tied the Skidmore career assist record with her 11th assist of the season and 51st of her career.  Kemp also scored for the Thoroughbreds.

Skidmore was firmly in control from start to finish, outshooting Vassar 35-4 (22-2 on goal), including a 24-1 edge in the first half. The Thoroughbreds struck first 10:09 into the game when a save by Vassar goalkeeper Rachel Horwitz deflected low to senior midfield Katie Potter for an empty net look. Potter would score again at 22:05, despite Vassar senior defender Kara Voght making a defensive save on the goal line of senior Kemp shot.

Vassar managed just four shots in the contest – two on goal – with their first and best chance coming 7:35 into the game when freshman midfielder Cameron Felt ripped a shot from the top of the circle that was denied by Skidmore senior tender Liz Catinella. It was Catinellas only save of the game, good enough for the win, before leaving the contest early in the second half.

Skidmore continued to apply the offensive pressure, and Kemp and Potter would trade positions for Skidmore's final goal of the half, with Kemp ripping a feed from Potter through a field of defenders and into the goal.

Voght would make another impressive defensive save in the contest, clearing a shot inches in front of the goal, but unable to stop the second effort shot by junior forward Annie Rosencrans. Rosencrans would score the Thoroughbreds fifth and final goal at 48:10, deflecting in a pass from sophomore forward Ceilidh MacNeill.

Skidmore would play all three of its goalkeepers in the contest, with senior Margaux Hoagland saving one shot and freshman Allie Sosinsky not having to make any in closing out the game.  For Vassar, Horwitz managed eight saves before sitting out the second half, and freshman Maggie Brelis made four of her own the rest of the way.