BABSON PARK, Mass. – The Skidmore College men's lacrosse team had no problem in its season opener with a 16-4 win over Babson College.

Nine different Skidmore players scored in the win being led by senior Rob Lutin (Port Washington, N.Y.) and first-year J.P. Sullivan (Floral Park, N.Y.) who each tallied three goals and two assists for five points on the day. With the win, Skidmore starts their season off at 1-0 and Babson is now 0-1.

Skidmore started off strong scoring the six first goals of the game in the first quarter while capitalizing on two man-up opportunities. Babson junior Armand Wilson (Fairfield, Conn.) was able to put the Beavers on the board with 45 seconds remaining in the first quarter making the score 6-1 in favor of Skidmore.

In the second quarter, the Thoroughbreds put three more goals on the board and entered the break with the 9-1 lead.

Babson was unable to catch up in the second half as Skidmore went on to score six more goals while Babson was only able to put three more goals on the board.

Following Sullivan and Lutin was Skidmore first-year Mike Holden (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) who scored three of his game high four goals in the third quarter. Senior Alex Giaimo (Manhasset, N.Y.) led Skidmore defensively picking up seven groundballs. Lutin followed close behind with six.

Skidmore goalkeeper senior Flip Bongaerts (New Canaan, Conn.) played 48 minutes for Skidmore making seven saves and earning the win. Senior Mike Saucier (Nashua, N.H.) played the first three quarters for Babson and made 14 saves.

Skidmore will host Hartwick College on Saturday, March 6th for a 1pm game.

Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)

Skidmore College vs Babson College (Feb 27, 2010 at Babson, Park, Mass.)

Skidmore College (1-0) vs. Babson College (0-1)

Date: Feb 27, 2010 Location: Babson, Park, Mass. Stadium: MacDowell Field

Attendance:100 Start time:2:00 pm End time:4:00 pm Total time:2:00

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot

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Skidmore College.... 6 3 4 3 - 16

Babson College...... 1 0 1 2 - 4

Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Mike Holden 4; Rob Lutin 3; J.P. Sullivan 3; Cory Barkoff 1; Ben Cornell 1; Tom Howley 1; Ryan Paradis 1; Bryan Connolly 1; Sam Dickey 1.

ASSISTS: Cory Barkoff 2; Rob Lutin 2; J.P. Sullivan 2; Ian Bain 1; Bryan Connolly 1; Ben Cornell 1; Tom Howley 1; Sam Lawfer 1; Ryan Paradis 1.

Babson College SCORING: GOALS: Scott Schachter 1; Armand Wilson 1; Thomas Mallon 1; Paul Grip 1.

ASSISTS: James Schmidt 2.

Skidmore College GROUND BALLS: Alex Giaimo 7; Cory Barkoff 6; Scott Madison 4; Ryan Paradis 4; Mike Torpe 3; Jacques Ward 3; Bryan Connolly 2; Ben Cornell 2; Dan DeMartini 2; Scott Grillo 2; J.P. Sullivan 2; Ian Bain 1; Jon Bubier 1; Michael Jennings 1; Brian Milazzo 1; Mike Mozer 1; Ryan Whittemore 1.

Babson College GROUND BALLS: Christian Ebert 8; Ryan Kucinski 4; Mike Saucier 4; Cam Caruso 3; Max Artz 2; Travis Clarke 2; Michael Griffin 2; Thomas Cykana 1; Blake Dudek 1; Benjamin Jette 1; Jake Konaxis 1; Jeff MacCune 1; Scott Schachter 1; Armand Wilson 1.

SHOTS - Skidmore College 57; Babson College 23.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Skidmore College 33; Babson College 12.



PENALTIES - Skidmore College 4/3:00; Babson College 10/8:30.

MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Skidmore College 5-10; Babson College 0-4.



FACEOFFS - Skidmore College 16-23; Babson College 7-23.



CLEARS - Skidmore College 21-31; Babson College 22-34.



GOALIES - SKIDMORE: Flip Bongaerts 1-0 (47:30 minutes, 9 shots-7 saves, 2 GA) , Connor Dowling (12:30, 3-1, 2);

BAB: Ryan Lee (07:54, 2-1, 1) , Mike Saucier 0-1 (45:00, 27-14, 13) , Jay Whalen (07:06,4-2, 2).



Start time: 2:00 pm Finish time: 4:00 pm Length of game: 2:00