Box Score

GENEVA, N.Y.—Senior Molly Fitzgerald (Gould Academy/Sudbury, Mass.) scored seven goals and had two assists, leading the William Smith College lacrosse team to a 24-14 victory over Liberty League foe Skidmore. The Herons close out their season with an 8-7 overall record and a 4-4 conference mark, while the Thoroughbreds finish 7-10 overall and 3-5 in the Liberty League.

Sophomore Lauren Madden (St. Anthony's/Huntington, N.Y.) paced the Thoroughbreds with four goals and a helper, while junior Lindsay Stavola (East Hampton/Montauk, N.Y.) notched three goals and an assist, and junior Lauren McCarthy (Ipswich/Ipswich, Mass.) tallied three times.

For William Smith, junior Cassie Findlay (Episcopal/Riverside, Conn.) also had a career day, totaling career-highs with six points and four goals. She collected a team-high four draws as well. Sophomore Lucy Johnson (Millburn/Short Hills, N.J.) added four goals and a game-high five ground balls, while sophomore Kathryn Gillan (Brookline/Brookline, Mass.) chipped in three goals.

William Smith opened the game with a 5-1 scoring run.  Stavola and junior Kimberly Segalas (King & Low-Heywood Thomas School/Stamford, Conn.) answered for Skidmore with back-to-back goals to cut the lead to two, 5-3, with 21 minutes, 56 seconds to play.

Fitzgerald scored her second of the day 11 seconds later, and set up sophomore Rosie Scheibel (Auburn/Auburn, N.Y.) shortly after to give the Herons a 7-3 lead.


Stavola and Gillan traded goals, before the Thoroughbreds netted three straight to cut their deficit to one, 8-7, with 13:26 left in the half. William Smith responded with four in a row, finishing the stanza with another 5-1 run.

Madden opened the second half with her second tally of the day to cut the lead to four, 13-9 but Fitzgerald, Gillan, and Johnson netted consecutive goals to grab a 16-9 advantage with 24:14 on the clock. The Herons went on to outscore the Thoroughbreds 8-5 for the remainder of the game, and took an 11-goal lead (23-12) following a free-position tally from Fitzgerald.

Heron goalie Jesse Wilson (Rutland/Rutland, Vt.) picked up eight saves, while sophomore Rachel Klein (Newark Academy/Far Hills, N.J.) also collected eight stops for Skidmore.

SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot

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Skidmore............ 8 6 - 14

William Smith....... 13 11 - 24



Skidmore SCORING: GOALS: Lauren Madden 4; Lindsay Stavola 3; Lauren McCarthy 3; Abbie Klaus 1; Amber Kinsey 1; Kimberly Segalas 1; Sydney Weill 1.

ASSISTS: Abbie Klaus 1; Lauren Madden 1; Lindsay Stavola 1.



William Smith SCORING: GOALS: Molly Fitzgerald 7; Cassie Findlay 4; Lucy Johnson 4; Kathryn Gillan 3; Rosie Scheibel 2; Brittany Callaghan 2; Kathleen Ragan 1; Marissa Potter 1.

ASSISTS: Cassie Findlay 2; Molly Fitzgerald 2; Brittany Callaghan 1;

Callie Frelinghuysen 1; Rosie Scheibel 1; Katherine Vesce 1.



Skidmore GROUND BALLS: Leslie Stebbins 3; Kathryn Evans 2; Rachel Klein 2; Lauren McCarthy 2; Kate Fishman 1; Amber Kinsey 1; Lauren Madden 1; Lindsay Stavola 1; Sydney Weill 1.



William Smith GROUND BALLS: Lucy Johnson 5; Cassie Findlay 3; Molly Fitzgerald 3; Jesse Wilson 3; Callie Frelinghuysen 2; Mary Kate Renehan 2; Kara Grogan 1; Marissa Potter 1; Kathleen Ragan 1; Liz Seidel 1.



Skidmore TURNOVERS CAUSED: Kathryn Evans 2; Lauren Madden 2; Leslie Stebbins 1.

William Smith TURNOVERS CAUSED: Callie Frelinghuysen 3; Liz Seidel 2; Molly Fitzgerald 1; Kathryn Gillan 1; Lucy Johnson 1; Mary Kate Renehan 1; Rosie Scheibel 1.



SHOTS - Skidmore 27; William Smith 40.

SHOTS ON GOAL - Skidmore 22; William Smith 32.

TURNOVERS - Skidmore 15; William Smith 14.

FACEOFFS - Skidmore 0-0; William Smith 0-0.

CLEARS - Skidmore 9-12; William Smith 12-16.



GOALIES - SKD: Rachel Klein 7-10 (60:00 minutes, 32 shots-8 saves, 24 GA); WSC: Jesse Wilson 8-7 (60:00, 22-8, 14).