Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College field hockey team's season came to an end Saturday as Amherst defeated the Thoroughbreds 2-0 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Lord Jeffs improve to 15-3, advancing to the quarterfinals, where they will face the winner of Saturday's 1 p.m. game between Middlebury and Franklin & Marshall.  Skidmore ends its season at 18-2.

The teams battled back and forth for the early part of the first half before Amherst broke through with the game's first goal at 19:15.  Off a penalty corner, Katie McMahon sent an insert to Carly Dudzik who sent
right back to McMahon at the near post for her 17^th goal of the season and a 1-0 lead.

The Thoroughbred's best chance came at the end of the first half on a pair of corners with no time left.  Skidmore got three shots on goal, but Amherst goalie Rachel Tannenbaum denied two of them and Stephanie Clegg came up with a defensive save on the other, preserving the 1-0 lead at the break.

In the second half, the Thoroughbreds came out aggressively but were unable to break through the tough Amherst defense.  At the 49:08 mark, the Lord Jeffs made it a 2-0 game on Sarah McCarrick's seventh goal of the season.  McCarrick took a pass from McMahon on a corner and blasted it from the wing to cap the scoring for the game.

Amherst outshot Skidmore 15-8 and held a 10-7 advantage in penalty corners.

Tannenbaum, who leads the nation with a .894 save percentage, finished with six saves for her eighth shutout of the season.  Haley McDougall had eight saves in net for Skidmore.

The loss snapped a 10-game overall and 29-game home win streak for the Thoroughbreds.

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                       Field Hockey Game Summary (Final)
                       2011 Skidmore College Field Hockey
   #10 Amherst vs #5 Skidmore College (Nov 12, 2011 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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 Amherst (15-3) vs. Skidmore College (18-2)
 Date: Nov 12, 2011  Attendance: 350
 Weather: 40 degrees, sunny at start
 
 Goals by period       1  2  Tot
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 Amherst.............  1  1 -  2
 Skidmore College....  0  0 -  0
 
 SCORING SUMMARY:
  1.  19:15 AMHERST Katie McMahon (17) (Carly Dudzik) - Pass near post
  2.  49:08 AMHERST Sarah McCarrick (7) (Katie McMahon) - Shot from wing off corner
 
 Shots: Amherst 15, Skidmore College 8
 Saves: Amherst 7 (Rachel Tannenbaum 6; TEAM 1), Skidmore College 8
 (Haley McDougall 8)
 Amherst advances to NCAA quarterfinals