Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— The Skidmore College men's lacrosse team improved to 6-1 with a 16-7 win over the US Merchant Marine Academy, in a nonleague game Saturday at Wachenheim Field.

The win was the ninth straight home win for the Thoroughbreds. Kings Point falls to 4-6.

The game proved to be a perfect tune-up for Wednesday's home 4 p.m. Liberty League opener against defending league champion Rensselaer Every player dressed got playing time for Skidmore, with nine players earning points and 17 players picking-up at least one ground ball.

Skidmore controlled the play with Mike Perlow, Bryan Connolly, and Jeremy Goldman scoring three goals in a 1:20 span for a 3-0 first quarter lead. Robert Atkinson got Kings Point on the board with 7:42 to play in the first, but Jon Hoeg made it 4-1 with eight seconds to play in the quarter.

The Mariners opened the second with a man-up goal by Delaney Oksman, but that would be as close as they would be the rest of the game. Skidmore scored three straight and six of the next seven to extend the lead to 13-4 in the fourth quarter. The Thoroughbreds maintained the nine-goal lead for the 16-7 final.

Perlow finished with five goals to lead a balanced Skidmore attack. Ben Cornell had three goals and Hoeg finished with two. Connolly had a goal and two assists, while Goldman, Seth Berger, Quinn Hawkins, Jeff Caruso, and Richie Davis all scored single goals.


The Thoroughbred defense held Kings Point to only 14 shots through the first three quarters and 22 for the game. Mariner top scorer Zach Gray managed only one fourth quarter goal after coming into the game with 34 goals and 16 assists.

Ryan Paradis won 17 of 19 faceoffs and finished with 10 ground balls for Skidmore.

Thoroughbred Connor Dowling improved to 4-0 with six saves in three quarters, while Matt Diaco picked up a pair of saves in the fourth quarter. Shawn Kane had 17 saves for USMMA.

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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Skidmore College Men's Lacrosse
USMMA vs Skidmore College (Mar 26, 2011 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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USMMA (4-6) vs. Skidmore College (6-1)
Date: Mar 26, 2011 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Stadium: Wachenheim Field
Attendance:275 Start time:2 pm End time:3:56 pm Total time:1:56
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SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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USMMA............... 1 1 2 3 - 7
Skidmore College.... 4 2 5 5 - 16

USMMA SCORING: GOALS: Sean Zakow 1; Robert Atkinson 1; Zach Gray 1;
Samuel Heard 1; Philip Diamond 1; Andrew Kratsch 1; Delaney Oksman 1.
ASSISTS: Robert Atkinson 1; Sean Zakow 1.

Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Mike Perlow 5; Ben Cornell 3; Jon
Hoeg 2; Bryan Connolly 1; Richie Davis 1; Seth Berger 1; Jeremy
Goldman 1; Quinn Hawkins 1; Jeff Caruso 1.
ASSISTS: Bryan Connolly 2; Seth Berger 1; Richie Davis 1.

USMMA GROUND BALLS: Robert Atkinson 5; Arthur Frooks 4; Sean Slattery
4; Samuel Heard 3; Vincent Acquavita 2; Ryan Lynch 2; Philip Diamond
1; Kevin Dwyer 1; Zach Gray 1; Andrew Kratsch 1.

Skidmore College GROUND BALLS: Ryan Paradis 10; Jacques Ward 6; Brian
Milazzo 3; Mike Torpe 3; Bryan Connolly 2; Ben Cornell 2; Dan
DeMartini 2; Jon Hoeg 2; Matt Levesque 2; Taylor Best 1; Sam Dickey 1;
Connor Dowling 1; Kyle Grillo 1; Jeremy Herrmann 1; Mike Perlow 1;
Jack Vaughn 1; Nick Yedabelian 1.

USMMA TURNOVERS CAUSED: Kevin Dwyer 3; Ryan Lynch 1; Sean Slattery 1;
Phil Walker 1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Michael Jennings 2; Brian Milazzo
2; Matt Diaco 1; Sam Dickey 1; Quinn Hawkins 1; Mike Mozer 1; Mike
Perlow 1; Jacques Ward 1; Nick Yedabelian 1.

SHOTS - USMMA 22; Skidmore College 58.
SHOTS ON GOAL - USMMA 15; Skidmore College 33.

Penalties - USMMA 6/4:30; Skidmore College 5/4:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - USMMA 1-5; Skidmore College 1-6.

TURNOVERS - USMMA 22; Skidmore College 14.

FACEOFFS - USMMA 7-26; Skidmore College 19-26.

CLEARS - USMMA 21-28; Skidmore College 19-21.

GOALIES - USMMA: Shawn Kane 4-4 (60:00 minutes, 33 shots-17 saves, 16
GA); SKIDMORE: Matt Diaco (12:44, 5-2, 3) , Connor Dowling 4-0 (47:16,
10-6, 4).

Start time: 2 pm Finish time: 3:56 pm Length of game: 1:56
Officials:.

A-275 T-1:56