Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— The Skidmore College women's lacrosse team lost for the first time this season, 9-4 to #4 Trinity College, Wednesday night at Wachenheim Field.

The Thoroughbreds are 4-1, while the Bantams move to 6-0.

Skidmore hung tough with Trinity in the first half. After spotting the Bantams a pair of early goals, the Thoroughbreds fought back to tie it 2-2. Lexi Melville scored her fourth of the season at 19:51 and Lindsay Stavola scored her 17th at 17:00. Trinity then scored three times in the final 10 minutes of the half to take a 5-2 lead into the break.

The Bantams made it 6-2 at 25:52 of the second on a goal by Rachel Romanowsky. Lauren McCarthy cut the lead back to three, 6-3 less than a minute later. Trinity would get goals by Megan Leonhard and Liz Bruno to open an 8-3 lead. McCarthy scored her eighth of the season with 6:46 to play to get it back to 8-4, but Madeleine Hardy scored on a free position with 3:02 left for the 9-4 final.

In addition to her two goals, McCarthy had three ground balls and three draw controls. Abbie Hamlin had four draws, while Leslie Stebbins had a game-high four ground balls for the Thoroughbreds.

Hardy finished with three goals for Trinity.

The Bantams held a 26-15 shot and 19-16 ground ball advantage. The Thoroughbreds had a 9-6 edge in draws.

Rachel Klein eight saves for Skidmore, while Olivia Whitney had four for Trinity.

The Thoroughbreds open Liberty League play Friday at Rensselaer at 4 p.m.

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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Skidmore College Women's Lacrosse
#4 Trinity vs Skidmore College (Mar 30, 2011 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Trinity (6-0) vs. Skidmore College (4-1)
Date: Mar 30, 2011 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Stadium: Wachenheim Field
Attendance:75 Start time:7 pm End time:8:38 Total time:1:38
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SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Trinity............. 5 4 - 9
Skidmore College.... 2 2 - 4

Trinity SCORING: GOALS: Madeleine Hardy 3; Megan Leonhard 2; Liz Bruno
1; Rachel Romanowsky 1; Hadley Duncan 1; Alisen Urquhart 1.
ASSISTS: Liz Bruno 1; Rachel Romanowsky 1.

Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Lauren McCarthy 2; Lexi Melville 1;
Lindsay Stavola 1.
ASSISTS: Sydney Weill 1.

Trinity GROUND BALLS: Elizabeth Beckler 3; Megan Leonhard 3; Olivia
Whitney 3; Lyndsey Shepard 2; Liz Bruno 1; Hadley Duncan 1; Mallory
Hinman 1; Shea Kusiak 1; Emma Lynch 1; Rachel Romanowsky 1; Haley
Thompson 1; Alisen Urquhart 1.

Skidmore College GROUND BALLS: Leslie Stebbins 4; Lauren McCarthy 3;
Rachel Klein 2; Lauren Madden 2; Ali Evans 1; Abbie Hamlin 1; Lexi
Melville 1; Summer Segalas 1; Lindsay Stavola 1.

Trinity TURNOVERS CAUSED: Mallory Hinman 2; Liz Bruno 1; Megan
Leonhard 1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Robin Fetterolf 2; Lauren McCarthy
2; Ali Evans 1; Lauren Madden 1.

SHOTS - Trinity 26; Skidmore College 15.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Trinity 17; Skidmore College 8.

Penalties - Trinity 0/0:00; Skidmore College 0/0:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Trinity 1-0; Skidmore College 0-0.

TURNOVERS - Trinity 15; Skidmore College 18.

FACEOFFS - Trinity 0-0; Skidmore College 0-0.
CLEARS - Trinity 0-0; Skidmore College 0-0.

GOALIES - TRINITY: Olivia Whitney 3-0 (60:00 minutes, 8 shots-4 saves,
4 GA); SKIDMORE: Rachel Klein 4-1 (60:00, 17-8, 9).

Start time: 7 pm Finish time: 8:38 Length of game: 1:38
Officials:.
A-75 T-1:38