Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— Skidmore All-American Matt Levesque scored five goals to lead the Skidmore College men's lacrosse team to a 13-10 Liberty League win over Clarkson University in the season final for both teams.

With the win, the 14th ranked Thoroughbreds clinch the Liberty League regular season title and will host Rensselaer in a Liberty semifinal on May 6 at 4 p.m. The championship game will be played at the highest remaining seed on May 8. Union will host Clarkson in the other semifinal.

Skidmore finishes league play with a 5-1 mark and is 11-3 overall. The Golden Knights are 8-6 and 4-2.

The game was tied 5-5 at the half with Levesque scoring three times, including twice on rebounds. Brendon Shearin twice in the half for Clarkson.

Bryan Huff gave the Golden Knights a brief lead, 6-5, at 10:56 of the third. Skidmore scored five straight, including two more by Levesque, to lead 10-6 after three.

The teams traded goals in the third, with Clarkson getting a pair of man-up goals to get within two, 12-10. Skidmore's defense stepped-up and held the Golden Knights off the board for the final 4:12 with Mike Perlow scoring an insurance goal with 2:32 to play for the 13-10 final.

Perlow finished with two goals and two assists. Brian Milazzo had seven ground balls and five caused turnovers. Ryan Paradis won 15 of 27 faceoffs with 10 ground balls and two assists. Jacques Ward had four caused turnovers and five ground balls.

Eric Gollands had two goals and two assists for Clarkson, while Kyle Kasprzyk and Shearin finished with two goals each. Matt McCabe had a goal and three assists.

Skidmore had a slight 41-39 shot advantage. Thoroughbred goalie Connor Dowling had 15 saves, while Clarkson goalie Ryan Cole finished with 13.


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Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Skidmore College Men's Lacrosse
CLARKSON vs #14 Skidmore College (Apr 30, 2011 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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CLARKSON (8-6, 4-2 Liberty) vs. Skidmore College (11-3, 5-1)
Date: Apr 30, 2011 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Stadium: Wachenheim Field
Attendance:485 Start time:1 pm End time:2:56 Total time:1:56
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SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 Tot
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CLARKSON............ 4 1 1 4 - 10
Skidmore College.... 3 2 5 3 - 13

CLARKSON SCORING: GOALS: Eric Gollands 2; Brendon Shearin 2; Kyle
Kasprzyk 2; Matt McCabe 1; Tyler Long 1; Bryan Huff 1; Cody Kilcoyne
1.
ASSISTS: Matt McCabe 3; Eric Gollands 2; John Devine 1.

Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Matt Levesque 5; Mike Perlow 2; Bryan
Connolly 1; Jon Hoeg 1; Mike Holden 1; Jacques Ward 1; Dan DeMartini
1; Richie Davis 1.
ASSISTS: Ryan Paradis 2; Mike Perlow 2; Bryan Connolly 1; Jon Hoeg 1.

CLARKSON GROUND BALLS: Ryan Cole 4; Mike Perkins 4; Corey Flanigan 3;
Jack Keenan 3; Cody Kilcoyne 3; Pat Kilday 3; John Devine 2; Bryan
Huff 2; Evan Miles 2; Dylan Caldiero 1; Vince Cassella 1; Casey
Dickinson 1; Eric Gollands 1; Kyle Kasprzyk 1; Tyler Long 1; Sean Mech
1.

Skidmore College GROUND BALLS: Ryan Paradis 10; Brian Milazzo 7;
Jacques Ward 5; Connor Dowling 4; Matt Levesque 4; Ben Cornell 2; Dan
DeMartini 2; Jon Hoeg 2; Michael Jennings 2; Tyler Masters 2; Scott
Madison 1; Mike Torpe 1.

CLARKSON TURNOVERS CAUSED: Mike Perkins 2; Rick Clement 1; Ryan Cole
1; Casey Dickinson 1; Corey Flanigan 1; Eric Gollands 1; Kyle Kasprzyk
1; Cody Kilcoyne 1; Jeff Sciera 1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Brian Milazzo 5; Jacques Ward 4;
Scott Madison 3; Ben Cornell 1; Dan DeMartini 1; Mike Holden 1; Matt
Levesque 1; Tyler Masters 1; Mike Torpe 1.

SHOTS - CLARKSON 39; Skidmore College 41.
SHOTS ON GOAL - CLARKSON 25; Skidmore College 26.

Penalties - CLARKSON 1/0:30; Skidmore College 10/6:30.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - CLARKSON 2-10; Skidmore College 0-1.

TURNOVERS - CLARKSON 23; Skidmore College 18.

FACEOFFS - CLARKSON 12-27; Skidmore College 15-27.

CLEARS - CLARKSON 20-24; Skidmore College 17-24.

GOALIES - CLARKSON: Ryan Cole 6-6 (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-13 saves,
13 GA); SKIDMORE: Connor Dowling 9-3 (60:00, 25-15, 10).

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

A-485 T-1:56