Box Score

Potsdam, NY - Senior Lindsay Stavola tied a program record with nine goals to help lead the Skidmore College women's  lacrosse team to a 15-9 victory over Clarkson, Friday afternoon at Hantz Turf Field.

The Golden Knights fell to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the Liberty League, while Skidmore improved to 6-3 overall and saw its conference record evened at 2-2. 

Skidmore led throughout Friday's contest, with Stavola scoring the opening goal with just over a minute expired from the game clock. The Thoroughbreds were up 5-0 in the first 14 minutes before Clarkson finally got on the scoreboard as Cammie Hayes ended the shutout bid with her second score of the season. However, the Clarkson goal did little to change the fortunes for the Knights, as Skidmore ended the half with an 8-2 advantage, including a goal by Lauren Madden with just nine seconds to go in the opening 30 minutes.

Clarkson opened the second half in a similar fashion to Skidmore's start, edging back to within two goals with a four-goal run in the first 10 minutes. Leading by just two, the Thoroughbreds picked up a key goal from Stavola at the 19:05 mark. Five minutes later, after Clarkson again narrowed the advantage to just two, Stavola came through with an unassisted marker, and then added another to put Skidmore back up by four. From there, the Thoroughbreds allowed just two more scores by the Knights and held on for a six-goal margin.

For Skidmore, Stavola added two assists to go along with her nine goals, her second double-digit point performance of the season. Madden had two goals, an assist, and three groundballs, while Kimberly Segalas had a goal, two assists, and four draws. 

Sophomore Alyssa Cristaldi scored four times and added an assist for Clarkson. Classmate Katie VanDeValk added two goals, two assists, three groundballs and six draw controls for the Knights. Freshman Marissa Mastronardi was the only other player for Clarkson to record a multi-point game, adding a goal and an assist. 

The Thoroughbreds held narrow leads in shots (28-24) and groundballs (17-14) in the game, and the two teams split the 26 draw controls, 13-13. Clarkson goaltender Hannah Walters made nine saves, while Skidmore's Rachel Klein had seven stops.  

The Thoroughbreds return to action on Saturday at St. Lawrence.