Clinton, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's lacrosse team lost a hard-fought battle to Hamilton, 10-7 in Friday's Liberty League semifinal at Steuben Field.
In the game, senior
Kimberly Segalas scored four goals to become the Thoroughbreds all-time leading scorer with 199 career points.
The first half was low scoring with Hamilton holding a slim 2-1 lead at the break. Libby Schultz put the Continentals on the board first at the 20:50 mark. A few minutes later, Skidmore goalie
Rachel Klein came up with a big save, setting up a fast break for the Thoroughbreds in which
Robin Fetterolf tied it up on her 14
th goal of the year off a pass from
Lindsay Stavola. With just over four minutes remaining in the half Rachel Friedman gave Hamilton the lead on her 62
nd goal of the year.
In the second half, the teams started out by trading blows answering one goal for another to make it 4-4 as Stavola,
Lexi Melville and Segalas all scored for Skidmore. Then, then Continentals went on a run, scoring four unanswered goals over a four minute stretch to take a 8-4 lead. The Thoroughbreds made it 8-5 on Segalas' second of the day but Hamilton came back with two more to make it 10-5. Segalas added two more in the final minute to bring it within three, but the Continentals held on for the 10-7 win and a berth in the Liberty League Championship.
Klein finished with six saves in goal for Skidmore to go along with four ground balls.
Leslie Stebbins also had four ground balls and
Ali Evans had two caused turnovers. Segalas finished with a game-high four goals, while Stavola had a goal and two assists to give her 84 points on the season, extending her single-season record.
Skidmore, making its first tournament appearance since 2006, finished the season with a 10-7 overall record.
Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
2011 Skidmore College Women's Lacrosse
Skidmore College vs #3 Hamilton College (May 06, 2011 at Clinton, N.Y.)
Skidmore College (10-8) vs. Hamilton College (16-1)
Date: May 06, 2011 Location: Clinton, N.Y. Stadium: Steuben Field
Attendance:179 Start time:2 p.m. End time:3:50 pm Total time:1:50
SCORE BY PERIOD 1 2 Tot
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Skidmore College.... 1 6 - 7
Hamilton College.... 2 8 - 10
Hamilton College SCORING: GOALS: Libby Schultz 3; Rachel Friedman 2;
Katie D'Antonio 2; Sarah Bray 1; Anne Graveley 1; Kate Otley 1.
ASSISTS: Sarah Bray 1; Rachel Friedman 1; Mariah Monks 1; Libby
Schultz 1.
Hamilton College GROUND BALLS: Sarah Bray 4; Dewi Caswell 2; Katie
D'Antonio 2; Paige Engeldrum 2; Meg Pengue 2; Lauren Sokol 2; Julia
Beaty 1; Rachel Friedman 1; Martha Plack 1.
SHOTS - Skidmore College 17; Hamilton College 22.
SHOTS ON GOAL - Skidmore College 13; Hamilton College 16.
TURNOVERS - Skidmore College 17; Hamilton College 14.
CLEARS - Skidmore College 13-17; Hamilton College 14-16.
GOALIES - SKIDMORE:
Rachel Klein 10-8 (60:00 minutes, 16 shots-6
saves, 10 GA); HAMW: Dewi Caswell 5-0 (60:00, 13-6, 7).
Start time: 2 p.m. Finish time: 3:50 pm Length of game: 1:50
Officials: Nadine Bassler; Beth Angus; Sheila Donahue. Scorer: Taylor.
A-179 T-1:50