Box Score Middlebury, Vt. - The Skidmore College field hockey saw their season come to an end with Saturday's 6-2 loss at top-seeded Middlebury in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Thoroughbreds end their season at 14-6, while the Panthers remain perfect at 18-0 and will face DePauw in tomorrow's quarterfinal at 1 p.m.
Skidmore put the pressure on the Panthers early, earning three penalty corners but were unable to convert. Lauren Greer got the scoring started for Middlebury when she sent took a pass off a penalty corner and sent a pass to Catherine Fowler who gave it right back to her as she blasted home a shot to make it 1-0.
Fowler made it 2-0 after she collected her own rebound off a shot from the wing and found the back of the cage. The Thoroughbreds responded just a few minutes later when
Ceilidh MacNeill streaked down the sideline and sent a pass in to
Dani DeGregory who found
Kelly Blackhurst in the middle of the circle to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Fowler pushed the lead back to two goals at 24:12 when she corralled a rebound from Greer's shot from the wing and put it home for her second of the game. Greer made it 4-1 at 31:56 off another penalty corner. Alyssa DiMaio inserted a pass to Fowler who went to her right and flicked a pass behind her back to Greer for her second of the game, giving Middlebury a 4-1 lead at the intermission.
At 46:17, Skidmore cut the lead down to two goals on a goal from DeGregory.
Sam Skott inserted a pass to DeGregory on the wing and she blasted a shot to the far post past Panther goalie Madeline Brooks.
Middlebury put the game away with a pair of goals in a 1:48 span late. Anna Kenyon redirected a shot from Greer to make it 5-1 and Greer capped off the scoring with a loft from the top of the circle off a penalty corner. DiMaio and Elinore O'Brien were credited with the assists.
Haley McDougall made nine saves in goal for the Thoroughbreds. For Middlebury, Brooks finished with three saves in net, while Meredith Rowe had two defensive saves and Cassie Coash added another defensive stop.
The Panthers outshot Skidmore 20-13 and held an 8-6 advantage in penalty corners.
