Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College women's lacrosse team scored the game's final three goals, including two in the final minute, for an 11-10 Liberty League win over Clarkson University, Saturday at Wachenheim Field.
 
The Thoroughbreds are 2-2 in league play and 7-3 overall.  The Golden Knights fall to 3-4 and 0-2.
 
Abbie Hamlin's game-winner with three seconds to play capped a wild Skidmore comeback.
 
The Thoroughbreds appeared in control after the first half with an 8-4 lead.  Seven players scored for Skidmore in the half with Spencer Morgan connecting twice and Sam Ziemba scoring her first collegiate goal.
 
Clarkson took charge in the second half, scoring six straight goals to go on top 10-8.  Katie VanDeValik and Saryn Campbell scored two each in the run for the Golden Knights.
 
Lexi Melville started the Skidmore comeback with her team-high 21st goal of the season with 3:56 to play.  Leslie Stebbins tied it with a free position shot with :59 left.
 
Skidmore's Brittney Dioneda won the hotly contested draw control and the Thoroughbreds ran the clock down for a final shot.  Clarkson was called for a foul with nine seconds to play, giving Hamlin a restart from about 25 yards out.  The senior midfielder calmly ran through the Golden Knight defense to score her fourth of the season with only three seconds remaining in regulation.
 
For the Thoroughbreds, Morgan finished with two goals and an assist. Melville and Stebbins had two goals each, while Stebbins had four caused turnovers, four groundballs and three draw controls.  Melville had a game-high five caused turnovers.  Lauren Madden, Robin Fetterolf, and Summer Segalas scored single goals.
 
Alyssa Cristaldi led Clarkson with three goals and two assists. VanDeValk finished with three goals and an assist, while Campbell had two goals and an assist to go along with six ground balls and three draws. 
 
Skidmore outshot Clarkson 38-25 and had a slight 24-21 edge in ground balls. The Golden Knights won 13 of 23 draws.
 
Rachel Klein earned the win in goal with eight saves.  Hannah Walters stopped 15 shots for Clarkson.
 
The Thoroughbreds host William Smith on April 13 at 4 p.m.
 
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                         Lacrosse Game Summary (Final)
                     2012 Skidmore College Women's Lacrosse
      CLARKSON vs Skidmore College (Apr 07, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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      CLARKSON (3-4, 0-2 Liberty) vs. Skidmore College (7-3, 2-2 Liberty)
Date: Apr 07, 2012  Location: Saratoga Springs, NY  Stadium: Wachenheim Field
Attendance:125   Start time:2 p.m.    End time:3:48      Total time:1:48
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SCORE BY PERIOD       1  2  Tot
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CLARKSON............  4  6 - 10
Skidmore College....  8  3 - 11
 
CLARKSON SCORING: GOALS: Alyssa Cristaldi 3; Katie VanDeValk 3; Saryn
Campbell 2; Kerrie Cline 1; Laura Barlow 1.
ASSISTS: Alyssa Cristaldi 2; Saryn Campbell 1; Alyssa Dausman 1; Katie
VanDeValk 1.
 
Skidmore College SCORING: GOALS: Spencer Morgan 2; Leslie Stebbins 2;
Lexi Melville 2; Lauren Madden 1; Summer Segalas 1; Robin Fetterolf 1;
Sam Ziemba 1; Abbie Hamlin 1.
ASSISTS: Peggy Healy 1; Spencer Morgan 1.
 
CLARKSON GROUND BALLS 21: Saryn Campbell 6; Hannah Walters 3; Alyssa
Cristaldi 2; Alyssa Dausman 2; Laura Barlow 1; Hillary Clifton 1;
Kerrie Cline 1; Taryn Dausman 1; Morgan McGowan 1; Jeanette Pendergast
1; Mary Twiss 1; Katie VanDeValk 1.
 
Skidmore College GROUND BALLS 24: Ali Evans 4; Abbie Hamlin 4; Leslie
Stebbins 4; Rachel Klein 3; Lexi Melville 2; Summer Segalas 2; Paige
DiAntonio 1; Robin Fetterolf 1; Peggy Healy 1; Lauren Madden 1; Sam
Ziemba 1.
 
CLARKSON TURNOVERS CAUSED 11: Kerrie Cline 3; Saryn Campbell 2;
Hillary Clifton 1; Alyssa Cristaldi 1; Cassie Grace 1; Morgan McGowan
1; Jeanette Pendergast 1; Katie VanDeValk 1.
Skidmore College TURNOVERS CAUSED 13: Lexi Melville 5; Leslie Stebbins
4; Paige DiAntonio 1; Ali Evans 1; Summer Segalas 1; Sam Ziemba 1.
 
SHOTS - CLARKSON 25; Skidmore College 38.
SHOTS ON GOAL - CLARKSON 18; Skidmore College 26.
 
Penalties - CLARKSON 0/0:00; Skidmore College 0/0:00.
MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - CLARKSON 0-0; Skidmore College 0-0.
 
TURNOVERS - CLARKSON 25; Skidmore College 19.
 
FACEOFFS - CLARKSON 0-0; Skidmore College 0-0.
 
CLEARS - CLARKSON 17-26; Skidmore College 15-24.
 
GOALIES - CLARKSON: Hannah Walters 3-4 (60:00 minutes, 26 shots-15
saves, 11 GA); SKIDMORE: Rachel Klein 7-3 (60:00, 18-8, 10).
 
Start time: 2 p.m.    Finish time: 3:48      Length of game: 1:48
Officials:.
 
A-125 T-1:48