Box Score Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The 8^th-ranked Skidmore College field hockey team improved to 2-0 with Sunday afternoon's 4-0 win over Babson.
 
Kelly Blackhurst got the scoring started as she took a centering pass from Ceilidh MacNeill at the 11:37 mark and hammered it home for her fourth of the season.  Molly Gile made it 2-0 with her first of the season at 29:51, a blast from the far wing.
 
Blackhurst capped the first half scoring as she gave the Thoroughbreds a 3-0 lead after Anna Wahl led her perfectly and she found the back of the cage at 33:14. 
 
MacNeill tallied the only score of the second half when she took the ball down the wing and sent it past the keeper for her first of the season.
 
Skidmore controlled the tempo throughout, holding a 13-3 advantage in corners and outshooting the Beavers 23-2.
 
Haley McDougall earned the win in goal, making one save in the first 57:05, while Amy Beck didn't face a shot in the final 12:55 for the combined shutout.  Blackhurst finished with a pair of goals and MacNeill had a goal and an assist.
 
Kayla Florence stopped eight of the 12 shots she faced in goal for Babson (1-1).
 
The Thoroughbreds return to action next Saturday at 1 p.m., when they host New Paltz.