SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The ninth-ranked Skidmore College field hockey will look to bounce back when it travels to Nazareth College Sunday, Oct. 5 for a 2 p.m. contest.
Game Details: Sunday, Oct. 5 – 2 p.m. | Rochester, N.Y.
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SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (7-3): Skidmore held a 2-0 halftime lead against #4 Middlebury College on Wednesday, but the Panthers rallied for the 3-2 win, scoring two goals in the final 6:20…The loss ended the Thoroughbreds 19-game home winning streak…
Dani DeGregory and
Sam Skott both scored and
Amy Beck tied a season-high with 10 saves.
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TEAM STATISTICS: Skidmore is 2-2 on the road…On their last road trip the Thoroughbreds held their each of their two opponents to one goal… Skidmore is fifth in the country in scoring average (5.31) and points per game (13.78), eighth in assists per game (3.11) and ninth in scoring margin (3.76).
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STATISTICAL LEADERS: DeGregory leads Division III in points per game (4.78) and is in goals per game and twelfth in assists per game (0.78)…Skott, who ended a four-game goal drought against Middlebury, is tied for fifth in the nation in goals per game (1.56) and eighth in points per game (3.22)…
Krista Lamoreaux's seven assists tie her for the team-high with DeGregory.
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SCOUTING THE GOLDEN FLYERS (6-6): Nazareth is coming off back-to-back losses after getting shutout 4-0 at Cortland and 2-0 at Ithaca… The Golden Flyers, who have recorded just two shots on goal in their last two games, are 1-4 over their last five contests.
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TEAM STATISTICS: Nazareth is 3-5 at home and has been outscored 23-15 in those games…The Golden Flyers are averaging 2.17 goals per game, while their opponents have scored 2.42 goals per game.
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STATISTICAL LEADERS: Catherine Willard is tied for second in the Empire 8 with nine goals and third with 22 points…Maggie Muzio has produced a team-best seven assists, ranking second on the team with 13 points…Shannon Winney has started all 11 games in goal…She ranks second in the conference in save percentage (.811) and fourth in saves per game (10.55).
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LAST MEETING: Sept. 9, 2011 at Skidmore
Skidmore 6, Nazareth 0
#5 Skidmore shuts out Nazareth, 6-0Â