SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College men's lacrosse team closes out its season Saturday, making the short trip to take on crosstownr rival #13 Union.
Skidmore (5-9, 1-5 Liberty League) vs. #13 Union (11-3, 4-2 Liberty League)Game Details: Saturday, April 25 – 12 p.m. | Schenectady, N.Y.
Game Links: Live Stats | Watch SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (5-9, 1-5 Liberty League): Skidmore was knocked off by #1 RIT on Saturday. Senior attackman
Josh Trachtenberg potted two goals, while freshman
Cody Legeza had his second-straight multi-point game with a goal and two assists. Junior midfielder
Kevin Mulvey extended his scoring streak to six games and added an assist. Senior defenseman
Sam Christiansen had a team-high seven ground balls and a caused turnover.
Mulvey is second on the team with 17 goals and ranks eighth in the league in goals per game (2.13). Freshman midfielder
Ryan Warnock is fifth in the conference in ground balls per game (4.07), while Christiansen is eighth (3.86).
SCOUTING THE DUTCHMEN (11-3, 4-2 Liberty League): Union cruised to a 12-4 win against Vassar in its last game. Senior Charlie Ross scored for the 14th consecutive game, potting his potted his sixth hat trick of the season. Senior Connor Hall went 12-for-14 at the faceoff X.
The Dutchmen are 5-1 in their last six games, with their lone loss coming against #1 RIT. Union has outscored its opponents 104-62 in the first half this season.
Ross is second in the league with eight man-up goals and third in goals per game (2.43). Halls leads the conference in face-off winning percentage (.603) and ranks 19th in Division III in ground balls per game (7.71). Stefan Basile has started all 13 goals in games, posting a 9.89 goals against average and a .525 save percentage.
LAST MEETING: April 26, 2014 at Skidmore
Skidmore 3, Union 10
Men's lacrosse falls to #9 Union in season finale
