CANTON, N.Y.-- Krista Lamoreaux scored two goals in the first eight minutes and added an assist early in the second half to lead the 11th-ranked Skidmore field hockey team to a 5-1 win over St. Lawrence University in a Liberty League game on Wednesday afternoon on North Country Field.
Bailey Sherwin scored for the Saints, who fell to 4-8 overall, 1-3 in Liberty League play. The Thoroughbreds improved to 11-3, 3-0.
Lamoreaux scored the first two goals of the game, both on bouncing shots that eluded St. Lawrence goalkeeper Julia Hudson. The first came off an assist from Marissa Folts from the right side, Lamoreaux created the other opportunity for herself, picking up a loose ball just outside the arc and bringing it in before firing the ball into the net.
St. Lawrence cut the lead to one goal with less than seven minutes remaining in the first half. Just over two minutes later, Seeley Fancher scored to restore the two-goal edge for Skidmore, as Kayla Rose found Fancher open after picking up a loose ball on a rebound after Hudson stopped an initial blast off a penalty corner.
Becca Halter scored just over a minute into the second half on a long shot on a penalty corner off a pass by Lamoreaux to give Skidmore a 4-1 lead, and Gabby Hyman scored the final goal of the game, picking up a loose ball inside the Saints' circle and firing a hard shot high into the right side.
Skidmore outshot St. Lawrence 17-7 and held a 9-7 edge in penalty corners. Hudson and Lexi Oskam combined to make nine saves for the Saints, while Elizabeth Coughlin made two saves to earn the win for the Thoroughbreds.
