ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The Skidmore College women's lacrosse team rallied from five goals down late in the second half to force overtime, but RIT scored early in OT for a 12-11 win Friday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.
 
The loss leaves the Thoroughbreds (8-7, 5-3 Liberty League) with a "win and you're in" game Saturday at Rochester. Skidmore is tied for the fourth and final playoff spot with St. Lawrence. The Thoroughbreds hold the tiebreaker of the Saints. RIT improves to 7-8 overall and 4-4 in the Liberty League, one game behind the Thoroughbreds.

The Tigers led 11-6 with less than six minutes to play in regulation, but Skidmore's Cas Szwajkowski scored five straight goals, including the game-tying goal with seven seconds to play to send the game into overtime. Four of the goals came in the final 1:44.

In the overtime,Emily  Livecchi was fouled inside the 8-meter arc. She stepped up and fired a low shot into the net.

Livecchi led RIT with five points on four goals and an assist.
 
Szwajkowski led Skidmore with five goals. Tyler Phillips added four goals, while Emma Harris scored two goals. Megan Kolopsky took the loss in net, making six saves. Rachel Talanian had four draws, six ground balls and five caused turnovers.

Sophia Wojnovich was outstanding in net for RIT, making a career-high 16 saves, earning the win.

RIT took an early 2-0 lead to open the game. Skidmore responded with two straight goals, tying the score at 2-2 on Phillips second goal of the game with 13:58 to play in the half.

RIT went up 4-2, before Phillips  cut the RIT lead to 4-3, Nicole Bingo scored with 46 seconds to play, giving RIT a 5-3 halftime lead.

The Tigers came out firing in the second half, tallying the first four goals of the half to take its largest lead of the game at 9-3.

Phillips broke the RIT run with her free position goal with 19:58 to play, but RIT answered right back with a goal at 17:19 to give RIT a 10-4 lead.

Harris tallied two straight for the Thoroughbreds, cutting the RIT lead to 10-6 on her free position goal with 13:10 to play in regulation.

Livecchi made it 11-6 RIT with her unassisted goal with 8:24 to play, but Skidmore rallied. Szwajkowski scored all five goals for Skidmore, tying the game at 11-11 on a free position goal with seven seconds to play in regulation. That set up Livecchi's game winning goal in overtime