SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Skidmore College women's lacrosse attacker Cas Szwajkowski set the school record for goals in a season and goalie Megan Kolopsky became Skidmore's all-time leader in games played, as the Thoroughbreds clinched a postseason berth with a 19-2 victory over Bard in the home finale at Wachenheim Field Saturday afternoon.
 
Skidmore improves to 10-5 overall and 6-2 in conference play. The Thoroughbreds will finish no lower than second in the upcoming Liberty League Tournament, which begins on May 5. Skidmore also completes a perfect 6-0 record at Wachenheim Field in 2017. Bard falls to 4-8 overall and 0-7 in league play.
 
Szwajkowski came into the contest needing five goals to tie the record for goals in a season, set by Liza Gorman in 2004. The sophomore finished with six to set a new mark of 60. Tyler Phillips and Lilla Seymour led all Thoroughbreds with seven points. Phillips tallied four goals and three assists and Seymour notched three goals and four assists coming off the bench. Vivian Foley tallied five points, scoring a goal and adding four helpers. Louisa Vincent notched a pair of goals, while Allison Byrne and Abby Sanford each scored a goal and added an assist. Kathleen Hanna also got into the scoring column, while Gianna Muscari and Zoe Rafalowski-Houseman added assists.
 
Kolopsky got the start and the victory, playing in her 63rd career game for Skidmore. That passed a program record set by Sarah Berheide in 2005. Kolopsky needed just one save in 15:49 for her ninth victory of the season. Caroline Kenlon made two saves playing in the final 14:11 of the first half. Taylor Goodwill and Nicki Eckert saw action in the second half of the contest, each making a pair of saves.
 
Melissa Rosenthal scored a goal and added an assist for the Raptors, with Caleigh DeCaprio also scoring. Rosenthal also picked up a pair of ground balls and added two caused turnovers. Kaylynn Tran made 13 saves in the effort, adding three ground balls.
 
Skidmore also honored four seniors in today's contest: Rachael Talanian, Phillips, Kolopsky, and Byrne.
 
Phillips got the party started for the Thoroughbreds early in the first half, opening up the scoring at 27:21 on an unassisted effort. Skidmore kept the pressure up, tallying four goals in a 1:43 span to take the five-goal lead. The Thoroughbreds would end up scoring the game's first 11 goals, before a pair of Bard goals broke the drought at 3:45 and 2:18, respectively.
 
Skidmore kept the Raptors off the board in the second half, scoring the final eight goals in the contest. Szwajkowski tied the goal record in the second half off a Seymour feed at 23:03, then tallied the record-breaking 60th goal, a low shot that rattled in at 13:44.
 
Skidmore would hold a 35-13 advantage in shots and a 15-8 advantage in ground balls. Skidmore was near perfect on clear attempts, converting 19-of-20. Both teams failed to convert on free position shots; Skidmore went 0-for-6 while Bard missed on three attempts.

The Thoroughbreds will finish off the regular season next Friday, taking on RPI in Troy in a 7 p.m. start.