SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Three second-half goals lifted Williams as the Skidmore College women's soccer team fell to the Ephs 4-0, in non-league action at Wachenheim Field Sunday afternoon.
 
Skidmore falls to 2-2 while Williams, the 7th-ranked team in the latest United Soccer Coaches Division III poll, improved to 3-0.
 
Alison Lu and Sarah Scire each tallied two goals to lead Williams. Seven Skidmore players tallied a shot, with junior forward Emma Basso, junior midfielder Courtney Shaw, and senior midfielder Christina Sanzari tallying shots on goal.
 
Scire got Williams on the board in the 36th minute. Evan Gancedo fed Scire in the box and Scire chipped it over the outstretched arms of Skidmore senior goalkeeper Alyssa Rollins.
 
In the second half, Williams doubled its margin in the 48th minute, when Lu scored on a breakaway goal, beating the keeper to her left. Lu got her second in the 65th minute, scoring on a feed from Natasha Albaneze in the penalty box. The Ephs wrapped up the scoring with a Scire penalty kick in the 68th minute, going left for the goal.
 
Williams outshot the Thoroughbreds 19-7. Skidmore was held without a corner kick for the first time this season. Rollins made four saves in net, while her counterpart Olivia Barnhill made three saves in the first 59:11 for the victory. Whitney Lincoln made a save in the final 30:49 of regulation.
 
The Thoroughbreds begin a five-game, month-long road trip on Friday, heading north to take on Plattsburgh at 1 p.m.