SKIDMORE WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME PREVIEW
 
#5 Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (8-6-1, 4-4-1 Liberty League) vs. #4 Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers (9-4-3, 4-3-2 Liberty League)
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021; 2:30 p.m.; Tiger Stadium; Rochester, N.Y.
 
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MATCHUP: Skidmore looks to advance to the Liberty League Semifinals for the first time since 2013 as its travels to RIT for the Liberty League Quarterfinals. The Thoroughbreds come in as the fifth seed with a 4-4-1 regular season record in the Liberty League. RIT is the four seed after finishing 4-3-2 in conference play.
 
SERIES: RIT defeated Skidmore 2-0 on Oct. 16 in Rochester. The Tigers have the all-time advantage in the series, 8-3-1, dating back to 2011.
 
SKIDMORE: Skidmore is coming off a convincing 4-0 win versus Bard on Saturday, which clinched the Thoroughbreds a berth into the tournament. Earlier in October, Skidmore went 4-0-1 in a five-game unbeaten streak, including the program's first victory over Ithaca in 25 years and first-ever win in Ithaca.
 
Vanessa Eljaiek is Skidmore's leading scorer with six goals, good for fifth-most in the conference. Carly Craft and Ella Stone each have three goals. Paige Karl leads the Thoroughbreds with three assists. In goal, Ava Keller has seven victories and is fifth in the conference with a 1.23 goals-against average and .832 save percentage.  
 
As a team, Skidmore is third in scoring with 1.93 goals per game. The Thoroughbreds are fourth in defense, allowing 1.13 goals per contest.
 
RIT: The Tigers enter the tournament fourth in the league in scoring with 1.81 goals per game and third allowing 0.81 goals per contest.
 
Christine Cataldo-Smith is second in the league with 11 goals and tied for fourth with six assists. Courtney McHale is second on the team with 10 points on three goals and four assists. Erin Allor is third in scoring with nine points on three goals and an assist.
 
Darcie Jones and Alyssa Salls have split time in goal for the Tigers. Jones leads the league with a 0.355 goals-against average and .893 save percentage. Salls has surrendered 1.20 goals per game and has a .767 save percentage.  
 
NEXT: Tuesday's winner will challenge top-seeded and nationally fifth-ranked William Smith College (14-1-1, 9-0 Liberty League) in the Liberty League Semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. in Geneva.