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Skidmore College Athletics

Lauren Ruggiero
Matt Milless
Lauren Ruggiero
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SKIDMORE SKIDMORE (9-8, 2-4 LL)
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Winner VASSAR VASSAR (10-4,4-2 LL)
SKIDMORE SKIDMORE
(9-8, 2-4 LL)
1
Final
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VASSAR VASSAR
(10-4,4-2 LL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SKIDMORE SKIDMORE 0 1 0 0 1
VASSAR VASSAR 2 0 0 0 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Brewers hold off Thoroughbreds for 2-1 win

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.—Vassar College scored two first quarter goals and then held on for a 2-1 Liberty League win over Skidmore College, Friday evening. The Thoroughbreds are 9-8 overall and 2-4 in league play, while the Brewers jump to 10-4 and 4-2.
  • Vassar scored at 3:24 and 12:18 of the first quarter for a quick 2-0 advantage. Skidmore responded when Lauren Ruggiero scored at 19:11 from Gillian Maher off a corner. A defender, it was the first career goal for Ruggiero.
  • The teams played even over the final two periods for the 2-1 final.
  • Vassar outshot Skidmore 14-3 and had a 13-2 corner advantage. Victoria Bodnar had two saves for the Thoroughbreds, while Maher, Ruggiero, and Brooke Golden each had defensive saves.
  • Skidmore will host Rensselaer in a "win and you're in" game on Sunday at 12 p.m. The Thoroughbreds are tied with Union for the fifth and final Liberty League playoff spot, but hold the tiebreaker over the Dutchwomen with a 2-1 head-to-head win on Oct 14.
  • The RPI game will also be Senior Day for Skidmore.
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