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PREVIEW: Women’s Soccer vs. Clarkson (Liberty League Quarterfinal)

SKIDMORE WOMEN'S SOCCER GAME PREVIEW
 
#3 Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (10-2-3, 5-1-3 Liberty League) vs. #6 Clarkson University Golden Knights (9-5-3, 4-3-2 Liberty League)
Tuesday, Nov. 1; 2:30 p.m.; Wachenheim Field; Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
 
GAME COVERAGE:
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MATCHUP:
  • This is Skidmore's first home playoff game since 2013.
  • Skidmore comes in as the three seed with wins in each of its last three games.
  • The Thoroughbreds are in search of their first semifinal appearance since 2013 and first title game appearance since 2011.
  • Clarkson is unbeaten in each of its last five games, with a 4-0-1 record over that span.
  • The Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot with a 2-1 win over St. Lawrence on Oct. 25.
 
SERIES:
  • Skidmore defeated Clarkson 1-0 at home on Sept. 21.
  • The Thoroughbreds are 21-2-5 in the all-time head-to-head series.
  • This is the first time the teams have met in Liberty League postseason play.
 
SKIDMORE:
  • Kat Dunn leads Skidmore in scoring with seven goals.
  • Kyra Russman-Araya and Isabella Nevin each have five goals. Russman-Araya leads the team in assists with four.
  • Claire Wolgast leads the Liberty League in saves with 79 and saves per game with 6.08. She is also second in goals-against average at 0.424 and tied for second with six shutouts.
  • Skidmore has outscored its opponents 26-7 in 15 games played.
 
CLARKSON:
  • Sara Kohls is Clarkson's leading scorer with eight goals and three assists.
  • Lillian Gillett is second with five goals and one assist.
  • Chloe Hodge has a team-leading seven assists.
  • In goal for the Golden Knights, Molly DiCaprio has started all 17 games and is second in the league with 72 saves and fifth with a 0.848 goals-against average. She also has six shutouts.
  • Clarkson has outscored its opponents 31-14 in 17 games played.
 
NEXT:
  • Tuesday's winner will travel to second-seeded Ithaca College (11-3-3, 6-2-1 Liberty League) for a Liberty League semifinal on Friday, Nov. 4 in Ithaca. If victorious, Skidmore would either host or travel to William Smith College for the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 6.
 
 
 
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