NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The Skidmore College field hockey team dropped a 3-0 decision to nationally 23^rd-ranked SUNY New Paltz on Wednesday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miranda Britton scored all three goals for New Paltz (4-0). She put the Hawks ahead with 1:36 remaining in the first quarter. Amanda Quenneville had the assist. It was New Paltz's fourth shot of the quarter. Victoria Bodnar made two saves prior for Skidmore (2-3) to keep it scoreless.
• The hosts doubled the lead with 5:27 left in the first half. Britton scored that one unassisted.
• The third and final goal of the game came with less than two minutes left in the game. Quenneville picked up her second assist on Britton's third goal.
• New Paltz took 20 corners to Skidmore's seven. Total shots were 20-2, and shots on goal were 14-1.
• Rachel Tama had 10 shots, seven on goal, for New Paltz, but did not factor into the scoring.

 
STANDOUT THOROUGHBREDS

• Skidmore had four defensive saves. Brooke Golden had two of them. Gianna DiGioacchino and Gillian Maher both had one.
• Erin Ohlenbusch registered Skidmore's shot on goal in the first quarter with the game scoreless.
• Bodnar finished with seven saves.

 
UP NEXT
Skidmore will have the weekend off and will play next Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at home against Vermont State Castleton.