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Izzy Blake
Matt Milless
Izzy Blake scored the Skidmore goal.
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Skidmore SKIDMORE (6-8, 1-4 LL)
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Winner Vassar VASSAR (8-5, 3-1 LL)
Skidmore SKIDMORE
(6-8, 1-4 LL)
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Final
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Vassar VASSAR
(8-5, 3-1 LL)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Skidmore SKIDMORE 0 0 1 0 1
Vassar VASSAR 0 0 1 1 2

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Vassar breaks tie late to edge Skidmore, 2-1

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Skidmore College field hockey team suffered a tough 2-1 Liberty League loss at Vassar College on Friday afternoon at Weinberg Field when an unfortunate late goal broke a 1-1 tie with just 2:12 remaining. Izzy Blake scored for the Thoroughbreds, while Nicole Sylvestri made nine saves.
  • Skidmore dropped to 6-8 overall and 1-4 in Liberty League play, while Vassar improved to 8-5 and 3-1.
  • The deciding goal came at 57:48 when a ball last played by Vassar's Julia Morris went into the Skidmore cage off a Thoroughbred player's stick. Morris was credited with the game winner, giving the Brewers the lead with 2:12 remaining.
  • Vassar controlled the early action with five first-quarter shots, but Sylvestri made a pair of saves to keep the game scoreless through 15 minutes.
  • The Thoroughbreds generated four shots in the second quarter, including attempts on goal from Blake and Molly Van Vranken. Sylvestri made three more saves to send the teams into halftime still scoreless.
  • Skidmore continued to press in the third quarter, generating five shots. Erin Ohlenbusch and Emma Houff had consecutive attempts blocked following a penalty corner before Blake broke through at 39:27. The goal, assisted by Van Vranken, was Blake's fifth of the season.
  • Vassar answered just 1:56 later when Audrey Izzo converted a penalty corner opportunity off an assist from Autumn Dowiak at 41:23 to even the score at one.
  • Sylvestri kept the Thoroughbreds in the game throughout the fourth quarter, making three saves, including back-to-back stops just two seconds apart early in the period.
  • Blake led Skidmore with three shots, all on goal. Her fifth goal of the season gives her 11 points, while Van Vranken's fourth assist brings her to 20 points on eight goals and four assists.
  • Vassar finished with a 17-9 advantage in shots, including 11-4 on goal, and held a 7-2 edge in penalty corners.
  • Sylvestri finished with nine saves for Skidmore, while Vassar goalkeeper Grace Wiley made three.
UP NEXT
Skidmore returns to Wagner Park on Sunday, Oct. 18, to host Rensselaer at 1 p.m. in its final regular-season home game and Senior Day.
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