GENEVA, N.Y. –
Gianna DiGioacchino scored the game-winning goal with 7:18 remaining as the Skidmore College field hockey team rallied for a 4-3 Liberty League victory over William Smith on Saturday afternoon at McCooey Field.
Izzy Blake scored twice and
Nicole Sylvestri made 15 saves for the Thoroughbreds, who improved to 7-10 overall and 2-5 in league play.
- William Smith (9-9, 3-3 Liberty League) jumped ahead 2-0 on goals by Ava Vecchione at 4:30 and Kylee Knuschke at 7:35.
- Skidmore responded with two goals just 41 seconds apart to erase the deficit. Emma Houff scored at 7:54, just 19 seconds after the Herons' second goal, before Blake tied the game at 2-2 at 8:35.
- Blake struck again at 22:42 to give the Thoroughbreds their first lead, 3-2, heading into halftime. The two-goal performance brought her season total to seven.
- William Smith pulled even at 40:51 when Hadley Harbert scored off an assist from Mia Batchelder. The teams entered the fourth quarter tied at 3-3.
- Skidmore broke the deadlock following a penalty corner at 52:35. Erin Ohlenbusch assisted DiGioacchino seven seconds later for her third goal of the season and team-leading second game-winner. Ohlenbusch collected her sixth assist of the year.
- Sylvestri made seven saves in the opening quarter and four in the fourth, including two after the go-ahead goal to preserve the victory. She earned her sixth win of the season.
- William Smith finished with advantages of 28-10 in shots, 18-5 in shots on goal and 12-5 in penalty corners. Houff led Skidmore with four shots and scored her sixth goal of the season, while DiGioacchino added three shots.
- It is the third win in a row for Skidmore in Geneva, after regular and postseason victories over the Herons just two weeks apart in 2024. Skidmore leads the series 19-14 since 2002.
UP NEXT
Skidmore travels to Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a 6 p.m. nonconference matchup against Russell Sage before wrapping up the season next Saturday, Oct. 31, at Cortland.
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