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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS
2922
2
Rochester URW (10-6, 3-4 Liberty)
3
Winner Skidmore College SKIDMORE (11-4, 5-2 Liberty)
Rochester URW
(10-6, 3-4 Liberty)
2
Final
3
Skidmore College SKIDMORE
(11-4, 5-2 Liberty)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Rochester URW 1 1 0 2
Skidmore College SKIDMORE 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

Skidmore Nips Field Hockey in OT



SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - Eighteenth-ranked Skidmore College rallied to tie with less than five minutes to play and scored in overtime to defeat the Yellowjackets, 3-2, in field hockey.

Rochester concludes its Liberty League season at 3-4. The Yellowjackets are 10-6 overall. Skidmore, which is battling for home field advantage in the playoffs, is 11-4 overall, 5-2 in the Liberty League. Last year, the Thoroughbreds nipped Rochester in overtime at Fauver, then won by a goal in the semifinals of the Liberty League championships.

Skidmore took a 1-0 lead six minutes into the match on a goal by Sheila DeLea, assisted by Katie Weber. Rochester's equalizer came off the stick of Mary DiMatteo at 21:03. The Yellowjackets forged ahead 2-1 when Alicia Citro scored an unassisted goal at 50:55.

They held that lead until 65:21 when the Thoroughbreds scored on a penalty stroke by Casey Tang. Skidmore won it at 76:34 with Mariah Schuette scoring.

For Rochester, Rachel Cahan made 12 saves and faced 30 shots. Skidmore's Meredith Peeke had one save. The Thoroughbreds held a 16-4 advantage in penalty corners and a 30-5 margin on shots.