CLINTON, N.Y. -- Rob Lutin '10 scored four goals to help lead Skidmore College to a 12-6 Liberty League win against host Hamilton College at Campus Road Athletic Field on March 31.

Both teams were playing their league opener. Skidmore (2-5 overall) has won two straight after it opened the season with five losses. The Continentals (2-5) dropped their third consecutive contest. Hamilton still leads the all-time series against the Thoroughbreds with 20 wins against six losses. However, Skidmore has won the last two games at Campus Road Athletic Field.

Nick Coppola '09 directed the Thoroughbreds' offense with two goals and four assists. Micah Hawes-Sivitz '07 chipped in two goals to push his team-high total to 13. Yosef Becher '07 and Kevin Robar '08 collected six ground balls apiece. John Capitani '10 and Flip Bongaerts '09 combined to make eight saves.

Justin Williams '10 paced the Continentals with three goals. He leads Hamilton with 11 this year. Clark Winter '07 added two goals and two assists. Winter has 10 assists this season. Mike Daley '07 followed his four-goal performance against Ithaca College on Tuesday with one goal and one assist against Skidmore. Billy Haas '10 won 7 of 11 faceoffs.

The Thoroughbreds' lead was just 3-2 after the first quarter, but Skidmore proceeded to bridge the second and third quarters with six straight goals. Williams scored a man-up goal for the Continentals with 19 seconds left in the third, but the Thoroughbreds were in control at that point as Hamilton trailed 9-3.

The Continentals host SUNY Oneonta for a non-league game on Tuesday, April 3, at 5 p.m. Skidmore travels to Vassar College for a league clash on Saturday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m.

2007-04-01