Scores & Highlights: 10/3 – 10/9

Saratoga Soccer Squad Beats Guilderland

The Saratoga Springs varsity girls soccer team beat Guilderland 2-1 on Tuesday. Keegan Reinhart scored a goal around the 22-minute mark in the second half for the Blue Streaks, and Ava Goodman added another goal about 11 minutes later off an assist from Keegan Reinhart. Goalkeeper Olivia Goodman had 4 saves in the contest. The team is now 8-2-1 overall on the season.

Saratoga Field Hockey Victorious

The Saratoga Springs varsity field hockey team beat Columbia 4-0 on Monday to improve to 5-4 overall on the season. Mia Khazin scored three times and Olivia Nicoll scored once. The Blue Streaks will next travel to Shenendehowa for a late afternoon matchup on October 9.

Spa Catholic Girls Soccer Team Beats Salem

On Tuesday, the Saratoga Central Catholic girls varsity soccer team defeated Salem, 4 to 2, at home. Addison Quail scored two goals in the first half, both off assists from Grace Schaefer. In the second half, Schaefer scored a goal of her own before Sydney Caracci secured the final point. The Saints improved to 5-6 overall on the season.

Spa Catholic Girls Golf Team Falls Short 

Saratoga Central Catholic’s girls’ golf team narrowly lost to Broadalbin-Perth last Friday, 153 to 150, at Pioneer Hills Golf Course. For the Saints, Aila Cartier shot 43 and was a medalist. 

Lily Norton shot 50 and Eva Nucera notched a 60.

Skidmore Women’s Soccer Team Undefeated 

The Skidmore College women’s soccer team’s undefeated streak continued Saturday afternoon, when the squad scored a 2-1 conference road victory over Vassar College. Sophomore star Abby Lewis struck twice in the first half to guide the Thoroughbreds past a Brewers team that managed to outshoot them by an 18-to-11 margin. Despite the shot disparity, Skidmore goalie Avery Rogers and the Thoroughbreds backline blanketed the home team by allowing just four shots on goal and making key defensive saves late that prevented the match from ending in a draw. Skidmore will next enter a three-game conference home stand starting October 12.

Skidmore Athletes Rack Up Liberty League Awards

The Skidmore men’s tennis team picked up a pair of weekly Liberty League awards last week. Griffin Biernat was named the Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week, and the duo of Fletcher King and Nika Mori was selected as the Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week. Additionally, four Skidmore student-athletes from four different teams were recognized on the Honor Roll: Gillian Maher, Natalie Pedersen, Abby Lewis, and Will Devall.

Skidmore Field Hockey Team Earns Shutout W

The Skidmore College field hockey team shut out Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 4-0, for a first conference victory on Saturday afternoon. The Thoroughbreds’ offense made up for a recent scoring drought by scoring the third most goals in a single game all season after outshooting the Engineers by a 20-to-9 margin and holding an 11-to-8 penalty corners advantage. Skidmore has now also won 20 of the last 23 matchups against RPI in the series history.