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TROY, N.Y. -- Dani DeGregory and Sam Skott both scored two goals to lead #3 Skidmore to a 5-2 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in the Liberty League field hockey opener for both teams at Harkness Field on Saturday afternoon. Rensselaer drops to 1-4 overall, while the Thoroughbreds improve to 6-0.

The first half saw six goals scored between the two teams. Skidmore got on the board first, just over three minutes into play, as Krista Lamoreaux (Avon, CT / Gunnery) took a shot that went directly into the near corner of the cage. RPI answered at 14:58 on a penalty corner, as Angela Cascio (Wyndmoor, PA / Springside School) passed the ball in to Colleen Fowler (Acton, MA / Acton-Boxborough Regional), who nailed the ball into the back of the cage.

The Thoroughbreds then scored back-to-back goals within a six-minute span. DeGregory (Greenwich, NY / Greenwich) notched her first goal of the day at 22:16 with a breakway, getting an assist from Sam Skott, as the two teamed up to carry the ball through the entire offensive zone. Lamoreaux then assisted Skott at 28:35, driving the ball into the circle where Skott was waiting with a tip-in. 

With just over 30 minutes elapsed, the Engineers struck for their second goal of the game. During a scramble in front of the cage, Jena Nawfel (Waterville, ME / Waterville) poked the ball forward to Megan Jones (Stevensville, MD / Kent Island), who pushed the ball past Skidmore goalkeeper Amy Beck (Dayton, OH / Oakwood). The Thoroughbreds would get the final say in the first half, as DeGregory struck for her second tally, taking a shot that rattled through the defense for the score, giving Skidmore a 4-2 advantage at the break. 

Skidmore controlled most of the play in the second half, with Skott (Hoosick Falls, NY / Hoosick Falls) scoring the only goal of the period in the 58th minute. Sam Revera (Miller Place, NY / Miller Place) tipped the ball towards the cage on a penalty corner, where Skott knocked it in behind Engineer goalkeeper Hannah Clough (Acton, MA / Acton-Boxborough Regional). 

The Thoroughbreds outshot Rensselaer, 36-9, and held a 13-7 advantage in penalty corners. Clough played all 70 minutes for the Engineers, making 18 saves, while Beck recorded four stops for Skidmore. 

RPI will return to action on Wednesday, travelling to Vassar for a Liberty League contest at 6 p.m., while Skidmore visits Utica on Sunday for a non-conference tilt at 2 p.m.