Box Score
SCHENECTADY, NY -- Senior
Chelsea Charette scored four goals and fellow senior
Kristin Joyce tied the school's all-time career goals record for Union College in a 12-3 Liberty League win over Skidmore College Tuesday night at Frank Bailey Field.
The Dutchwomen remained undefeated in the league with a 3-0 mark and now stand 5-3 overall with the fourth straight win. Skidmore is now also 5-3 and fell to 1-2 in the league.
Charette also added an assist and had a game high six shots, five on net. Joyce had three goals and seven ground balls. Her third score of the night, with 19:30 remaining in the first half, gave her 217 career goals. She is now tied with Molly Flanagan '05 for the all-time career goals record at Union. Joyce had a chance to break the mark with eight seconds left but Skidmore goalkeeper Annie Keeler made a high save from the close shot.
Melissa Hine dished out five assists with her two goals for a seven point night, and added six ground balls for the Dutchwomen.
Alexis Deeb made seven saves in the Union net.
Skidmore had goals by Kimberly Segalas, Lindsay Stavola and Ali Frey, while Keeler made two stops in nearly 45 minutes in goal after Rachel Klein had two stops in just over 15 minutes.
Charette scored the first two goals of the contest for a 2-0 lead 1:54 into the game. Stavola notched her 24th of the year at 2:56 of the first, but Joyce scored with 25:52 left and then 3:04 later for a 4-1 home advantage. Frey's second of the year with 22:11 pulled the Thoroughbreds closer at 4-2. But the Dutchwomen scored the next six of the half. After Joyce's 26th of the year, Hine got her 16th, and tallies by
Casey Dianni and
Heather Fraser, followed by two by Charette, sent Union into the half with a 10-2 lead.
HIne scored 8:08 into the second half followed by a
Hilary Salander Union score with 16:50 left. Segalas capped the scoring with her 11th with 9:31 remaining.
Union had a 20-12 shot advantage and 27-19 advantage in ground balls. The hosts had 19 turnovers to the Thoroughbreds' 18.
Union is on the road for Liberty League play this weekend, at St. Lawrence Friday and at Clarkson Saturday. Skidmore also heads North, facing Clarkson Friday and St. Lawrence Saturday.