ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT (4-7, 1-4 Liberty League) women's lacrosse team returned to action on Saturday afternoon, losing to Skidmore (4-9, 3-3 Liberty League), 12-10 on a sun-drenched Turf Field on the campus of RIT. 
 
Sage Sarkis (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) led RIT with four goals. Holly Leone (Centerport, NY/Harborfields) and Corrina Mandell (Corning, NY/Corning East) each had two goals, while Ashleigh Caruso (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) tallied a goal and an assist. Mariah Hettel (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) tallied the other RIT goal, while Elizabeth Hughes (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) took the loss in net for RIT, making eight saves.

RIT outshot Skidmore, 26-21. The Tigers grabbed 13 ground balls to 19 for the Thoroughbreds. RIT won 10 draw controls and were 11-of-12 on clearing attempts. The Tigers were 1-of-9 on free position attempts and committed 15 turnovers.

Tyler Phillips led Skidmore with six points on four goals and two assists. Emma Harris tallied three goals, while Spencer Morgan scored a pair of goals for Skidmore who even their record in conference play to 3-3. Ally Sosinsky got the win in net for the Thoroughbreds, making nine saves.

Skidmore opened the scoring when Phillips converted a free position shot at 28:40 of the first half, giving the Thoroughbreds a 1-0 lead. RIT answered back with two straight goals from Sarkis at 23:34, and Leone at 19:59, giving them an early 2-1 lead.

Skidmore answered with seven straight goals, taking an 8-2 lead with 3:40 to play in the first half on a goal by Morgan. Phillips scored two of Skidmore's seven goals in the run. Hettel broke the run for RIT with her goal just seven seconds before halftime, cutting the Thoroughbreds lead to 8-3 at halftime.

Peggy Healy opened the second half scoring with her goal at 24:50 off an assist from Brittney Dioneda. Mandell and Caruso sandwiched goals around a Skidmore tally, cutting the Thoroughbreds lead to 10-5 with 19:59 to play.

After a pair of Skidmore goals made it 12-5, RIT closed out the game scoring five straight goals, pulling to within 12-10 on Sarkis' fourth tally of the game with 5:03 to play. She scored three of the five goals for RIT down the stretch, while Mandell and Leone had the others.

The Tigers had their chances down the stretch to pull closer to Skidmore, but the Thoroughbreds were able to run out the clock and hold on for the two-goal win.

RIT returns to action on Friday, April 18 when the Tigers host Union College at 4 p.m. on RIT's Turf Field.