Courtesy of: Skidmore Sports Information

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Marie Van Der Kar (Manchester, Vt.) became the first player in Castleton history to record 200 career goals, netting an unassisted tally with just less than 12 minutes remaining, but Skidmore's Lindsay Stavola registered 10 points on six goals and four assists to lead the Thoroughbreds to a 19-7 win.

Van Der Kar scored her 200th with 11:43 to play in the game and registered number 201 as time expired to lead the Spartans with two goals. She also had a game-high eight groundballs and seven caused turnovers.

Skidmore took control early. Kimberly Segalas scored from Stavola just 23 seconds into the game.  Stavola scored her first of the game at 29:01 to make it 2-0 a minute in. Ahead 5-3, the Thoroughbreds scored the final six goals of the first half, including three in the final 47 seconds to put the game away with a 11-3 lead at the break.

Five different players scored during the run, with Stavola picking up two goals and two assists. Segalas, Lauren Madden, Robin Fetteroff, and Lauren McCarthy also scored.

Skidmore scored six of the first seven goals of the second half on the way to the 19-7 win.

Segalas finished with three goals and an assist, while Madden had three goals and a caused turnover. McCarthy had a big game with two goals, two assists, and a game-high 10 draw controls. Fetteroff had two goals and an assist.

The Thoroughbreds outshot Castleton 34-19. Rachel Klein had seven saves for Skidmore, while Becki Duszak and Lily Derbyshire combined for nine saves for Castleton.

The 4-0 start under first-year coach Elizabeth Ghilardi is the program's best since the 2006 season. Castleton is 1-2.