SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Skidmore College women's soccer team moved closer to a Liberty League playoff berth with a 2-0 win over Bard College on Sunday afternoon at Wachenheim Field.
 
With two league games to play, the Thoroughbreds are 4-2 in conference and 9-3 overall. Bard drops to 0-4 and 3-9. 
 
Skidmore pressured the Bard defense from the start, with freshman Morgan Governale getting the Thoroughbreds on the board with her first collegiate goal at 28:21.  Michelle Finan worked her way down the right side,  crossing to Sarah LaBella who one-timed it to Governale who headed it past Raptor goalie Amy Strawbridge.
 
Skidmore made it 2-0 when senior Elena Stansky scored her team-high fourth goal of the season at 76:52.  She fired home a rebound off a Kelsey Yam shot that went off the crossbar.

Bard didn't manage to get a shot off until Kim Larie struck a free kick in the 65th minute, and Skidmore finished the game with a 25-2 advantage in shots. Strawbridge made eight saves.

Next up for Bard is a home match against William Smith College on Friday at 4. The Herons were the No. 2 ranked team in the country in Div. III in the latest coaches' poll.