Potsdam, NY - To call Saturday's venue "slick" would be an understatement and any mistake could prove costly. Skidmore College limited its mistakes and the Clarkson University Men's Soccer team suffered very few as well, but the Thoroughbreds took advantage of one to come away with 1-0 win in Liberty League action at Clarkson Field.

The Golden Knights lost their sixth straight league contest to fall to 5-8-1 overall and 0-6-0 in conference play, while Skidmore moved to 10-5-2 and 3-3-0. Clarkson closes out the conference slate on Sunday against Union College.

Saturday's contest started off in miserable conditions, as the field was inundated with water prior to the team's arriving for warm ups, and the track didn't improve with intermitent downpours throughout the game. With such a sloppy track, it was difficult for either team to get many quality chances with through balls or intricate passing.

With such difficult field conditions, the game appeared likely to either go into overtime scoreless or see a score because of players slipping. The latter proved to be the outcome. While in the midfield, several Clarkson players tried to end an offensive push by the Thoroughbreds, but the field gave out from underneath them and the defense couldn't hold. Skidmore's Diego Reinero took advantage of the opportunity and took a low shot from about 15-20 yards out with under 25 minutes to play for the game's lone goal.

Skidmore did finish the game with a 20-7 lead in shots and an 11-2 advantage in cornerkicks, gaining the edge in corners thanks to the outstanding play of Clarkson keeper Mike St. Croix (Watertown, NY), who continually tipped close shots over the goal. St. Croix ended the game with eight saves and Nick Peterson made three stops for the Thoroughbreds.