The teams played a close first half until Union made a 12-0 run midway through the half to take a commanding 24-12 lead. Sophomore guard Maria Tobin (Schenectady, NY/ Bishop Maginn) sank two-straight three pointers in the stretch, and ended the half with nine points all from beyond the arc.
Skidmore (9-10, 1-7 Liberty) then made an 11-point run to bring the score within one at 23-24, capped by a three-point basket by freshman Sharlyn Harper (New York, NY/ Holderness). The Thoroughbreds took a two-point lead on a jumper from Brown with just under a minute left before Union tied the game headed into halftime at 28-28 on a Hammond layup.
Skidmore opened the second half with a pair of baskets before Kellye Caufield (Monroe, CT/ Masuk) sank the first of seven Skidmore three pointers in the half to take a 35-28 lead. Caulfield finished the night with 16 points.
Union (9-9, 5-3 Liberty)pulled to within 13 midway through the half on a Devon Ciloberto (New Paltz, NY/ New Paltz) trey, but the Thoroughbreds raced ahead to the 74-48 finish.
Skidmore held the Dutchwomen to 27.7% shooting in the final frame, and netted 21 points off of Union’s nine turnovers. The Thoroughbreds gave up 11 second-chance points to the Dutchwomen, who also had 20 points in the paint.
Skidmore vs Union 1/30/07 6:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center At Viniar Athletic Center SKIDMORE 74, UNION 48 SKIDMORE (9-10, 1-7 LL) Laurel Brown 6-9 2-2 19; Kellye Caufield 6-12 0-0 16; Dana Leonard 4-5 2-2 11; Krystal Coke 5-11 1-3 11; Sharlyn Harper 3-7 0-1 8; Shardae Gonsalves 2-4 2-2 7; Danielle Gil 1-1 0-0 2; Amber Kinsey 0-0 0-0 0; Laura Michel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 7-10 74. UNION (9-9, 5-3 LL) Krystal Hammond 6-12 2-2 14; Rachel Ormsby 4-7 0-1 9; Maria Tobin 3-9 0-0 9; Michelle Rogers 3-6 2-2 8; Devon Ciliberto 2-8 0-0 6; Selin Whitham 1-6 0-0 2; Megan Clark 0-0 0-0 0; Rachel Scott 0-0 0-0 0; Rachel Titcomb 0-0 0-0 0; Lucia Reed 0-1 0-0 0; Sarah Krammen 0-4 0-0 0; Marissa Dwyer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 4-5 48. Skidmore...................... 28 46 - 74 Union......................... 28 20 - 48 3-point goals-Skidmore 13-23 (Laurel Brown 5-7; Kellye Caufield 4-7; Sharlyn Harper 2-4; Shardae Gonsalves 1-3; Dana Leonard 1-1; Laura Michel 0-1), Union 6-23 (Maria Tobin 3-9; Devon Ciliberto 2-6; Rachel Ormsby 1-1; Lucia Reed 0-1; Sarah Krammen 0-1; Marissa Dwyer 0-2; Selin Whitham 0-3). Fouled out--Skidmore-None, Union-Selin Whitham. Rebounds-Skidmore 32 (Krystal Coke 8), Union 31 (Devon Ciliberto 7; Krystal Hammond 7). Assists-Skidmore 18 (Sharlyn Harper 5; Laurel Brown 5), Union 12 (Selin Whitham 5). Total fouls-Skidmore 4, Union 13. A-220