Hot first-half shooting allowed the Brewers to build a 41-19 halftime lead. Vassar (10-6, 2-4 Liberty) hit 15 of 31 from the floor and 6 of 12 from three-point range in the first half.
Brian Butterworth (Hamilton, Mass.) scored 13 points off the bench for the Brewers, while Lawrence Avitabile (Southington, Conn.) had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Jonah Haviland-Markowitz (Brooklyn, N.Y.) led Skidmore (4-12, 1-5) with 12 points and six rebounds.
The Thoroughbreds host Rensselaer on Saturday at 4 p.m. Vassar is at Union College at 4 p.m.
VASSAR vs Skidmore College 1/27/06 8:05 pm at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY At Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY VASSAR 69, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 55 VASSAR (10-6,2-4Liberty) Brian Butterworth 5-9 0-0 13; Tyson Brazell 5-7 2-2 13; Lawrence Avitabile 4-8 3-5 11; Daniel Forcella 3-7 0-0 9; Joe Davis 2-7 2-3 6; Kyle Magnus 2-3 1-2 5; Will Byrne 2-6 0-0 5; Rob Dauster 1-5 2-2 5; William Kieffer 1-4 0-2 2; Lenny Holt 0-0 0-0 0; Joe Ward 0-1 0-0 0; Evan Hannay 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 10-16 69. SKIDMORE COLLEGE (4-12,1-5 Liberty) J.Haviland-Markowitz 5-11 1-1 12; Rich Toni 2-9 3-3 7; Sam Cohen-DeVries 1-2 3-4 6; Brian Perrier 2-3 0-0 6; Matt Belsito 0-2 5-6 5; Greg Gallagher 2-9 1-2 5; Reed Juckett 2-5 0-0 5; Dave Phelps 1-3 0-0 3; Ryan Fischer-Werner 1-1 0-0 2; Ian Connole 1-1 0-0 2; Jake Shechtman 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 18-52 13-16 55. VASSAR........................ 41 28 - 69 Skidmore College.............. 19 36 - 55 3-point goals-VASSAR 9-23 (Brian Butterworth 3-5; Daniel Forcella 3-6; Tyson Brazell 1-2; Rob Dauster 1-5; Will Byrne 1-4; Lawrence Avitabile 0-1), Skidmore College 6-18 (Brian Perrier 2-2; Sam Cohen-DeVries 1-1; Dave Phelps 1-1; J.Haviland-Markowitz 1-1; Reed Juckett 1-3; Jake Shechtman 0-2; Greg Gallagher 0-3; Matt Belsito 0-2; Rich Toni 0-3). Fouled out--VASSAR-None, Skidmore College-None. Rebounds-VASSAR 37 (Lawrence Avitabile 10), Skidmore College 35 (J.Haviland-Markowitz 6). Assists-VASSAR 19 (William Kieffer 4; Lawrence Avitabile 4; Daniel Forcella 4), Skidmore College 12 (Brian Perrier 2; J.Haviland-Markowitz 2; Matt Belsito 2; Rich Toni 2). Total fouls-VASSAR 20, Skidmore College 16. A-455