DeGregory, Hanks named Longstreth/NFHCA All-Americans

Skidmore College field hockey junior forward Dani DeGregory and junior defender Jenn Hanks were selected as 2014 Longstreth/NFHCA Division III All-Americans, the NFHCA announced Monday. DeGregory was named to the first team, while Hanks was a third team honoree.

DeGregory posted the best statistical season in Skidmore history, producing a program-high 38 goals and 91 points. She led the nation in points, points per game (4.14), goals, goals per game (1.73) and ranked fifth in assists (15) and tied for seventh in assists per game (0.68). Her 38 goals and 91 points rank third in Division III history, her 4.14 points per game place her seventh and her 1.73 goals per game rank 10th all-time. She tallied 46 points (19G, 8A) over the final 11 games, including three goals and two assists in the NCAA tournament second round and a goal in the national quarterfinal.

Hanks anchored a Thoroughbreds defense that finished 25^th in Division III with a 1.26 goals against average and allowed only four goals in its four postseason contests, including a shutout in the Liberty League final. She recorded one defensive save and was also a major contributor on offense, tying for fourth on the team with seven goals and ranking fifth with 19 points. She also netted game-winning goals against Geneseo and St. Lawrence.

Skidmore finished the season with a record of 18-4 en route to the program's sixth Liberty League title in seven years. The Thoroughbreds advanced to the national quarterfinal for the second consecutive year before suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime defeat against Bowdoin.

Men's Basketball Season Starting Up

By Skidmore Athletics The Skidmore College

men's basketball team begins its quest for its third Liberty League title when it hosts Ithaca College on Saturday, Nov. 15.

The Thoroughbreds return ten players and four starters from last year's team that advanced to the Liberty League semifinal, posting an overall record of 16-10 and a conference record of 10-6.

Among the returners are two-time All-Liberty League First Team selection guard Aldin Medunjanin’16 and 2013-2014 All-Liberty League Honorable Mention selections Erik Sanders’16 and Connor Merrill‘15. Sanders led the team in scoring and field goal percentage last season, while Merrill ranked first in rebounds per game and blocked shots.

Skidmore takes on the Bombers on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m.

Women's basketball edged in season opener

The Skidmore College women's basketball team was held off by Trinity College, 65-62, Saturday evening in the second game of the 38th Skidmore Invitational Tournament at the Williamson Sports Center. The Thoroughbreds go to 0-1, while the Bantams move to 1-0.

Skidmore Freshman guard Kelly Donnelly posted a double-double, leading all scorers with 21 points and pulling down a game-high 12 rebounds. Angela Botiba added 12 points and nine boards and Amber Holgate chipped in with seven points and six rebounds off the bench.

The Thoroughbreds got out to a 10-2 lead to start the game, as Botiba and Donnelly rattled off four points each and Allie Keller added a layup. Trinity managed to pull within five just over six minutes into the half as Mackenzie Griffin converted on a layup and the ensuing free throw. Skidmore responded quickly, stringing together an 11-5 run and taking a 23-12 lead on a Donnelly jumper.

The Bantams continued to chip away at the lead and came back within two with a 12-3 run capped by a Melanie Mills layup, but the Thoroughbreds scored the final four points of the half to take a 30-24 lead into the break.

Molly McLaughlin hit a jumper to extend the Skidmore to eight, but Trinity put together a 10-4 run, tying the game at 38-38 on a Taylor Higgins 3-pointer. Skidmore responded with a 7-2 run with baskets from Migle Vilunaite and Holgate, but the Bantams hung tough, eventually taking a 56-52 lead with 6:18 to play after a pair of Mills free throws and three points from Higgins.

Holgate and Botiba provided a response for Skidmore, combining from 10-straight points to give Skidmore a 62-56 lead with 1:37 remaining. Sheena Landy's layup brought Trinity back within four with a layup and Kaitlin Lewis drilled a 3-pointer on the Bantams next possession to make it a one-point game. Bianca Brenz made two free throws pulling down a defensive rebound and made two more with 14 seconds remaining to put Trinity ahead 65-62. The Thoroughbreds had one last possession, but they could not find the shot they needed.

Higgins had a team-high 16 points for the Bantams to go along with five rebounds. Griffin had 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds and Christina Raiti had 10 points and five boards.

Skidmore shot 25-of-67 from the field and 2-of-8 from 3-point range, while Trinity was 23-of-60 from the floor and 5-of-14 from three.

The Thoroughbreds host the US Coast Guard Academy at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16.

Sports Culture and Participation at Skidmore

By Mia Merrill, Sports Editor Last week, Skidmore students were asked to take a survey about sports culture and participation. The survey, which was available for six days and received seventy-one responses, tried to pinpoint why students do or do not want to join athletic teams at Skidmore. Does it have more to do with the sports themselves, or sports culture? Does this culture spread good vibes around campus, or does it alienate non-athletes? Are there students who think that we do not have a sports culture? Are there athletes who feel like a school-wide punch line to a bad Division III joke?

The survey tried to pack a lot into a little without losing the attention of its participants. Of course, it started by asking students if they would join a team, given the athletic abilities to compete, and found that 67 percent of participants said they would, while 33 percent said that they would not. Of the 67 percent who would join a team, 91 percent said that they like team sports. Of the 33 percent who would not join a team, 82 percent said that they like team sports.

The survey found that 52 percent of participants said that they believe our sports teams are competitive enough to win, while the remainder thought otherwise. Skidmore students, athletes and otherwise, might see this figure as uplifting, although the majority is slim. Regardless of your personal opinion on the nature of team sports or sports culture, there’s nothing wrong with some good old school spirit.

Although the survey did not specify the aspects of sports culture that would influence a student’s choice, 61 percent of participants said they do not like the sports culture at Skidmore. Much of that aversion can be explained by the 46 percent who feel that the sports teams here are exclusive and would not expand their social group. Thirty-nine39 percent of participants, though, do like sports culture here, and believe that the sports teams are inclusive and would expand their social group.

Participants were also asked to reflect on the sports houses, the foremost sources of off-campus parties. of participants think that the sports houses fill a social void on campus that fraternities and sororities would otherwise fill. Twenty-three percent of participants think that sports houses are inclusive, most likely because they often host open parties. An additional 28 percent of participants think that the sports houses are exclusive, a different question from whether or not the teams themselves promote exclusivity. Fifty-one percent of participants neglected to comment on the inclusive or exclusive nature of the sports houses. One participant commented that the sports houses “create weird group mentalities, and perpetuate potentially negative sexual health-related mindsets,” but added that if those mindsets could be adjusted, the houses would be “important to have.” Another participant said that the houses “propagate the binge drinking and hazing culture that the sports teams currently have.” One participant referred to the house occupants as “pigs.” Residents of the sports houses declined to comment for fear of framing their house in a bad light.

In some ways, the sports houses are no different than an apartment full of friends with similar activities or majors, “like any other group of friends that share an interest,” as one participant said. But it is clear from the comments in this survey that the opinion of the sports houses is not so cut-and-dry.

There are always more questions that could be asked about sports at Skidmore, but perhaps this survey will encourage more critical conversation about our sports culture.

Thoroughbreds Extend Streak to Eight as DeGregory Ties Scoring Record

By Skidmore Athletics  

Dani DeGregory ’16 scored three goals and assisted on a fourth to lead the Skidmore College field hockey team to a 6-3 non-league road win over St. John Fisher on Sunday afternoon.

DeGregory set up the first goal by Becca Halter ’17 at 16:54. The Cardinals managed a pair of goals to take a brief 2-1 lead. Skidmore ran off four straight goals to put the game away. Halter scored her second of the game at 35:00 from Sam Skott ’15, and DeGregory scored the next three goals. Sam Revera ’15 had the final goal late in the game.

Skidmore had a commanding 44-8 advantage in shots. Amy Beck ’15 stopped two shots in the net for the win.

DeGregory has thirty-two goals for the season, tying the program record set last season by Kelly Blackhurst ‘15. The talented forward has seven hat tricks this year: She has thirty-two goals and twelve assists for seventy-six points, three points off of the season total record of seventy-nine set last season by Blackhurst.

Skidmore, ranked 12^th nationally, finishes the regular season with a 15-3 record. The team will try to continue their now eight-game win streak when they take on Vassar at home on Wednesday, November 5 at 2 p.m.

Field Hockey Advances to Liberty League Championship Game

By Skidmore Athletics  

The 12^th ranked Skidmore College field hockey team will have the chance to defend its Liberty League championship after a 4-1 semifinal win over Vassar College on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Wagner Park.

Dani DeGregory ’16 led the Thoroughbreds with her team record and national leading 33^rd goal of the season. She broke the previous mark set in 2013 by Kelly Blackhurst ‘15. DeGregory is also one point off Blackhurst's team season point record of 79.

Skidmore (16-3) has won nine straight games and will be playing for its second straight and sixth Liberty League championship in the past seven years.

The Thoroughbreds, seeded second, will host third seed William Smith, a 3-2 winner over top seed University of Rochester on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.

Home field won’t hurt the team's chances. Skidmore has won twenty-five straight overall home Liberty League games since 2009. The team is 10-1 in Liberty League playoff games at Wagner Park, with ten straight wins beginning in 2007.

Against Vassar (11-7), Melanie Webb ’15 opened the scoring off a rebound and scramble in front at 11:13, with Sofia San Marco ’15 getting the assist. Sam Revera ’15 made it 2-0 off a rebound at 28:27.  DeGregory closed out the first half, scoring when she dribbled in from fifteen yards out, and fired a shot home for her record-setting goal at 32:58.

The Brewers got on the board in the second half when Storm Sideleau scored her third goal of the season off a well played cross from Bianca Zarrella at 44:56. Revera closed out the scoring with her second goal of the game and sixth of the season at 45:25.

Skidmore outshot Vassar 25-6 and had a 9-3 corner edge.  Amy Beck ’15 stopped two shots for the Thoroughbreds, while Amreen Bhasin stayed busy with nine saves.

The Thoroughbreds last beat William Smith 3-1 on Sept. 26 in Geneva.

Riding Team Opens with Win

The Skidmore College women's riding team began the 2014-2015 season with a strong winning performance at Hartwick College on Saturday,  November 1.  The Thoroughbreds tallied 47 points.  The closest team to the Skidmore score was Reserve Champion, Hartwick with 36 points. Ursula Green led the team to victory by winning both her Open classes and the High Point rider honors.

Skidmore Hockey opens season with 5-4 win over Canton

The Skidmore College hockey team held off a late charge by SUNY Canton to post a 5-4 season-opening win, Saturday night at the Herb Brooks Arena. The Thoroughbreds used goals by five different plays in the win.

Skidmore opened a 5-0 lead before Canton mounted a comeback by scoring the game's final four goals.

Zach Arden scored first at 4:59 of the first half from Ondrej Kra and Marc Cibelli.  Anthony Bird made it 2-0 at 14:28 from Anders Gundersen and Connor Pelkey. An unassisted goal at 16:53 from Christian Leahy gave the Thoroughbreds a 3-0 lead after one.

Mickey Foley made it 4-0 at 11:22 of the second half and Kenny Nelson extended the lead to 5-0 at 15:17 from Pelkey and Sam Bloom.

Skidmore would need all five of the goals as Canton battled back with four straight goals before time ran out.

Jack McDonald had 28 saves for the Thoroughbreds.

Women's Field Hockey extends win streak to seven

Skidmore goals by seven different players were highlighted in a 9-0 non-league field hockey win over Hartwick College, Wednesday afternoon at Wagner Park. The 12th ranked Thoroughbreds have won seven straight games to move to 14-3 and will close out the regular season on Sunday at St. John Fisher. The Hawks are 4-13.

Dani DeGregory was the lone multi-goal scorer for Skidmore, with three straight goals in a 4:13 span of the first half to break the game open. Krista Lamoreaux had a goal and three assists for four points. Jenn Hanks and Shannon Sebor each had a goal and an assist.

DeGregory has 29 goals this season, three off the Skidmore record set last season by Kelly Blackhurst.

Sam Skott, Sofia San Marco, and Leigh FitzGerald had solo goals. It was the first career collegiate goal for FitzGerald.

Skidmore outshot Hartwick 42-1 and had a 22-0 corner advantage.

The lone Hawk shot came late in the game when Emily Marcotte got loose in front, but had her shot stuffed by Thoroughbred goalie Zoe McGuire.

Amy Beck played the first 46:33 in goal for Skidmore, while McGuire came on for the final 23:37. For Hartwick, Jillian Sabatino had 13 saves in 40:23 and Laura Downey had eight saves in 29:48.

First half surge leads men's soccer past Bard, 3-0

 

The Skidmore College men's soccer team scored three first-half goals en route to a 3-0 conference win over Bard College, Tuesday evening at Wachenheim Field. The Thoroughbreds improve to 9-5-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the Liberty League, while the Raptors go to 5-11 overall and 1-6 in conference play.

Skidmore controlled play in the opening stages of the first half and pushed ahead in the 16th minute, as Adam Beek converted a penalty kick for his team-leading eighth tally of the season. Tim Sullivan doubled the Thoroughbreds lead with a rebound goal in the 21st minute. Brock Bakewell cut in from the left wing and ripped a shot that was parried away by Bard goalkeeper Daniel Gagne, but Sullivan was waiting on the doorstep and smashed home a strike from eight yards. Augustine Okoye netted Skidmore's third and final goal just over 10 minutes later, chasing down a Beek through ball and pushing past his defender before slotting a strike into the bottom left corner on the breakaway. The Raptors nearly pulled one back in the second half, but Nick Schenberger's headed attempt dropped over the crossbar after he rose to meet an Austin Higgins free kick.

The Thoroughbreds held Bard to three shots over the final 20 minutes, recording their fourth shutout of the season and their third in the last four games. Skidmore outshot Bard 18-5 and had an 8-1 advantage in corners.

Eli Kisselbach and Derrick Yam split time in goal for the Thoroughbreds, making one and two saves, respectively. Gagne tied a season-high with nine saves for the Raptors. Skidmore, which currently sits tied for fourth in the Liberty League standings, closes out its regular season at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, hosting crosstown rival Union.

Dani DeGregory '16 Named to Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll

By Skidmore Athletics The Liberty League

Conference named women's field hockey forward Dani DeGregory ‘16 to the Liberty League weekly honor roll on Monday, Oct. 20.

DeGregory scored in both of the Thoroughbreds’ games last week, netting the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Williams and adding a goal in Saturday's 4-1 victory against Oneonta. She leads the league with twenty-two goals, eight assists, and fifty-two points. She ranks fourth in the nation in goals per game (1.57) and in points per game (3.71).

Skidmore hosts a pair of Liberty League opponents this weekend, facing Union on Friday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. before taking on Vassar on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m.

SAAC tailgates for field hockey and volleyball

The Skidmore College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is sponsoring tailgates for Friday's home field hockey game and Saturday's home volleyball match. On Friday, SAAC will be offering free hot dogs and hamburgers for free with a student ID during field hockey's 4 p.m. game against Union. On Saturday, students will be able to get free popcorn and drinks during volleyball's 12 p.m. match against RIT.

Field hockey set to close out conference schedule

The 13th-ranked Skidmore College field team will look to clinch its spot in the postseason this weekend when it hosts Union and Vassar. Skidmore will host the match against Union on Friday, October 24th at 4 p.m. If you can't make it in person, check out the Live Stats.

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The field team scored four second-half goals in a 4-1 win at Oneonta on Saturday, extending its winning streak to four games. Melanie Webb, Krista Lamoreaux, Dani DeGregory and Kalya Rose all tallied in the win. DeGregory has nine points in the last five games and currently ranks fourth in Division III in goals per game (1.57) and points per game (3.71). Melanie Webb has produced seven points (3G, 1A) in the last four games and is third on the team nine goals, six assists and 24 points. Senior goalkeeper Amy Beck has started all 14 games and ranks third in the conference with a 1.69 goals against average.

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Skidmore has outscored its opponents 17-3 over the last four games. The Thoroughbreds have held opponents to one goal or fewer in eight of their last 10 contests. Skidmore ranks seventh in the country in scoring average (4.77) and goals per game (4.79) and ninth in assists per game (2.79), points per game (12.36) and scoring margin (3.35).

The Literal Rise and Fall of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

By Mia Merrill, Sports Editor The 45th artistic gymnastics world championships was held from October 3rd to 12th in Nanning, China.  I don’t know of anyone else who was excited as I was. It is safe to say that gymnastics is not a widely viewed sport, and so to those who understood my alternate cheering and moping this week, I thank you.

Gymnastics competitions can go one of two ways: the consistent gymnasts from the countries with the most well-funded programs hit their routines and win, and specialists—gymnasts who concentrate on only one apparatus—help boost the team score. Or, because gymnastics is a sport about balancing on thin objects, holding yourself up with your core muscles for long amounts of time, and defying the laws of physics, the top qualifiers slip and fall and someone else gets the medal. It’s a brutal sport to do and see.

This would be an extremely long article if I went through all the details of each all-around and event final, but there is a cheat sheet at the bottom of this article that lists winners and medal counts by nation.

The main events of the competition were the men’s and women’s team finals. This was the first international team competition since the 2012 Olympics. China and Japan were very close throughout the men’s final, and the gold ultimately went to the home team of China, the reigning Olympic champions. Japan, who also won the silver in 2012, was awarded silver again, and the US won bronze. The US bronze is a major accomplishment after their fifth place Olympic finish.

The US women’s team won the gold, adding to their 2012 Olympic win and 2011world championships win. The US won by 6.693 points, which is a huge margin for gymnastics. Most competitions are won by one or two points, and some are won by just a few tenths of a point. As for the other competitors, China won silver, and Russia bronze. China’s silver is huge for the women’s team, who did not make the podium at the last Olympics.

Kohei Uchimura of Japan won the men’s individual all-around for the fifth consecutive time. Uchimura was the 2008 Olympic all-around silver medalist, the world all-around champion in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014, and the 2012 Olympic all-around champion. Uchimura, the 2011 world floor exercise champion and the 2013 world parallel bars champion, is one of the most talented and successful male gymnasts of all time. Max Whitlock of Great Britain, the current European pommel horse champion, won the silver in the all-around, and Yusuke Tanaka of Japan won the bronze.

The major upsets of this world championships came in the women’s individual all-around and balance beam finals. This all-around marked the first in which Olympic champion and three-time world and European champion Aliya Mustafina of Russia has participated in and not made the podium in four years. Fans and critics expected Mustafina, the 2010 world all-around champion, to defend her 2013 bronze medal.

Simone Biles of the US defended her gold medal to no surprise. After becoming the first African-American to win the women’s title in 2013, Biles is now the first woman in twenty years to win the title for two consecutive years. Biles is a four-time US national champion and a six-time world champion—and she’s only seventeen, in case you wanted to feel inadequate.

Larisa Iordache of Romania won the silver in the all-around, an incredible accomplishment after struggling in international all-arounds for many years. Iordache is the current European floor exercise champion. Kyla Ross, a member of the gold-winning US women’s “Fierce Five” 2012 Olympic team and the 2013 world all-around silver medalist, won the bronze.

In the balance beam final, frontrunners Yao Jinnan of China and Iordache both fell off the balance beam, and finished in eighth and fifth place, respectively. Ross, the 2013 beam silver medalist, finished in sixth. Biles won her fourth gold of the championships on the beam, after winning the bronze in 2013. Mustafina, the 2013 world balance beam champion, won the bronze medal. Some critics have expressed annoyance at Mustafina’s bronze, claiming that her performance was not worthy of the podium and that she only succeeded because others failed.

But that is the nature of gymnastics: one person’s success depends heavily on another’s failure. Some say that Ross would not have won the bronze in the all-around if some of the top eight qualifiers, like Mustafina and Jinnan, had not fallen in their last event. In the 2012 Olympics, McKayla Maroney of the US won the silver on vault after falling, because almost all the other competitors also fell. That’s what makes gymnastics such an exciting sport to watch. And it is sure to be just as exciting at next year’s world championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Medal Count:

Women’s:

United States: 7

People’s Republic of China: 4

Russian Federation: 4

Romania: 2

People’s Democratic Republic of Korea: 1

Men’s:

Japan: 6

People’s Republic of China: 3

United States: 3

Brazil: 2

Croatia: 2

Russian Federation: 2

Ukraine: 2

France: 1

Hungary: 1

People’s Democratic Republic of Korea: 1

The Netherlands: 1

United Kingdom: 1

Results – Men’s:

Team: China, Japan, USA

Individual all-around: Kohei Uchimura (Japan), Max Whitlock (Great Britain), Yusuke Tanaka (Japan)

Floor exercise: Denis Ablyazin (Russia), Kenzo Shirai (Japan), Diego Hypolito (Brazil)

Pommel horse: Krisztian Berki (Hungary), Filip Ude (Croatia), Cyril Tommasone (France)

Still rings: Liu Yang (China), Arthur Zanetti (Brazil), You Hao (China)

Vault: Ri Se-gwang (North Korea), Ihor Radivilov (Ukraine), Jacob Dalton (USA)

Parallel bars: Oleh Vernyayev (Ukraine), Danell Leyva (USA), Ryohei Kato (Japan)

Horizontal bar: Epke Zonderland (The Netherlands), Kohei Uchimura (Japan), Marijo Moznik (Croatia)

Results – Women’s:

Team: USA, China, Russia

Individual all-around: Simone Biles (USA), Larisa Iordache (Romania), Kyla Ross (USA)

Vault: Hong Un-jong (North Korea), Simone Biles (USA), Mykayla Skinner (USA)

Uneven bars: Yao Jinnan (China), Huang Huidan (China), Daria Spiridonova (Russia)

Balance beam: Simone Biles (USA), Bai Yawen (China), Aliya Mustafina (Russia)

Floor exercise: Simone Biles (USA), Larisa Iordache (Romania), Aliya Mustafina (Russia)

Walsh named Defensive Performer of the Week

Skidmore College women's soccer sophomore goalkeeper Deirdre Walsh was named the Liberty League Defensive Player of the Week after registering back-to-back shutouts against conference opponents. Walsh made five saves in the Thoroughbreds (5-4-2, 2-0-2 Liberty League) 1-0 win at Bard and turned away four shots in Saturday's 1-0 win over Clarkson, improving to 5-1-2 on the season. She has conceded just one goal in four conference games this season, posting a .975 save percentage and a 0.33 goals against average in those contests. Walsh ranks fourth in the conference in save percentage (.860) and goals against average (0.76).

Skidmore hosts league-leading #11 William Smith at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.

Field Hockey Edges Williams, 3-1

By Skidmore Athletics The Skidmore College field hockey team battled to a 3-1 non-conference win against Williams College on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Wagner Park.

The Thoroughbreds (10-3), who beat the Ephs (7-5) for the eighth consecutive time, secured their tenth straight 10-win season and their 18th straight winning season. Skidmore has won ten games in 17 of the last 18 seasons.

Williams jumped out to a 1-0 lead 25 seconds into the contest, as Alex Bennett picked out Caitlin Conlon alone in front of goal, and she slotted home a shot from ten yards.

Dani DeGregory ’16 provided Skidmore's response just over a minute later with her 21st goal, collecting a loose ball at midfield and dribbling past the lone Ephs defender, before converting on the breakaway.

Sam Skott ’15 doubled the Thoroughbreds lead in the eighth minute, lifting a close range shot over Williams goalkeeper Margaret Draper into the back of the cage. Jenn Hanks ’16 netted her third in goal in as many games in the 19th minute, scoring on a penalty stroke.

Skidmore nearly extended its lead from a penalty corner in the 26th minute, but Draper made back-to-back saves to keep her team within two at the break.

The Ephs mounted the pressure late in the second half, but Skidmore goalkeeper Amy Beck ‘15 came up big, making three of her four saves in the final 15 minutes to seal the win.

The Thoroughbreds outshot the Ephs 14-6 and had an 11-6 edge in corners. Draper finished with six saves in goal for Williams.

Skidmore closes out its non-conference schedule on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. at SUNY Oneonta.

Women's basketball hosts Supplemental Day Hab

 

On Wednesday, Oct. 8th the Skidmore College women's basketball team worked on passing, dribbling and shooting with 13 people in Supplemental Day Hab. Several teams host clinics throughout the school year to teach Saratoga Bridges Supplemental Day Hab participants about their sport. Students and participants create friendships established through clinics and are reinforced when they see each other on campus for games and other clinics. This gives a deeper sense of community for both groups. Additionally, students develop an understanding of how to teach their sport to others who might not have any prior understanding of the game, and learn to adapt the sport to be accessible to people of varying abilities. "We look forward to seeing the ladies on the court and on campus this season," said Winnie Pino, a Saratoga Bridges Supplemental Day Hab instructor. "Thank youand good luck!"

Skidmore Rolls Past Bard for Liberty League Win

By Skidmore Athletics  

The Skidmore College women's soccer team broke into the Liberty League win column, with a 1-0 win at Bard College the night of Tuesday, October 7.

The Thoroughbreds improve to 4-4-2 overall and 1-0-2 in Liberty League play. The Bard Raptors are 4-8-1 and 0-4.

After a scoreless first half, Emily Saliterman ’17 scored her sixth goal of the season at 59:10, when she forced a turnover at the top of the box and caught the inside top right corner.

Skidmore outshot Bard 25-11 and had a 4-2 edge in corners.

Goalie Deirdre Walsh ’17 had five saves for her third shutout of the season.

Skidmore will host Clarkson University on Saturday, October 11, at 3 p.m.

Men's Soccer Hones in on the Liberty League

 

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The Skidmore College men's soccer team hosted Utica College on Tuesday, October 8th  in their final non-conference contest of the regular season. Brock Bakewell ‘15 brought the score up to 2 -2 with his 5th goal of the season, assisted by Tim Sullivan ‘16. The score was still tied at the end of the last half. The head coach Jeremiah Kneeland made some after remarks. “It was our last non-conference game so for us it was important to come out with no injuries and build confidence and momentum.” Men’s soccer displayed a tenacity and strength that will carry on into their 3rd Liberty League match at Clarkson University this Saturday, October 11. They are currently 6-4-2 and have six more matches to go. If they finish in the top four in the Liberty League Tournament, they will go on to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Volleyball Team Splits Liberty League Matches

By Skidmore Athletics

The Skidmore College volleyball team won 3-1 in its first Liberty League game of the season over Bard College on Saturday, October 4, at St. Lawrence University. The Thoroughbreds lost to the host school 3-0 in the final match.

The Thoroughbreds split the first two sets with Bard (2-21, 0-8), before winning a close third and an easy fourth set for the win. Brittany Osborn ’17 had a team high of fifteen kills with eleven digs. Aria Goodman ’15 added fourteen kills and had a .361 hitting percentage. Kalle Fox ’18 continued her steady play with thirty-five assists and ten digs, while Clara Jones ’18 had five aces and eight digs. Marcela Familiar ’17 had a team high of twenty-two digs, with four assists and two aces.

Against St. Lawrence, Goodman had thirteen kills, eight digs, an ace, and two blocks. Fox racked up twenty assists and five digs, while Familiar had fourteen digs.

Skidmore will host Middlebury College on Wednesday, October 8, at 7 p.m.