Skidmore College Athletics

Skidmore's Women's Basketball team emerged as anew force in regional competition, trouncing rivals Union 27-18, SUNY New Paltz 73-54, and Dutchess County Community College in a 58-49 victory. The stunning 9-5 season record placed the Skidmore players in the vanguard of a new level of competition and recognition for female athletes. The Skidmore women would also make history.
 
The team traveled to West Point to play the first women's intercollegiate basketball game in the U.S. military academy's 174-year history. Led by Coach Sue Molstad and team captain Carolyn Crump '78, Skidmore captured the first ever Dartmouth College Invitational Women's Basketball Tournament in 1978.The remarkable performance of 1976-77 Skidmore Women's Basketball Team played a significant role in ushering in a new era for female athletes; colleges began recruiting talented young women with athletic scholarships to Division I schools for the first time.
 
Carolyn Crump '78, Captain
Laura Burke '79
Fiona Harris '80
Roberta Kety ’80
Hillary Landers '79
Barb Quinn '78
Kim Alger-Norton '80
Kathy Gill '79
Marti Hinchey '79
Sheila Killeen ’79
Robin Miller '80
 
Sue Molstad, Coach