Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— Sarah Wetmore (Sudbury, Mass.) scored a game-high 19 points to lead Rensselaer to a 69-59 women's basketball win over Skidmore College in Liberty League action Friday night at the Sports and Recreation Center.

The Thoroughbreds are 5-12 overall and 2-4 in Liberty play, while RPI improves to 13-3 and 5-1.

The Red Hawks came out quick, hitting four of their first five three-point attempts to grab an early 16-8 lead.  Skidmore settled down to close the lead to six at the half, 27-21.

RPI opened the second half with a 10-0 run to grab a 37-21 lead with 17:05 to play.  The Red Hawks led by as many as 20 in the second, before the Thoroughbreds made a late run to close to within seven, 60-53 with 2:35 to play. That was as close as they would get.

Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam) led Skidmore with 16 points and two steals.  Kellye Caufield (Monroe, Conn.)  had a double/double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Laurel Brown (South Hamilton, Mass.) contributed 11 points and three assists off the bench.

For the Red Hawks, Whitney Coleman (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)  scored 14 points and Elizabeth Barker (Suffield, Conn.) had a double/double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Skidmore will host Vassar on Saturday at 2 p.m., while RPI is at Union.


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Newspaper Box Score
RPI vs Skidmore College
1/30/09 4 pm at Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Sports&Rec Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
RPI 69, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 59
RPI (13-3,5-1Liberty)
Sarah Wetmore 5-9 8-10 19; Whitney Coleman 5-14 2-2 14; Elizabeth Barker 3-8
4-6 10; Lauren Hayes 3-4 0-4 8; Caitlyn Charest 1-3 4-4 7; Allison Connor
1-1 3-4 6; Laura Easterling 1-2 0-1 3; Kerry Hayes 1-4 0-2 2; Hillary
McKinley 0-0 0-0 0; Katie Hansan 0-1 0-0 0; Amanda Brophy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
20-47 21-33 69.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (5-12, 2-4)
Megan Gaugler 6-11 1-1 16; Laurel Brown 3-7 4-6 11; Kellye Caufield 3-13 4-4
10; Dana Leonard 2-4 2-2 6; Ismatu Alison-Konteh 2-4 0-0 4; Laura Michel 1-3
0-0 3; Sharlyn Harper 1-6 0-0 3; Christina Gargiso 0-3 2-4 2; Cyrida Felton
1-1 0-0 2; Amber Kinsey 1-2 0-0 2; Christine Kemp 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-55
13-17 59.
RPI...........................   27   42  -   69
Skidmore College..............   21   38  -   59
3-point goals--RPI 8-17 (Whitney Coleman 2-6; Lauren Hayes 2-3; Sarah
Wetmore 1-2; Caitlyn Charest 1-2; Allison Connor 1-1; Laura Easterling 1-2;
Kerry Hayes 0-1), Skidmore College 6-18 (Megan Gaugler 3-7; Sharlyn Harper
1-3; Laura Michel 1-2; Laurel Brown 1-3; Dana Leonard 0-1; Kellye Caufield
0-2). Fouled out--RPI-None, Skidmore College-Laurel Brown. Rebounds--RPI 31
(Elizabeth Barker 10), Skidmore College 37 (Kellye Caufield 11).
Assists--RPI 15 (Caitlyn Charest 5), Skidmore College 12 (Laura Michel 3;
Laurel Brown 3). Total fouls--RPI 14, Skidmore College 21. Technical
fouls--RPI-None, Skidmore College-None. A-165