Skidmore women post Liberty League win over Vassar, 62-49

Box Score

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Senior forward Kellye Caufield (Monroe, Conn.) recorded a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Skidmore College women's basketball team to a 62-49 Liberty League victory over Vassar College Saturday afternoon at the Sports and Recreation Center.

With the win, the Thoroughbreds split their conference weekend and improve to 6-12 and 3-4 in Liberty League play. Vassar falls to 3-14 and 0-7 in conference play.

Skidmore came out big in the first half, going on an 18-2 run in the stanza ignited by a lay-up from sophomore Christine Kemp (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) at 16:18. The Thoroughbreds held a 38-24 advantage at halftime after converting a red hot 15-27 (55.6%) from the field.

The Brewers pulled to within nine in the second half after a free-throw from junior Emily Haeuser (South Portland, Maine) with 22 seconds left to play, but that was as close as Vassar came as two Caufield free-throws with three seconds remaining clinched the 62-49 win.

Skidmore shot 36.7 % (22-60) from the field while forcing 23 Vassar turnovers leading to 28 points.

Caufield was 5-10 from the floor and 6-8 from the free-throw line while contributing four steals. Thoroughbred freshman Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam) posted nine points and senior Laurel Brown (South Hamilton, Mass.) finished with eight.

Haeuser led all scorers with 19 points and added 10 rebounds, and freshman Brittany Parks (Escondido, Calif.) ended with 15 points for Vassar.

Skidmore will travel to Union on Feb. 3 for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

Newspaper Box Score
VASSAR vs Skidmore College
1/31/09 2 pm at Sports&Rec Center Saratoga Springs, NY
At Sports&Rec Center Saratoga Springs, NY
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 62, VASSAR 49
VASSAR (3-14,0-7 Liberty)
Emily Haeuser 5-15 9-12 19; Brittany Parks 4-10 4-4 15; Carolyn Crampton
3-10 0-0 9; Kristyn Tempora 2-8 0-0 4; Eleanor Albert 0-4 2-2 2; Emilie Haft
0-1 0-0 0; Brianna Brazell 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah Warner 0-1 0-0 0; Jenica Law 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 14-50 15-18 49.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (6-12,3-4 Liberty)
Kellye Caufield 5-10 6-8 17; Megan Gaugler 3-12 2-2 9; Laurel Brown 3-8 1-2
8; Amber Kinsey 2-9 2-2 6; Christina Gargiso 3-4 0-0 6; Dana Leonard 1-4 3-3
5; Laura Michel 2-6 1-1 5; Cyrida Felton 1-4 0-0 2; Christine Kemp 1-2 0-0
2; Ismatu Alison-Konteh 1-1 0-2 2; Kelly Bischoff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60
15-20 62.
VASSAR........................ 24 25 - 49
Skidmore College.............. 38 24 - 62
3-point goals--VASSAR 6-18 (Brittany Parks 3-7; Carolyn Crampton 3-6;
Eleanor Albert 0-1; Emilie Haft 0-1; Kristyn Tempora 0-3), Skidmore College
3-20 (Megan Gaugler 1-8; Laurel Brown 1-4; Kellye Caufield 1-2; Dana Leonard
0-1; Laura Michel 0-1; Cyrida Felton 0-1; Christine Kemp 0-1; Amber Kinsey
0-2). Fouled out--VASSAR-None, Skidmore College-None. Rebounds--VASSAR 38
(Emily Haeuser 9), Skidmore College 38 (Kellye Caufield 11). Assists--VASSAR
12 (Brittany Parks 4), Skidmore College 14 (Cyrida Felton 5). Total
fouls--VASSAR 17, Skidmore College 18. Technical fouls--VASSAR-None,
Skidmore College-None. A-110

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