Box Score
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – The Skidmore College women's basketball team broke open a close game with a 22-0 run in the second half, picking up a 79-51 Liberty League win over Vassar College on Friday at the Athletics & Fitness Center.
Vassar falls to 3-18, 0-10 in the Liberty League. Skidmore improves to 9-13, 6-5 in the league. The Thoroughbreds travel to RPI Feb. 14 for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
Trailing by five heading into the second half, Vassar quickly evened the score, as a foul line jumper from junior Emily Haesuer (South Portland, ME/South Portland) and a three-pointer from freshman Brittany Parks (Escondido, CA/Escondido) tied the game at 35 with 18:20 to play. After the Thoroughbreds regained the lead, a Parks three-pointer again tied the game, 42-42 with 13:45 to play. However, Skidmore's Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) answered immediately, draining a baseline three-pointer on the other end.
Gaugler's basket ignited the Thoroughbred offense, as Skidmore reeled off 22 unanswered points in the span of just over nine minutes to take a 64-43 lead with 6:16 to play.
Junior Sharlyn Harper (New York, NY/Holderness) and sophomore Ismatu Alison-Konteh (Bronx, NY/Bronx School of Law, Government, and Justice) played a key role in Skidmore's explosive second half, accounting for 11 of the first 13 points in the run. Harper scored five quick points, converting an old-fashioned three-point play and then nabbing a steal and sinking the fast break layup. Alison-Konteh followed that with three straight baskets of her own, putting Skidmore up by double digits for the first time in the game.
Senior Kellye Caufield (Monroe, CT/Masuk) led three Thoroughbreds in double figures with 17 points. Harper chipped in with 16 points, while junior Dana Leonard (Cooperstown, NY/Cooperstown Central) added 10 points and six rebounds. Alison-Konteh led Skidmore on the boards with seven.
