Box Score

Schenectady, N.Y. -- Senior forward Kellye Caufield (Monroe, Conn.) scored in double figures for the fourth consecutive game, but it was not enough as the Union College Dutchwomen claimed a 64-50 victory over Skidmore College in Liberty League action Tuesday evening.

 

Union remains in  a first-place tie in the conference standings with St. Lawrence as they improve to 7-1 in the league and 13-5 overall. Skidmore falls to 6-13 and 3-5 in conference play. 

 

Both teams traded baskets for the majority of the first half until Union put together a 10-0 run started by a lay-up from senior Michelle Rogers (Clarence, N.Y.) with 2:50 left in the stanza to go into the intermission with a 24-13 lead. 

 

In the second half, Skidmore chipped away to within six, 45-39, off of a jumper by Caufield with 4:14 left in regulation, but the Dutchwomen held off the rest of the way for the 64-50 win.

 

Union shot a blistering 8-14 from the three-point line and were 14 of 17 from the foul line, despite being outrebounded 32-26. 

 

Caufield scored 15 points and was 6-8 from the field, while adding seven rebounds. Sharyln Harper (New York, N.Y.) also finished in double-figures with 13 points. 

 

Rogers notched 14 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to lead the Dutchwomen.

 

Skidmore will travel to Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend for two conference match-ups.

Newspaper Box Score
Skidmore College vs UNION
2/3/09 6:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY
At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY
UNION 64, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 50
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (6-13,3-5 Liberty)
Kellye Caufield 6-8 2-4 15; Sharlyn Harper 6-12 1-1 13; Megan Gaugler 3-4
1-1 8; Cyrida Felton 2-4 0-0 5; Laura Michel 1-6 2-2 4; Laurel Brown 1-5 0-0
3; Christine Kemp 1-2 0-0 2; Dana Leonard 0-5 0-0 0; Ismatu Alison-Konteh
0-0 0-0 0; Amber Kinsey 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 6-8 50.
UNION (13-5,7-1 Liberty)
Michelle Rogers 7-12 6-6 20; Maria Tobin 4-4 2-2 13; Leah Pepe 4-6 1-2 12;
Lauren McCormick 2-8 4-5 8; Rachel Scott 2-7 0-0 5; Selin Whitham 1-6 1-2 4;
Lauren Hennessey 1-1 0-0 2; Talitha LindenDarrow 0-2 0-0 0; Megan Clark 0-0
0-0 0; Lindsay Hage 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-46 14-17 64.
Skidmore College..............   13   37  -   50
UNION.........................   24   40  -   64
3-point goals--Skidmore College 4-18 (Megan Gaugler 1-2; Cyrida Felton 1-1;
Kellye Caufield 1-2; Laurel Brown 1-3; Dana Leonard 0-2; Amber Kinsey 0-1;
Christine Kemp 0-1; Laura Michel 0-2; Sharlyn Harper 0-4), UNION 8-14 (Leah
Pepe 3-4; Maria Tobin 3-3; Rachel Scott 1-4; Selin Whitham 1-2; Talitha
LindenDarrow 0-1). Fouled out--Skidmore College-None, UNION-None.
Rebounds--Skidmore College 32 (Kellye Caufield 7; Sharlyn Harper 7), UNION
26 (Lauren McCormick 8). Assists--Skidmore College 9 (Laura Michel 3), UNION
18 (Selin Whitham 10). Total fouls--Skidmore College 18, UNION 11. Technical
fouls--Skidmore College-None, UNION-None. A-121