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Wayne, N.J. - The Skidmore College men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, 75-69 at William Paterson on Saturday afternoon.

The Thoroughbreds fall to 3-1, while the Pioneers improve to 7-0.

Gerard O'Shea finished with 12 points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals for Skidmore, while  Brian Lowry poured in a team-high 16 points in 18 minutes of action and Terron Victoria added 13 points.

For William Paterson, Corey Chandler led all scorers with 32 points and also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.  Lance Brown recorded 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

The Pioneers held a 13-point advantage at the half and led by as many as 21 early in the second half.  The Thoroughbreds were able to chip away at the lead and trailed by four with 2:12 left but were unable to get any closer as William Paterson hit their free throws down the stretch and held off the rally for a 75-69 win.

"Give the credit to William Paterson," said Skidmore coach Joe Burke. "They have good players and are really well coached.  I thought both teams played hard, but unfortunately we came up short on the road today.

"I was proud of the way we battled back. Unfortunately, we put them on the line quite a bit and created a pretty big hole for ourselves to dig out of.

"This game was part of us upgrading our schedule. Our goal is to be playing in March and this game had an NCAA feel to it. If you can win games like that on the road than you have a chance to be pretty good.  We are not quite there yet. "

Skidmore returns to action on Dec. 6 at Castleton State.