Box Score Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College women's basketball team lost for the first time this season, 47-31, to 11th ranked Williams College Wednesday at the Williamson Sports Center.
 
The Thoroughbreds fall to 4-1, while the Ephs remain unbeaten at 7-0.
 
Skidmore's lone lead of the night came on the first basket of the game, a jumper by Megan Gaugler at 18:36.  The Thoroughbreds kept Williams off the board until Claire Baecher's basket at 16:44 tied it 2-2.  The basket started an 11-0 Williams run that gave the Ephs an 11-2 advantage. 
 
Skidmore battled back with a 7-2 run of its own to cut it to four 13-9 with 7:45 to play.  Gaugler had five of the points with a key three-pointer and a pair of free throws. Angela Botiba had the other points on an inside lay-up off a Jordyn Wartts steal.   That was as close as it would get with Williams building a 22-12 lead at the half.
 
The Thoroughbreds hung tough in the second half, getting to with in nine with 10:28 to play, but the Ephs were able to extend the lead to as many as 18 over the final minutes for the 47-31 final.
 
Gaugler finished with 12 points. Christina Gargiso had nine points and 10 rebounds, while Botiba had two points and 10 rebounds.  Wartts had two points, four steals, and three assists.
 
Baecher and Ellen Cook had 10 points each for Williams.
 
Skidmore will close out the semester at home Friday night at 6 p.m. against Middlebury College.
 
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Newspaper Box Score
Williams vs Skidmore College
12/7/11 7 pm at Williamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Williamson Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
WILLIAMS 47, SKIDMORE COLLEGE 31
WILLIAMS (7-0)
Ellen Cook 4-7 0-0 10; Claire Baecher 3-10 4-4 10; Danny Rainer 3-13 2-2 8;
Jill Greenberg 3-12 0-1 7; Grace Rehnquist 2-8 2-2 7; Jennie Harding 1-7 0-0
3; Kellie Macdonald 1-5 0-0 2; Ana Rodriguez-Villa 0-0 0-0 0; Megan Rogers
0-0 0-0 0; Lisa Jaris 0-4 0-0 0; Jen Borderud 0-1 0-0 0; Rachel MacLean 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 17-67 8-9 47.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (4-1)
Megan Gaugler 4-8 2-2 12; Christina Gargiso 4-14 1-2 9; Molly McLaughlin 1-2
0-0 3; Jordan Friedman 1-1 0-0 2; Jordyn Wartts 1-5 0-0 2; Angela Botiba
1-10 0-0 2; Jessie Kavana 0-4 1-2 1; Allie Keller 0-0 0-0 0; Lindsey Davis
0-0 0-0 0; Molly Gile 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren Conway 0-0 0-0 0; Logan Frederick
0-5 0-0 0; Hailee Minor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-50 4-6 31.
Williams......................   22   25  -   47
Skidmore College..............   12   19  -   31
3-point goals--Williams 5-24 (Ellen Cook 2-3; Jill Greenberg 1-4; Jennie
Harding 1-4; Grace Rehnquist 1-6; Jen Borderud 0-1; Kellie Macdonald 0-3;
Claire Baecher 0-3), Skidmore College 3-9 (Megan Gaugler 2-3; Molly
McLaughlin 1-1; Jordyn Wartts 0-1; Jessie Kavana 0-2; Christina Gargiso
0-2). Fouled out--Williams-None, Skidmore College-None. Rebounds--Williams
45 (Claire Baecher 9; Grace Rehnquist 9; Danny Rainer 9), Skidmore College
45 (Angela Botiba 10; Christina Gargiso 10). Assists--Williams 11 (Jennie
Harding 3), Skidmore College 7 (Jordyn Wartts 3). Total fouls--Williams 8,
Skidmore College 13. Technical fouls--Williams-None, Skidmore College-None.
A-175