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Schenectady, N.Y. - The Skidmore College men's basketball team improved to 6-2 in the Liberty League with Tuesday night's 73-67 victory over Union at the Viniar Athletic Center.
The Thoroughbreds improve to 12-7 overall, while the Dutchmen fall to 9-10 and 1-7 in the league.
Four players scored in double-figures led by 16 from
Gerard O'Shea.
Jeff Altimar chipped in with 14, while
Brian Lowry added 12 and
John Mantas had 11 off the bench. The Thoroughbreds, who shot 45% and only turned the ball over six times, three in each half.
Kyle Clark had a team high six rebounds.
Union senior guard
Drew Goldstein scored 20 points, giving him 50 in two games. He made seven of nine from the line.
Keven Donohue scored 18 points and Matt Covucci
just missed a triple double with 14 rebounds, 13 points and eight assists. The Dutchmen outrebounded the Thoroughbreds, 34-33, and shot 45% for the game.
Union took a two point lead into the half, 35-33. The game featured the 10th tie of the game, 52-52, with 9:10 remaining in the second half. Skidmore outscored the Dutchmen, 15-9 in the next 5:08 for a 67-61 featuring three pointers by Mathas and Lowry. Union got to within four with 28 seconds left on a Covucci layup to make it 69-65, but Union's four fouls down the stretch helped lead to a perfect 4 for 4 Skidmore performance at the line en route to the win.
"Tonight was a good win for our program. Anytime you can win a game on the road in this league you are pleased" said coach Joe Burke. "We knew Union was going to battle us for 40 minutes and they did just that. We were fortunate that we made some plays down the stretch that helped us prevail."
"I think the difference in the second half was our defense. Union is extremely efficient with their offense and you have to remain disciplined. I felt like we settled in a bit and did a decent job of guarding them which in turn helped us get in a rhythm offensively."
The Thoroughbreds host Hamilton, Friday night at 8 p.m.
