Box Score Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-- The Skidmore College men's basketball team closed out the first semester with a 66-53 non-league win over Green Mountain College, Tuesday at the Williamson Center.
 
The Thoroughbreds take a 6-2 record into the break, while the Eagles fall to 1-9.
 
Skidmore freshman guard Aldin Medunjanin led all scorers with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Kevin Dahill added 10 points, while Eli Johnston and Connor Merrill had nine each. Merrill also had four blocks and Johnston contributred five assists.
 
Jakerion Ales was the lone Green Mountain player with 10 points.  Carnelius Green had nine points and a game-high eight assists.
 
Green Mountain led by seven at the half, 34-27 and then scored the first basket of the second half for its biggest lead, 36-27.  Skidmore used a 14-3 run to erase the deficit and took the lead for good, 41-39 on a Doolun Anyam lay-up with 14:13 to play.  Medunjanin had eight of the 14 points in the run.
 
The Eagles outrebounded the Thoroughbreds 41-30, but Skidmore scored 18 points off 15 GMC turnovers.

" I was happy how we responded in the second half," Skidmore coach Joe Burke commented. "Green Mountain is athletic and really spreads you out.  I thought it took us some time to adjust but once we did we were able to get some stops and run out offensively.

"Our break comes at a much needed time.  We got plenty of guys that need to heal and come back ready for what should be an exciting  and challenging conference season."

The Thoroughbreds are off until a Dec. 29 game at Stevenson University.