SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The Skidmore College women's basketball takes on its third straight NESCAC opponent when it travels to Middlebury on Saturday.
 
Skidmore (1-3) vs. Middlebury (4-2)
 
Game Details: Saturday, Dec. 6 – 2 p.m. | Middlebury, VT
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SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (1-3): Skidmore took #11 Williams to the wire in it last contest, holding the Ephs to 16-of-58 shooting from the floor in a 50-45 loss…Senior forward Angela Botiba recorded her second-straight double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds…Junior guard Amber Holgate scored 13 points and added six rebounds in her first start of the season…Senior guard Molly McLaughlin added 12 points and six boards.
 
STATISTICS: Botiba leads the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) and is fifth in the conference in rebounds per game (9.8) while posting a conference-best 2.3 blocked shots per game…McLaughlin is averaging 2.0 3-point field goals per game, shooting a league-high 53.3% from 3-point range…Freshman guard Kelly Donnelly is leading the league in steals per game (3.0) and is also averaging 10.8 per game…Skidmore has held its last two opponents to a combined field goal percentage of 29.6… The Thoroughbreds rank second in the league in defensive rebounds per game (31.0) and third in rebounding margin (7.0) and 3-point field goals per game (4.5).
 

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SCOUTING THE PANTHERS (4-2): Middlebury was topped 55-49 by Norwich in its last contest…Freshman guard Sarah Kaufman had 16 points and six rebounds…Freshman guard Sabrina Weeks added 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks…The Panthers went 19-of-63 from the field in the loss…Middlebury is 1-1 at home this season.
 
STATISTICS: Sophomore forward Elizabeth Knox has scored in double figures in five of six games and is second in the conference in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game…Kaufman ranks seventh in the league in rebounds per game (8.3) and ninth in scoring (14.3)…Senior guard Alexis Coolidge is shooting a league-best 59.5% form the field…The Panthers lead the NESCAC in field goal defense, holding their opponents to 29.0% from the field...Middlebury is averaging 62.3 points per game.
 

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LAST MEETING: Dec. 7, 2013 at Skidmore
Skidmore 63, Middlebury 50
 
Skidmore knocks off Middlebury, 63-50

 

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NEXT UP:
The Thoroughbreds host Green Mountain College Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. in their final home contest of the semester.