SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's basketball team looks to remain atop the Liberty League standings when it takes on Clarkson on Tuesday night.
 
Skidmore (8-5, 4-0 Liberty League) vs. Clarkson (9-2, 2-0 Liberty League)
 
Game Details: Tuesday, Jan. 13 – 5 p.m. | Potsdam, N.Y.   
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SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (8-5, 4-0 Liberty League): Skidmore improved to 4-0 in conference play with wins over Bard and RPI last weekend…The Thoroughbreds outscored their opponents 140-87 in the two wins…Skidmore limited Bard to 26.3% shooting (15 for 57) and held RPI scoreless for the first 10:06 of Saturday's 64-41 win…Sophomore forward Migle Vilunaite scored a game-high 14 points against Bard and produced 12 points and eight rebounds in just 16 minutes against RPI…Senior forward Angela Botiba had 10 points in both games…Junior forward Ella Scheuerell scored eight of her season-high 11 points in the first half against the Raptors.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: Skidmore outscored conference opponents 285-207 this season with its four wins coming by an average of 19.5 points….The Thoroughbreds are shooting 44.4% (108 for 243) in Liberty League games, while holding conference opponents to 28.7% from the field…Skidmore is averaging 7.0 3-pointers per game in league play and has limited its conference foes to a total of 13 3-pointers in four games…The Thoroughbreds lead the league in defensive rebounds per game (33.2) and rebounding margin (9.6).
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Botiba is averaging 14.5 points per game, 12.0 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game and is shooting 51% from the field against Liberty League opponents this season…Junior guard Lindsey Davis and senior guard Molly McLaughlin are both averaging 2.0 3-pointers per game in conference games…McLaughlin leads the league in 3-point field goal percentage (46.4) and ranks second in assists per game (4.3) and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4).
 

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SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (9-2, 2-0 Liberty League): Clarkson extended its winning streak to seven games over the weekend, openening its conference schedule with back-to-back road wins against William Smith and RIT…Junior forward Ashley Loggins and senior guard Cara Manfredi scored 20 points each in the Golden Knights 69-65 win at William Smith…Manfredi tallied a career-high 32 points in a 79-73 overtime win at RIT on Saturday, going 9 of 18 from the field, including 6 of 13 from beyond the arc.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: Clarkson is 3-0 at home this season…The Golden Knights possess the league's top offense, leading the conference in points per game (74.5), field goal percentage (42.6%) and 3-point field goal percentage (37.5)…Clarkson has struggled at the defensive end of the floor, allowing an average of 66.2 points per game…The Golden Knights rank second in the league with a 2.82 turnover margin.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Loggins leads the conference in scoring (19.0 ppg) and steals per game (3.4) and ranks fourth in rebounds per game (10.0) and shooting percentage (44.5%)…She has scored 20+ points in six games this season and has recorded six double-doubles…Manfredi averages a league-best 3.2 3-points per game and is second in 3-point field goal percentage (43.8%), fourth in scoring (16.4 ppg), sixth in field goal percentage (41.5%)…Sophomore guard Stephanie Grobe is third on the team in scoring (11.0 ppg) and rebounds per game (5.2).
 

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LAST MEETING: Feb. 4, 2014 at Skidmore
Skidmore 64, Clarkson 53
 
Skidmore wins third straight