SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College men's basketball team will look to stay at the front of the pack this weekend when it takes on Liberty League rivals Union and Hobart.
 
Skidmore (8-5, 5-0 Liberty League) vs. Union (8-8, 2-5 Liberty League)
 
Game Details: Friday, Jan. 23 –  8 p.m. | Schenectady, N.Y.
Game Coverage: Live Stats
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SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (8-5, 5-0 Liberty League): Skidmore won its fifth straight game Tuesday night, knocking off Clarkson 63-46…Junior guard Erik Sanders scored 14 of his game-high 17 points in the second half…Junior guard Aldin Medunjanin added nine points and five boards in the second stanza, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds…The Thoroughbreds held the Golden Knights to 30.6% shooting (15-49).
 
TEAM STATISTICS: Skidmore is 5-2 at home…The Thoroughbreds have outscored conference opponents by an average of 15.6 points and have held Liberty League opposition to 50.8 points per game and 33.8% shooting…Skidmore has dominated the glass in Liberty League contests, outrebounding its opponents by an average of margin of 7.2.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Medunjanin is averaging 12.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists against Liberty League opponents…Sophomore guard Royce Paris is averaging 1.8 steals per game in conference contests… Senior forward Connor Merrill has scored in double-digits in 11 of 13 games this season and leads the team in rebounds per game (7.1) and blocked shots per game (1.8) and ranks second in scoring (14.1 ppg).
 

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SCOUTING THE DUTCHMEN (8-8, 2-5 Liberty League): Union dropped its fourth straight contest Tuesday night, falling 76-68 to RIT… The Dutchmen shot a season-low 36.1% (22-61) from the floor…Junior guard William Hython scored 26 points in the loss, going 9 for 14 from the field and 8 for 10 from the charity stripe…Sophomore guard Deshon Burgess chipped in with 15 points and eight boards.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: The Dutchmen are 3-5 at home…Union is 6-1 when pulling down 40 or more rebounds…The Dutchmen average a league-high 76.6 points per game and lead the league in 3-point field goal percentage (38.7%)…Union rank second in field goal percentage (44.6%)…The Dutchmen have attempted a conference-high 362 free throws, shooting an average of 22.2 free throws per contest…Union leads the conference with a 2.0 turnover margin.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Hython (16.3 ppg) and Burgess (15.8 ppg) are second and third in the conference in scoring, respectively…Hython leads the league in rebounds per game (9.3)…Junior forward Ryan Whelpey is fourth in Liberty League in rebounds per game (7.6)…Senior guard Terell Winney is averaging 2.4 3-pointers per contest, shooting a conference-best 48.7% from 3-point range.
 

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LAST MEETING: Feb. 21, 2014 at Union
Skidmore 84, Union 68
 
Thoroughbreds clinch playoff berth with 84-68 win over Union
 

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vs. Hobart (8-6, 3-2 Liberty League)
 
Game Details: Saturday, Jan. 24 –  4 p.m. | Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Game Coverage: Live Stats
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SCOUTING THE STATESMEN (8-6, 3-2 Liberty League ): Hobart had its three-game winning streak snapped by Bard on Saturday after beating Vassar on Friday…Senior guard Connor Rehbaum tallied 27 points against the Brewers, going 9 of 16 from the field, including 6 of 10 from three…The Statesmen went 16 for 53 against Bard…Rehbaum and senior guard Andrew Hoy tied for the team-high with 12 points each against the Raptors.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: Hobart is 3-0 on the road…The Statesmen are 7-2 when scoring 65+ points and 1-4 when scoring 60 points or fewer…Hobart has limited Liberty League opponents to 40.1% shooting…The Statesmen are averaging a league-high 8.4 3-pointers per game...Hobart ranks third in the league in turnover margin (1.07) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.12).
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Rehbaum is fourth in the league in scoring (15.6 ppg) and second in 3-point field goal percentage (37.4%) and 3-pointers per game (2.4)…He is averaging 21.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game against conference opponents…Hoy is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.2 points per game and sits fourth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (36.0%) and fifth in 3-pointers per game (2.2)…Senior guard Trey Blanding leads the conference in assists per game (4.6) and ranks third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7).
 

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LAST MEETING: Jan. 24, 2014 at Hobart
Skidmore 57, Hobart 68
 
Men's basketball topped at Hobart, 68-57
 

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UP NEXT:
Skidmore goes on the road for a pair of conference contests, taking on Vassar Friday, Jan. 31, before playing at Bard Saturday, Feb. 1.