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ONEONTA, NY – The Skidmore College women's basketball team had its five-game win streak snapped Tuesday night, 55-53, by Hartwick College in a non-league contest at Lambros Gym.
 
Skidmore is 6-5 and will return to Liberty League play at home Friday night at 6 p.m. against Bard College. Hartwick improves to 4-7.
           
The Hawks trailed by 11 points with 12 minutes to go, but a pair  Taylor Vonasek free throws put Hartwick in front with 17.9 seconds left. Following a timeout, the Thoroughbreds had a shot to go ahead blocked by Sarah ShawSarah Shaw but they regained possession and called another timeout with 3.2 left.
           
On the in-bounds play, the ball went to sharp-shooter Molly McLaughlin but her three-pointer went long. Migle Vilunaite was on the glass to gain the offensive board and she had a good look but her layup went long as well enabling the Hawks to score the victory.

Skidmore received 16 points from Kelly Donnelly. McLaughlin finished with 15, including four three-pointers. Angela Botiba added 10 points.

Vonasek poured in a career- and game-high 24 points for the Hawks.
                      
Skidmore would outscore the Hawks by a 15-4 margin over a seven and a half minutes stretch late in the first half and eventually  went into the locker room up 10 points, 29-19.
              
The Hawks brought the deficit to two points with five minutes gone in the second half, but a 9-0 Skidmore run handed the visitors an 11-point, 40-29, advantage with 12 minutes remaining.
           
Hartwick got right back into the game with a 14-2 run of its own to take a 43-42 lead with 6:46 left in the contest.           

The Thoroughbreds regained the advantage and a Donnelly three-pointer made the Skidmore advantage four, 49-45, with under four minutes left. The Hawks refused to go quietly and they jumped in front again, 51-50, after two free throws with 1:46 showing on the clock. Two more  free throws 48 seconds later, increased the Hawk  edge to three points, but a Mclaughlin triple evened the game at 53-53 with 45 ticks left. Both teams had looks at taking the lead but neither converted. Skidmore's miss, Vonasek was fouled on the defensive glass setting her up for the go-ahead points.