SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The Skidmore College men's basketball team is back in action this weekend, facing Liberty League opponents Bard and RPI.

Skidmore (5-5, 2-0 Liberty League) vs. Bard (6-4, 1-0 Liberty League)
 
Game Details: Friday, Jan. 9 – 8 p.m. | Saratoga Springs, NY
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SCOUTING THE THOROUGHBREDS (5-5, 2-0 Liberty League): Skidmore opened Liberty League play with back-to-back home wins, knocking off RIT and Vassar…Freshman guard Martin Bedulskij scored a game-high 19 points against RIT in his first collegiate start…Sophomore guard Royce Paris and junior guard Isaac Carp chipped in with 16 points and 12 points off the bench, respectively…Carp went 4 for 4 from 3-point range against RIT and hit 3 of 5 3-pointers against Vassar…Junior guard Aldin Medunjanin tallied 23 of his game-high 25 points in the second half of the team's 69-64 win over Vassar on Saturday, shooting 7 of 9 from the field and 7 of 9 from the line in the stanza.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: The Thoroughbreds are averaging 71.9 points per game, ranking second in the conference…Skidmore is 4-2 at home this season…The Thoroughbreds are third in the league in defensive rebounds per game (28.0)…Skidmore leads the league in blocked shots per game (5.0)…The Thoroughbreds are 5-1 when making six or more 3-pointers and 4-1 when outrebounding their opponent.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Medunjanin is second in the Liberty League in steals per game (2.2.), fourth in scoring (15.1 ppg) and fifth in assists per game (3.9) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6)…Connor Merrill is seventh in the conference in scoring (14.5 ppg), but has been held to fewer than 10 points in the last two games after scoring in double figures in the first eight games…He is eight points shy of the 1,000 career point mark.
  
SCOUTING THE RAPTORS (6-4, 1-0 Liberty League): Bard notched its first Liberty League win since 2013 in its first conference contest of the season, stunning Vassar 61-54…Sophmore guard Alex Fabean-Scotch scored a team-high 16 points in the win…The Raptors are off to their best start since joining the Liberty League and their six wins already marks the most wins in a season since the 2007-2008 campaign.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: Bard is 2-2 on the road…The Raptors lead the league in scoring defense, limiting their opponents to 59.1 points per game, and rank second in scoring margin (5.6)…Bard has held its opponents to 38.5% shooting, including a league-best 30.4% from beyond the arc…The Raptors are atop the conference in offensive rebounds per game (13.1) and rebounding margin (5.2)…
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Freshman guard Devahnte Mosley leads the team in scoring (13.8 ppg) assists per game (3) and steals (14) and sits third in the league in offensive rebounds per game (2.8)…Senior forward Siondueh Burnette is second on the team in scoring (10.4 ppg).
  
LAST MEETING: Feb. 15, 2014 at Bard
Skidmore 65, Bard 52
 
Late run seals win for Skidmore
 

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vs. RPI (3-8, 0-2 Liberty League)
 
Game Details: Saturday, Jan. 10 – 4 p.m. | Troy, NY
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SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS (3-8, 0-2 Liberty League): RPI opened the new year with back-to-back home conference losses against St. Lawrence and RIT…Four Engineers scored in double-figures in a 73-68 loss to the Saints…Sophomore guard Nate Kane scored a season-high 19 points against the Tigers…Junior forward Chase Almond tallied 18 points against the Saints.
 
TEAM STATISTICS: The Engineers are 1-4 at home this season…RPI is allowing 71.9 points per game…The Engineers are third in the conference in field goal percentage (44.4%) and 3-point field goal percentage (36.1%), while also ranking eighth in field goal defense and ninth in 3-point field goal defense…RPI is averaging 12.9 turnovers per game.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Junior forward Tyler Gendron leads the team in scoring (14.9 ppg), placing him fifth in the league…Almond is averaging a conference-best 9.5 rebounds per game and is second on the team in scoring (13.5 ppg)…Gendron (49.5%) and Almond (45.9%) sit third and fifth in the league in field goal percentage, respectively…) Junior forward Brian Hatcher is second on the team in rebounds per game (5.6) and third in scoring (12.1).
  
LAST MEETING: Feb. 1, 2014 at RPI
Skidmore 82, RPI 49
 
Thoroughbreds stifle RPI offense in 82-49 win
 

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NEXT UP:
The Thoroughbreds go on the road to take on Clarkson Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.