Box Score SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College women's basketball team extended its home winning streak to five games with a 76-46 Liberty League win over Bard, Friday night at the Williamson Center.
 
The Thoroughbreds improve to 7-5 overall and 3-0 in conference play, while the Raptors go to 4-6 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
 
Migle Vilunaite scored a game-high 14 points, going 5 for 7 from the floor and a 4 for 4 from the line. Ella Scheuerell tallied eight of her season-high 11 points in the first half and Angela Botiba added 10 points and five rebounds.
 
The two teams traded the lead over 11:10 of the first half. Bard used a 5-0 run capped by Bianka Bell layup to pull ahead 18-17, but the Thoroughbreds charged back. Skidmore went 11 for 25 in the half, outscoring the Raptors 20-1 over the final 8:34 to take a 37-19 lead into the break.
 
Skidmore's hot shooting continued in the second half, as the Thoroughbreds went 16 for 31 from the field, including 5 for 9 from 3-point range to pull away for good. Molly McLaughlin hit three early threes to extend Skidmore's lead to 29 and the Thoroughbreds never looked back, cruising to the 76-46 win.
 
Skidmore finished 27 of 56 from the field, including 8 for 17 from three and went a perfect 14 for 14 from the charity stripe.
 
Tytravia Riley led the Raptors with 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Gabriela Piercy added 10 points and five rebounds and Bianka Bell produed nine points and four boards.
 
The Thoroughbreds bench outscored that of the Raptors 37-7. Skidmore shot 48.2% (27 for 56) from the field, while holding Bard to 26.3% (23 for 78).
 
"Tonight we had a chance to get everyone in and they all contributed," said Skidmore head coach Darren Bennett. "It was good to see and its something we can all grow on.  Bard didn't have a lot of numbers and came to play.  They did a good job of getting to the free throw line and attacking the offensive boards all night long.
 
"We still have to take care of the ball and that is something we are working on with everyone, regardless of the competition or the score.  We have to get better at keeping teams off the free throw line.  When you have some different lineups in the game those kinds of things can happen and we understand that as well.
 
Tomorrow's game will be much different than tonight's and we are on the road.  We will take what we can from this game, learn and move on."
 
 
The Thoroughbreds go on the road to take on crosstown rival RPI at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6.