Liberty League Awards Release

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—Three members of the Skidmore College women's basketball team received All-Liberty League accolades, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
 
Senior forward Angela Botiba was named to the first team, senior guard Molly McLaughlin received second team honors and freshman guard Kelly Donnelly was tabbed as the Co-Rookie of the Year, also earning a spot on the All-Rookie Team.
 
A four-time all-conference honoree, Botiba has recorded 13 double-doubles this season, including one in each game of the Liberty League tournament. She leads the league in field goal percentage (51.7%) and ranks third in rebounds per game (10.4) and blocked shots per game (1.7) and eighth in scoring (13.7 ppg). She became the program's 13th 1,000-point scorer and currently ranks eighth on Skidmore's all-time scoring list with 1,119 points.
 
McLaughlin, who was named to the All-Liberty League for the first time in her career, was also named the 2015 Liberty League Tournament Most Valuable Player. She scored a season-high 21 points in the Thoroughbreds 67-62 double-overtime win over St. Lawrence in the championship game, leading Skidmore to its first ever conference title. She has posted 11 games with six or more assists and she leads the lead in assists per game (4.9) and ranks second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8), 3-point field goal percentage (33.1%) and 3-pointers per game (2.0).
 
Donnelly has been a key contributor in her rookie campaign, starting 25 of 27 games. She has produced eight double-double this season, including five in the last seven games. She was named to the Liberty League All-Tournament Team after averaging 14 points and 11.5 rebounds per game over the two contests. She leads the team in steals per game (1.4) and ranks second in scoring (10.1 ppg). Her 1.2 blocked shots per game place her sixth in the conference, while her 8.4 rebounds per game are good for seventh.   
 
Skidmore, which earned the program's first ever berth in the NCAA tournament, must now await its seeding. The tournament field is scheduled to be announced at 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 2.