40th Skidmore College Invitational
 
SKIDMORE (0-0) vs Endicott (0-1)
Game Details: Friday, Nov.18 | 6:00 p.m.
Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Williamson Sports Center
Game Links: Stats | Video
Skidmore: Roster | Stats
Endicott: Roster | Stats
 
Keene State (1-0) vs Tufts (0-0)
Game Details: Friday, Nov.18 | 8:00 p.m.
Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Williamson Sports Center
Game Links: Stats | Video
Keene State: Roster | Stats
Tufts: Roster | Stats
 
 
Endicott (0-1) vs Keene State (1-0)
Game Details: Saturday, Nov.19 | 2:00 p.m.
Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Williamson Sports Center
Game Links: Stats | Video
Endicott: Roster | Stats
Keene State: Roster | Stats
 
SKIDMORE (0-0) vs Tufts (0-0)
Game Details: Saturday, Nov.18 | 4:00 p.m.
Location: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Williamson Sports Center
Game Links: Stats | Video
Skidmore: Roster | Stats
Tufts: Roster | Stats
 
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College women's basketball team opens the 2016-2017 season this weekend as it hosts the 40th annual Skidmore College Invitational at the Williamson Center from Nov. 18-19. The Thoroughbreds start off with a matchup against Endicott on Friday at 6 p.m., before finishing the weekend against top-ranked Tufts on Saturday at 4 p.m.

2016-17 SEASON PREVIEW
 
The Thoroughbreds look to improve off a 14-11 season from a year ago, as well as a two-game split in the 39th edition of the Skidmore Invitational. After opening up that season with a 62-49 loss to New Paltz on Friday, the Thoroughbreds edged Wellesley 53-50 the next afternoon. Guards Kelly Donnelly and Amber Holgate were named to the All-Tournament team for their efforts that weekend.
 
SCOUTING ENDICOTT (0-1)
After the tourney opener against the Thoroughbreds, Endicott will end the weekend with a rematch of the ECAC Semifinals in Keene State on Saturday at 2 p.m. Endicott comes into the weekend having already begun the 2016-17 season, falling to MIT 74-61 on the road.
 
Forward Hannah Shaw led the way for the Gulls, scoring 18 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field, adding six rebounds. Shaw was second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.0 points per game last season, while adding 6.3 rebounds for the Gulls, who went 17-12 in 2015-16.
 
SCOUTING TUFTS
Tufts, the top-ranked team in the preseason d3hoops.com national rankings, will open its season on Friday against Keene State at 8 p.m., before taking on the Thoroughbreds. Last season, the Jumbos made a remarkable run, winning 21-of-22 games in their march to the NCAA Divison III National Championship game, finishing with a 28-4 record.
 
Tufts returns nine players from that tourney run, including forward/center Michela North, who averaged 14.1 points and 10.5 rebounds last season. Named to the WBCA All-America team in 2016, North comes in as a 2016-17 D3hoops.com preseason All-American member.
 
SCOUTING KEENE STATE (1-0)
Keene State opens the Skidmore Tournament with a matchup against No. 1 Tufts on Friday at 8 p.m., and finishes with Endicott on Saturday at 2 p.m. Keene State and Skidmore will meet later on in the season, at the Wesleyan Tournament on Dec. 2.
 
The Owls come into this matchup after picking up a victory in its season opener, defeating Westfield State 78-74 on home court Tuesday. Guard Emily McPadden led the Owls with a career-high 24 points, while the Keene State defense held the visitors to just 28 percent (26-for-93) from the field.
 
Last season, the Owls went 24-5, winning the ECAC New England Championship. Guard Sandi Purcell led the way, averaging a team-best 13.3 points per game, adding 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per contest.