SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's basketball team played hard but couldn't find the answers Middlebury's dominance at the rim in its 73-56 loss at the Williamson Sports Center Saturday afternoon.
 
The Thoroughbreds drop to 0-3 while the Panthers are a perfect 4-0 on the season.
 
Greg Skoric led Skidmore in both points and rebounds, tallying 14 points and hauling in eight rebounds in addition to one block. Pat Gallagher and Ryan Murunge both contributed 11 points. Murunge finished with seven rebounds and two steals, while Gallagher added one steal and two blocks.
 
Max Bosco led the Panthers with 18 points followed by Jack Farrell with 16. Tommy Eastman and Alex Sobel also scored in the double digits for Middlebury with Eastman adding 11 points and Sobel adding 10. Sobel led the Panthers with 11 rebounds and added one block. Perry DeLorenzo had two blocks on the night while Eastman tallied two steals.
 
Despite leading for a good portion of the first half, the Thoroughbreds couldn't find their rhythm and fell upon shooting troubles as the Panthers outscored them 41-36 in the second half.
 
"First I want to thank our crowd. What an amazing turnout. They brought great energy and our players fed off of it," said head coach Joe Burke. "We appreciate the continued support especially through the ups and downs of the season.
 
"Tonight, we made progress but it just wasn't enough against a very good basketball team," Burke continued. "We understand who we are but right now we are in pursuit of perfecting that identity. It will come with continuing to work hard in practice and competing our tails off in every game we play. As long as our effort continues one this path we will be fine."
 
The Thoroughbreds look to notch their first win of the season Monday at 7 pm against Plattsburgh State at the Williamson Sports Center.