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Mark Engel
Matt Milless
Mark Engel scored a game-high 21 points.
71
Skidmore SKIDMORE 7-8,5-3 Liberty
80
Winner Bard BRD 5-9,2-5 Liberty
Skidmore SKIDMORE
7-8,5-3 Liberty
71
Final
80
Bard BRD
5-9,2-5 Liberty
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Skidmore SKIDMORE 32 39 71
Bard BRD 46 34 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Thoroughbreds run into Bard buzzsaw

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's basketball team was met by lights-out shooting from Bard in the first half and was unable to survive the ambush in an 80-71 loss to the host Raptors on Saturday.
 
  • ­Bard hit at a 57.1 percent (20-of-25) clip in the first half. The hosts cooled off in the second period but were able to stand up to Skidmore's comeback bid.
  • Mark Engel scored a game-high 21 points off the bench for Skidmore (7-8, 5-3 Liberty League). He was 4-of-7 from 3-point range.
  • Greg Skoric finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks.
  • Tautvydas Kupstas scored 12.
  • For Bard, Greg Farrow led the way offensively with 15 points, while Tyler Bruns had 13 and three assists.
  • After making 10-of-11 free throws in the first half, the Thoroughbreds were 12-for-22 (54.5 percent) from the line in the second.
  • Bard connected on 18-of-26 (69.2 percent) attempts at the charity stripe.
  • The Thoroughbreds chipped away at Bard's lead and were down seven, 74-67, with 1:07 remaining. Bard went 6-of-8 in free-throw attempts from that point in crunch time to put it away.
  • Bard finished with 25 points off 21 Skidmore turnovers. The Thoroughbreds turned 22 Bard turnovers into 13 points.
  • Coach Joe Burke: "Credit Bard for out working us and being more ready to play. I will take the blame for this as we were not ready to go and that ultimately falls on me. Coming off a tough overtime win last night we just didn't have the same energy and mindset coming into today. With all the back to back games you have to be tough and handle adversity two days in a row.l to be champions in this league. We lost focus today, It's a weakness that this group needs to work on to be successful going forward."
  • NEXT UP: Skidmore will return home to host Ithaca and Rensselaer Jan. 20-21.
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