SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Cortland shot 75 percent (9-of-12) in the second quarter highlighting a night that saw the team shoot 51 percent overall from the field to defeat the Skidmore College women's basketball team, 68-52, on Tuesday.

• Skidmore drops to 2-3 on the season, while Cortland improves to 2-1.
• Skidmore opened strong with a 19-13 lead after the first quarter but was outscored 22-9 in the second and never regained the lead.
• Skidmore led for all but 1:48 in the first quarter, stretching its advantage to as many as eight.
• The Red Dragons, after missing their first shot in the second quarter, drained nine out of their next 10 shots to open up a seven-point lead into recess. Kayla Campbell scored eight points during the run, and Jackie Funk had five.
• The Thoroughbreds kept pace in the third quarter, 12 points a side, before the Red Dragons broke away by scoring the first eight points of the fourth period.
• Cassie Davidson and Sophia Martinez paced Skidmore with nine points apiece. Davidson grabbed four rebounds, while Martinez finished with two steals and an assist.
• Sarah Chambers added eight points and a team-high seven boards.
• Campbell led the visitors with 14 points on 7-for-12 shooting and six rebounds.
• Cortland took advantage of turnovers, scoring 23 points off Skidmore's 20 giveaways. Skidmore scored 14 points off 22 Red Dragon turnovers.
• The Thoroughbreds finished with 17 steals. Emmy Plage led with five.
• Skidmore shot 31.4 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from the free-throw line, while Cortland shot 50.9 percent from the field and made all six of its shots from the line.
• Cortland doubled up Skidmore, 28-14, in the paint.
• Both teams made eight 3-pointers. Skidmore was 8-for-20; Cortland finished 8-for-16.

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• Skidmore will begin Liberty League play Dec. 6-7 on the road at Clarkson and St. Lawrence.