SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Skidmore College women's basketball team posted a 66-51 Liberty League victory over St. Lawrence University on Saturday afternoon in celebration of Skidmore's Big Green Scream event and the program's Senior Day. Junior Ruby Krop set the program's single-season block record with her 66^th stuff in the first half.

• Skidmore (11-12, 9-7 Liberty League) took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Saints 24-11 and building a lead it would not relinquish.
• The victory clinched Skidmore's playoff spot. The Thoroughbreds can finish as high as a tie for third.
• Krop moved past Shanley Irving's 23-year-old block record of 65. The junior leads the Liberty League by a whopping 37. She entered the day fifth in Division III in total blocks and blocks per game (2.95).
• Sophia Martinez paced the Thoroughbreds offensively with 18 points on 8-for-18 shooting to go along with five rebounds and a steal.
• Claudia Schneider added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Madison Meyer chipped in 11 points and a game high four steals.
• Krop contributed 10 points off the bench and recorded three blocks.
• Skidmore shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the floor and 80 percent (12-of-15) from the free-throw line, while limiting St. Lawrence to 28.1 percent (16-of-57) shooting overall.
• The Thoroughbreds also held a significant edge in points in the paint (40-18) and capitalized on turnovers to fuel their offense. Skidmore had a 29-12 advantage in points-off-turnovers.
• For St. Lawrence (15-8, 10-6 Liberty League), Elizabeth Flynn led all scorers with 15 points and collected 12 rebounds for a double-double. Jackie Malley added nine points for the Saints.
• Skidmore's lead was one, 26-25, at halftime before the Thoroughbreds shot 60 percent (9-of-15) from the field in the third quarter while turning eight SLU turnovers into 13 points to stretch the lead to 14.
• Skidmore led by as many as 22 points (58-36) in the fourth quarter before the visitors closed on a 10-4 run.
• The Big Green Scream drew Skidmore's largest crowd of the year of over 800.
• Before the game, the program honored its two seniors Madison Meyer and Melissa Severino. The pair are the only two remaining players from the 2023 Liberty League championship team.

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Skidmore will complete the regular season next week on the road at Ithaca and RIT. The Liberty League First Round is slated for Tuesday, Feb. 24.