<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://skidmoreathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Skidmore College Athletics</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Skidmore College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://skidmoreathletics.com/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>READY, SET, GO! The FOSA Online Auction is LIVE!</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ready-set-go-the-fosa-online-auction-is-live.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ready-set-go-the-fosa-online-auction-is-live.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Riding, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, General, Community Outreach, Friends of Skidmore Athletics, Swimming &amp; Diving, Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="FOSA Auction 2026" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/email-athletics-2.png" /><br /><br />The Friends of Skidmore Athletics (FOSA) Online Auction is officially LIVE, and we're excited to rally our community in support of all Skidmore athletic teams!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/email-athletics-2.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/email-athletics-2.png"><media:title>FOSA Auction 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/email-athletics-2.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:25:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10199</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gail Cummings-Danson to retire after 21 years at Skidmore College</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/4/6/general-gail-cummings-danson-to-retire-after-21-years-at-skidmore-college.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/4/6/general-gail-cummings-danson-to-retire-after-21-years-at-skidmore-college.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey, Men's Golf, Men's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, Riding, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, General, Community Outreach, Friends of Skidmore Athletics, Swimming &amp; Diving, Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gail Cummings-Danson Retirement" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/6/251018-SkidmoreHalloffame-249_13_-2.jpg" /><br /><br />Gail Cummings-Danson, whose tenure as director of athletics and assistant vice president for student affairs has helped shape Skidmore Athletics and strengthen the broader College community, will retire from Skidmore College in August 2026.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/251018-SkidmoreHalloffame-249_13_-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/251018-SkidmoreHalloffame-249_13_-2.jpg"><media:title>Gail Cummings-Danson Retirement</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/251018-SkidmoreHalloffame-249_13_-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2026 16:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10195</s:story_id></item><item><title>CSC Academic All-District® honors for six Skidmore basketball players</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/24/general-csc-academic-all-district-honors-for-six-skidmore-basketball-players.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/24/general-csc-academic-all-district-honors-for-six-skidmore-basketball-players.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSC Basketball All-District 2026" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/24/2025_26_AAD_Basketball.png" /><br /><br />Four women's and six men's basketball players from Skidmore College were selected to represent the programs on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team. From the women's team was Sara Hastie, Madison Meyer, Claudia Schneider, and Melissa Severino. The men's team was represented by Will Ameden and Charlie Weisberg.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/2025_26_AAD_Basketball.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/2025_26_AAD_Basketball.png"><media:title>CSC Basketball All-District 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/2025_26_AAD_Basketball.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10157</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gooden named D3hoops.com Region 3 Rookie of the Year</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-gooden-named-d3hoops-com-region-3-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-gooden-named-d3hoops-com-region-3-rookie-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jacob Gooden" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Gooden_sidearm.png" /><br /><br />Skidmore College men's basketball first-year standout Jacob Gooden was named the D3hoops.com Rookie of the Year for Region 3 as announced on Monday Morning.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Gooden_sidearm.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Gooden_sidearm.png"><media:title>Jacob Gooden</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/8/Gooden_sidearm.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10140</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gooden, Skoric earn Liberty League year-end awards; Roy joins on all-league team</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-gooden-skoric-earn-liberty-league-year-end-awards-roy-joins-on-all-league-team.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/3/3/mens-basketball-gooden-skoric-earn-liberty-league-year-end-awards-roy-joins-on-all-league-team.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MBB All-Liberty League 2026" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/3/MBBAllLibertyLeague2526.png" /><br /><br />Jacob Gooden was named the Liberty League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year, and Joey Skoric earned the Defensive Player of the Year as voted by the league's coaches and announced on Tuesday. Gooden was also joined on the All-Liberty League Third Team by Aidan Roy.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/MBBAllLibertyLeague2526.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/MBBAllLibertyLeague2526.png"><media:title>MBB All-Liberty League 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/3/MBBAllLibertyLeague2526.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 3 Mar 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10110</s:story_id></item><item><title>Liberty League All-Academic Team honors for 39 Skidmore winter student-athletes</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/26/general-liberty-league-all-academic-team-honors-for-39-skidmore-winter-student-athletes.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/26/general-liberty-league-all-academic-team-honors-for-39-skidmore-winter-student-athletes.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, General, Swimming &amp; Diving</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Winter All-Academic 2025-26" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/26/All-Academic_TeamW2526.png" /><br /><br />Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 412 winter sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's 2025-2026 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, the most for a winter season in the league's 30-year history. The previous high was 410 set in 2024-2025.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/All-Academic_TeamW2526.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/All-Academic_TeamW2526.png"><media:title>Winter All-Academic 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/All-Academic_TeamW2526.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10094</s:story_id></item><item><title>Thoroughbreds fall to Vassar, 67-64, in first round of Liberty League playoffs</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-basketball-thoroughbreds-fall-to-vassar-67-64-in-first-round-of-liberty-league-playoffs.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/24/mens-basketball-thoroughbreds-fall-to-vassar-67-64-in-first-round-of-liberty-league-playoffs.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Fantom" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/24/AF0A7031-2.jpg" /><br /><br />Playing in the program's first postseason game since 2023, the sixth-seeded Skidmore College men's basketball team displayed postseason intensity and battled for all 40 minutes, but fell just short in a competitive 67-64 road loss at third-seeded Vassar to bow out in the first round of the Liberty League Tournament on Tuesday evening.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/AF0A7031-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/AF0A7031-2.jpg"><media:title>Fantom</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/24/AF0A7031-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10087</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Basketball set to battle third-seeded Vassar in First Round of Liberty League Playoffs</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-set-to-battle-third-seeded-vassar-in-first-round-of-liberty-league-playoffs.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-set-to-battle-third-seeded-vassar-in-first-round-of-liberty-league-playoffs.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MBB LL Playoffs Preview" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/23/MBB_LL_Playoffs_preview.png" /><br /><br />LIBERTY LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL FIRST ROUND
No. 3 Vassar College Brewers (17-8, 13-5 Liberty League) vs No. 6 Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (13-12, 9-9 Liberty League)]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/MBB_LL_Playoffs_preview.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/MBB_LL_Playoffs_preview.png"><media:title>MBB LL Playoffs Preview</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/23/MBB_LL_Playoffs_preview.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10081</s:story_id></item><item><title>Aiello, Morgan, Stratton earn conference weekly awards; two on Honor Roll</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/general-aiello-morgan-stratton-earn-conference-weekly-awards-two-on-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/23/general-aiello-morgan-stratton-earn-conference-weekly-awards-two-on-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Liberty League/SUNYAC Weekly Awards 2025-26" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/8/LIBERTYLEAGUESUNYACWEEKLYAWARDS.jpg" /><br /><br />Two Skidmore College lacrosse player and a hockey players were recognized by their conferences with awards on Monday. Michael Aiello was named the Liberty League Men's Lacrosse Offensive Performer of the Week, and Piper Morgan was selected as the Women's Lacrosse Offensive Performer of the Week. For the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), Ryan Stratton was selected as the Rookie of the Week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/LIBERTYLEAGUESUNYACWEEKLYAWARDS.jpg" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/LIBERTYLEAGUESUNYACWEEKLYAWARDS.jpg"><media:title>Liberty League/SUNYAC Weekly Awards 2025-26</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/8/LIBERTYLEAGUESUNYACWEEKLYAWARDS.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:19:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10079</s:story_id></item><item><title>Thoroughbreds edged by RIT in final seconds to close regular season</title><link>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/21/mens-basketball-thoroughbreds-edged-by-rit-in-final-seconds-to-close-regular-season.aspx</link><guid>https://skidmoreathletics.com/news/2026/2/21/mens-basketball-thoroughbreds-edged-by-rit-in-final-seconds-to-close-regular-season.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nick Padilla" src="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/21/Padilla_vs_RIT.png" /><br /><br />ROCHESTER, NY – The Skidmore College men's basketball team fell to a game-winner by RIT with four seconds remaining, dropping a 57-55 decision to close out the regular season Saturday afternoon.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/21/Padilla_vs_RIT.png" /><media:content url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/21/Padilla_vs_RIT.png"><media:title>Nick Padilla</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://skidmoreathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/21/Padilla_vs_RIT.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:53:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>10075</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>