After picking up their first Liberty League win of the year at Bard on Saturday, the Clarkson University Women's Basketball team plays host to William Smith and Skidmore at Alumni Gymnasium, Friday and Saturday.
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The Series: Clarkson won both matchups last year with the Herons with a 81-72 win in Geneva and a 76-65 win in Potsdam. Cassidy Dumont scored 23 points in the home victory to lead the Knights. Skidmore emerged victorious from both meetings last year versus Clarkson, the Thoroughbreds are currently on a nine game winning streak in the series dating back to the 2019-20 season.
Key Stats for Clarkson (5-7, 1-4 Liberty League): The Golden Knights went 1-1 last weekend following up a 40-61 loss at Vassar on Friday with a 54-45 win at Bard on Saturday, breaking a five game losing streak. Freshman Maddie Polky posted a career-high 15 points at Vassar, shooting 7-11 from the field. Classmate Alexis Kress made her fifth career start against the Raptors, tallying a career-best 16 points with a 9-11 mark from the free throw line. The team went 18-22 overall from the charity stripe on Saturday, a season-best.
Key Stats for William Smith (2-11, 0-6 Liberty League): The Herons have lost their last four contests, including league matchups with Skidmore, RIT and Ithaca. With zero wins in their first six league games, this marks the worst league start for the team since the 2017-18. Giana Lobazzo posts averages of 12.7 points and 6 rebounds per game, the junior has been held to single digits for scoring in just three games so far. Classmate Ava Lobozzo scored 13 at Ithaca on Tuesday as the two accounted for 27 of the team's 57 points.
Key Stats for Skidmore (3-8, 1-3 Liberty League): The Thoroughbreds enter the weekend with just one league win which came in a 65-49 final at William Smith on January 9th. As a team, Skidmore has shot a combined 5-31 from three over their last three games while commanding the second worst defense in the league (allowing 65.3 ppg) and the second worst scoring margin (-10.6) ahead of just William Smith in both of those categories. Senior Madison Meyer is the only player averaging in double-digits for scoring with 10.7 ppg. Rachel Carpenter leads the team with 13 made threes, the freshman started the season shooting 57% (8-14) over the first three games but has cooled off since, shooting 21% (6-29) from long range.
