Swimming and diving competed at the Liberty League Championships last weekend at RIT. The men finished fifth out of nine teams, while the women placed seventh out of 10.- Swimming & diving posted a pair of convincing wins over Utica this past weekend as the men won 173-75 and the women earned a 185-92 victory.
- Field hockey saw its season come to an end with a 6-2 loss to top-seeded Middlebury in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Thoroughbreds advanced after defeating UMass-Dartmouth 6-0 in Wednesday's first round matchup at Wagner Park.
Volleyball closed out its regular season with a 25-6 record after going 3-1 at the Skidmore Invitational this past weekend. Senior Mallory Mendelsohn (San Francisco, Calif.) and junior Corinne Palmer (Montvale, N.J.) were selected to the All-Tournament Team. Palmer totaled 68 kills and 15 blocks in the four matches, while Mendelsohn paced the offense with 169 total assists. Senior Sam Friedman (Los Angeles, Calif.) totaled 70 digs as she became just the third player in program history with 2,000 career digs. Skidmore will host Clarkson, Vassar, and RIT for the Liberty League tournament this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3. Skidmore meets RIT in the first game, at 5 p.m. Friday in the Williamson Sports Center.- Winter sports teams head into the season's home stretch with post-season action in sight.
- Ice hockey has a weekend sweep; other winter teams meet strong competition.
- It's the final week of winter break for most students, but Skidmore's winter athletes are in the middle of the season's action.
- Thoroughbred athletes wrap 2011 season with a strong showing at the Liberty League swimming and diving championships this past weekend.
- Winter sports are ready to debut just as the fall season ends. Three fall teams were in NCAA tournaments over the weekend. Tonight is the home opener for the basketball season.
- NCAA tournaments are ahead for three fall sports teams: field hockey, volleyball, and women's soccer. Field hockey regionals are at Thoroughbred Field this weekend; volleyball and women's soccer will travel to their tournaments.