Get ready to scream
Skidmore’s basketball players will seize the spotlight this Saturday for the Big Green Scream — the annual, festive start to the spring-semester athletic schedule. Skidmore hosts Union starting at 2 p.m.
Eli Johnston '14
The Big Green Scream returns to Skidmore this Saturday, Jan. 26, when the men’s and
women’s basketball teams host Liberty League rival Union College in the Williamson
Sports Center. The women’s game will start at 2 p.m. followed by the men’s game at
4 p.m.
Admission to the games is free and T-shirts and tote bags are available to the first
250 people through the door. There are prizes and giveaways all day long, including
gift cards, T-shirts, and a chance to win a 32-inch flat screen TV. There is no charge
to enter any of the drawings; winners must be present to claim their prizes.
This event is a chance to cheer on the Thoroughbreds as both the men and women’s teams
try to extend their five-game win streaks. Sustainability will be the theme of Big
Green Scream entertainment this year. An array of activities with a focus on sustainability
is planned, including a trivia game with prizes. Solar-powered popcorn will be distributed,
and a potting table to plant kitchen herbs will be set up. A sustainability relay
race will be the highlight of the men’s half-time show.
Sponsors of the Big Green Scream are Skidmore Athletics, Student Athletic Advisory
Committee, Sustainability Representative Program, Office of Residential Life, Sustainable
Skidmore, and Friends of Skidmore Athletics.