Williams Rallies Past Skidmore in Wednesday Women’s Basketball
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (Interstat) — Williams rallied past Skidmore 72-68 in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game Wednesday at the Sports & Recreation Center. Skidmore led 41-34 at halftime and 55-53 after three quarters. Williams took the lead for good at 62-61 on Micah Walton’s jumper with 6:16 remaining, then extended to 68-61. Skidmore cut it to 68-66 before Hanorah Murphy’s pullup made it 70-66; Sophia Martinez’s layup made it 70-68, and Tatum Leuenberger sealed it with two free throws. Claudia Schneider led Skidmore with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Sophia Martinez added 19 points, and Sara Hastie scored 16. Amaya Chase-Luthra had 12 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks for Williams; Walton scored 16, Leuenberger 12, Kathleen Smith 13 and Sarah Pettegrove nine. Williams shot 27 of 61 from the floor and 11 of 14 from the foul line. Skidmore was 21 of 54 and 17 of 29. Attendance was 275. Williams improved to 1-0; Skidmore fell to 0-1.