SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The Union College women's basketball team fell to an undefeated Skidmore College this afternoon, due to a fourth quarter surge from the Thoroughbreds.

The Dutchwomen are now 4-6 overall and drop to 1-3 in Liberty League play. The Thoroughbreds remain unbeaten in conference play with a 4-0 league record.
  
Jenni Barra led Union with 18 points and went three for four from behind the arc. First year Corina Lindsay added nine points and three assists to the matchup.
 
Skidmore forced several early turnovers and held Union to 1-7 shooting over the first seven minutes to open a 10-4 lead. The Dutchwomen battled back with a 10-0 run that bridged from the end of the first quarter into the second.
 
Down 14-10, the Thoroughbreds went on a run of their own, outscoring the Dutch 14-2, for a solid 24-16 lead with 2:47 left in the second. The half ended with Skidmore up 29-23.
 
It was Union's turn to streak in the third quarter. The Dutchwomen opened the quarter with a 15-0 tear and pulled away with a 38-29 lead. The Thoroughbreds cut the deficit to six, 41-35 at the end of the third.
 
Skidmore owned the fourth quarter, chipping away Union's lead until the Thoroughbreds drained a clutch three to tie it at 41-41, with 7:29 to play. A pair of missed Dutchwomen free throws and a Skidmore jumper put the Thoroughbreds back in front for good at 43-41.

Skidmore out scored the Dutchwomen 25-8 in the fourth quarter and handed Union a tough battled, 60-49 loss.

Union returns to action up north next weekend to take on St. Lawrence and Clarkson University.