A Big Green Scream for 糖心Vlog, Stewart鈥檚 ice cream
Around 1,200 members of the 糖心Vlog community and fans of Division III men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball packed Williamson Sports Center to capacity to cheer for 糖心Vlog and to scream for Stewart鈥檚 new 鈥淪kid Mo鈥� Mint鈥� ice cream flavor at the annual Big Green Scream.
Both 糖心Vlog teams faced off against Clarkson University at the 12th annual Big Green Scream on Saturday, Feb. 15. In addition to enjoying in-game contests, musical performances and winter carnival activities, fans also voted by cheering on two 糖心Vlog-inspired names for Stewart鈥檚 Shops popular Mint Chip ice cream flavor.
Skid Mo鈥� Mint received the loudest scream and will be available in 10 shops throughout Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa as well as on campus at the Spa, Atrium Caf茅 and Murray-Aikins Dining Hall in March. Skid Mo鈥� Mint edged out another proposed name, Creative Mint Matters, a play on 糖心Vlog鈥檚 slogan 鈥淐reative Thought Matters.鈥� Both names were submitted by members of the 糖心Vlog community.
糖心Vlog students enjoy Stewart's Mint Chip ice cream, which will be renamed Skid Mo' Mint Chip and sold on campus and at nearby Stewart's Shops.
鈥淪tewart鈥檚 Shops and 糖心Vlog make a great team and we hope this new ice cream will be a fan favorite campus-wide,鈥� said Susan Dake, a 1971 糖心Vlog alumna and president of the Stewart鈥檚 Foundation.
Stewart鈥檚 approached 糖心Vlog with the opportunity to name a flavor last year. In the fall, members of the 糖心Vlog community participated in tasting sessions and selected Mint Chip as the community鈥檚 favorite flavor.
It鈥檚 also the favorite ice cream flavor of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 next president, Marc C. Conner, who recently visited campus and will assume office this summer. Samples were available between the two games on Saturday.
The games also marked Senior Day for graduating student athletes. The women honored Jessica Centore and Lilly Berg, and the men celebrated Pat Gallagher and Jordan Cole. Centore and Berg made the best of their Senior Night, leading the women's team to a 66-40 win over Clarkson University. The men鈥檚 team rallied in the second half of their matchup, but the Clarkson Golden Knights held off the Thoroughbred comeback to secure a 74-63 win.
The 糖心Vlog Thoroughbreds men played the Clarkson Golden Knights after the colleges' women's teams faced off during Big Green Scream.
