FIGHTING TIGER WOMEN MAUL CLINTON COUGARS 65-38

The SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team posted their first road victory of the season on Saturday defeating the Cougars of Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh, NY by a 65-38 score. The Fighting Tigers overcame 30 turnovers and a sluggish first half chew up the Cougars outscoring the home team 34-15 in the second half to run their record to 2-0 on the season.

“We started out very slow which I attribute to having a lot of freshman who will hopefully now see what it takes to win on the road,” said Fighting Tiger Head Coach Josh Suttles. “We definitely need to cut down on our turnovers and we certainly did not run much offensively in the first half. At the start of the second half we extended an eight point lead to a 30 point advantage over an eight minute stretch during which time we played excellent basketball. We are now going to go very hard over the next few days in practice to get ready for our league opener at Herkimer Thursday night.”

Leading the way for the Fighting Tigers was senior center Crystal Ferrer, Bronx, NY, Redemption Christian Academy, who posted a rare triple/double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 steals in the victory. Cobleskill also received strong play from senior All-American Forward Dee Dee Smith, Monticello, NY, Redemption Christian Academy, who tossed in 14 points to go along with eight rebounds and four steals on the evening and from freshman point guard Tanisha McClinton, Poughkeepsie, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, added nine points, three assists and three steals in the contest.

Also contributing in the victory was freshman guard Kim Stahl, Scotia, NY, Scotia-Glenville High School, who scored five points and grabbed seven rebounds, freshman guard Erinn O’Rourke, South Glens Falls, NY, South Glens Fall High School, who scored six points and passed out three assists, freshman forward Allyssa Markey, Warrensburg, NY, Warrensburg High School, who scored four points and three rebounds and from freshman guard Meghan Smida, Cobleskill, NY, Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, who tallied four points to go with two steals. Freshman forward Kim McMillan, Greenville, NY, Greenville High School, also added four points and two rebounds off the Cobleskill bench in the victory.

The Fighting Tigers will next travel to Herkimer, NY, on Thursday November 10th for their Mountain Valley Conference opener versus the Generals beginning at 7:00 PM.