FIGHTING TIGER WOMEN POUND DELHI TECH 64-38 FOR 20TH VICTORY

The SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team reached the 20-win mark for the third consecutive season last night making quick work of Mountain Valley Conference rival Delhi Tech by a 64-38 margin on the Broncos home floor in Delhi, NY. The victory puts the Fighting Tigers overall record at 20-6 on the year with a 12-3 record in conference action.

Senior forward Kim Stahl, Scotia, NY, Scotia-Glenville High School, led the Fighting Tiger assault with a 19 point/seven rebound performance while senior center Kim McMillen, Greenville, NY, Greenville High School, pounded the Broncos inside with 13 points and 11 rebounds on the evening.

Cobleskill also received strong efforts from senior point guard Meghen Smida, Cobleskill, NY, Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, who was a major factor in the victory with 11 points, four assists and four rebounds, senior forward Andrea Piedigrossi, Cortland, NY, Cortland High School, who scored eight points to go with five rebounds and from senior guard Erinn O’Rourke, South Glens Falls, NY, South Glens Falls High School, with four points, seven assists and five steals. Freshman center/forward April Ackermann, South Huntington, NY, Sullivan West High School, also chipped in six points and seven rebounds on the night for the Fighting Tigers.

“Being this was a regional game this was an important game to win decisively for the selection committee,” said Fighting Tiger Head Coach Josh Suttles. “We played well defensively; we’re now trying to add some offense to that. The effort is definitely there but the execution has to get better. If we can learn to play for forty minutes as opposed to thirty minutes; we have as good a chance as anyone, going into the tournament.”

The Fighting Tigers will next travel to Troy, NY, to meet the Vikings of Hudson Valley Community College on Wednesday February 21st in the team’s final Mountain Valley Conference game of the season at 7:00 PM.

TIGER NOTES: This marks the third consecutive season that the Fighting Tigers have posted twenty victories which makes it the first time in program history the team has accomplished this feat. Fighting Tiger Head Coach Josh Suttles has now posted an 8-0 record versus Delhi Tech in his four years with the Fighting Tigers. The 2007 NJCAA Region III Division III Selection Committee will meet on Sunday February 25th. The first round of the tournament will be held on Tuesday February 27th with the winners advancing to Cayuga Community College in Auburn, NY for the quarterfinal thru final rounds on Friday March 2nd thru the tournament championship game on Sunday March 4th.