FIGHTING TIGER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINS 20TH BLASTS ACC 91-26

After dropping a pair of conference games to start the week the SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team developed a veracious appetite for Timberwolf soundly defeating Adirondack Community College by a 91-26 margin in Cobleskill, NY yesterday. The victory puts the Fighting Tigers season record at 20-4 on the year with an 11-3 record in Mountain Valley Conference play. The win also gave the Cobleskill program its third 20-win season in school history and is the first time the Fighting Tiger women have ever posted consecutive 20-win seasons. The Fighting Tigers are currently ranked seventh in the NJCAA Division III National Poll.

Leading at the half 34-20 the Fighting Tigers blitzed the Timberwolves with a 24-to-2 opening second half run from which Adirondack could never recover. Cobleskill thoroughly dominated the second half action outscoring the visitors from Glens Falls 57 to 6 in the stanza to post the victory.

“Anytime you hold a team to six points in a half of a college game you are doing a good job,” said Fighting Tiger Head Coach Josh Suttles. “We tried to speed the tempo up with our defense because in the first half we were just too slow and methodical. This was a good team effort for us today everyone did their job; the shooters shot the ball well, the rebounders did controlled the boards, everyone passed the ball and everyone played defense.”

Senior NJCAA All-American forward Dee Dee Smith, Monticello, NY, Redemption Christian Academy, led the way for the Fighting Tigers with 23 points, 11 rebounds and four steals while freshman guard/forward Kim Stahl, Scotia, NY, Scotia-Glenville High School, tossed in a career high 20 points on the afternoon. Freshman point guard Meghan Smida, Cobleskill, NY, Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, also played a major role in the victory with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.

The Fighting Tigers also received strong play from senior center Crystal Ferrer, Bronx, NY, Redemption Christian Academy with nine points and seven rebounds and from freshman point guard Erinn O’Rourke, South Glens Falls, NY, South Glens Falls High School, with nine points in the contest. Freshman forward Kim McMillen, Greenville, NY, Greenville High School, played a fine all-round game chipping in four points, six rebounds, six steals and two assists for Cobleskill on the afternoon.

Cobleskill returns to action on Tuesday February 14th when they travel to Schenectady, NY for a Mountain Valley Conference meeting with the Royals of Schenectady Community College beginning at 7:00 PM.