FIGHTING TIGER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL DEFEATS DELHI TECH 75-22

The SUNY Cobleskill woman’s basketball team used a balanced offense and a stifling defense to pound the visiting Broncos of Delhi Tech into submission by a 75-22 score in Mountain Valley Conference play last night. The victory puts the Fighting Tiger season record at 22-4 on the year and closes out the team’s conference season with a 13-3 mark. The victory also ties the program record for most wins in a season established by the Fighting Tigers last year.

“I thought that we started a little sluggish tonight offensively due in part to the six days we had off coming in but defensively we were pretty much there the entire evening forcing them into 46 turnovers,” said Fighting Tiger Head Coach Josh Suttles. “I think that this was an important win from the standpoint of building some momentum heading into the post season and from the standpoint that we tied the program record for wins with one game left in the regular season going into Senior Night.”

Senior NJCAA All-American forward Dee Dee Smith, Monticello, NY, Redemption Christian Academy, paced the Cobleskill attack with 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals on the evening while freshman point guard Meghan Smida, Cobleskill, NY, Cobleskill-Richmondville High School continued her strong play off the Fighting Tiger bench with 11 points, four assists and three steals. Senior center Crystal Ferrer, Bronx, NY, Redemption Christian Academy, was a force in the paint adding 11 points, six rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots on the night for the Fighting Tigers.

Cobleskill also received strong performances by senior guard/forward Tahara Pleasure, Albany, NY, Albany High School, with 10 points, two assists and four steals and from freshman point guard Erinn O’Rourke, South Glens Falls, NY, South Glens Falls High School, who scored 10 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and four steals. On the inside, freshman forward Allyssa Markey, Warrensburg, NY, Warrensburg High School, came of the pines to score six points and take down six rebounds and freshman Kim McMillen, Greenville, NY, Greenville High School, contributed four points, nine rebounds and five steals on the evening. Freshman forward Bethany Garretson, Cherry Valley, NY, Cherry Valley-Springfield, also came off the bench to contribute four points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in a reserve role.

The Fighting Tigers will close out the regular season portion of their schedule on Thursday February 23rd when they host Word of Life Bible Institute from Schroon Lake, NY beginning at 7:00 PM. The game is “Senior Night” and will be the last home appearance for the Cobleskill senior class of Tahara Pleasure, Crystal Ferrer and Dee Dee Smith.   

TIGER NOTES: The Fighting Tiger seniors are the winningest recruiting class in program history with an overall 44-10 record. NJCAA Region III Division III Tournament pairings will be announced on Sunday evening February 26th.