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Women's Basketball #21 Ashley Creighton Guards the Ball
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Women's Basketball

Fighting Tiger Women's Basketball Wins in Overtime at Morrisville State in NEAC Action

Shelby Preston Grabs 27 Rebounds in Fighting Tigers Win Over Morrisville Mustangs

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Morrisville, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team opened the 2016 portion of their schedule in dramatic fashion as senior guard/forward Ashley Creighton, Niskayuna, N.Y., Catholic Central High School/Schenectady Community College, nailed a game tying three-point field goal with 30 seconds remaining in regulation and junior forward Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, converted on a crucial free throw with seven seconds left in overtime to give the visiting Fighting Tigers a 45-44 overtime win over host Morrisville State College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action on Saturday afternoon.

The victory improves Cobleskill to 3-5 overall on the campaign including a 2-1 mark in NEAC play while the Mustangs fall to 5-5 overall including a 1-2 conference record.

Shelby Preston was a rebounding machine for the visitors in the victory grabbing a season high of 27 rebounds to go with 12 points on the afternoon while Ashley Creighton posted a team high of 16 points to go with three assists on the day.

The Fighting Tigers will next be in action on Wednesday January 13th when they travel to Marcy, N.Y. to face the Wildcats of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in NEAC action with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Shelby Preston

#20 Shelby Preston

G/F
5' 11"
Junior
Junior
Ashley Creighton

#21 Ashley Creighton

G/F
5' 9"
Senior
Senior

Players Mentioned

Shelby Preston

#20 Shelby Preston

5' 11"
Junior
Junior
G/F
Ashley Creighton

#21 Ashley Creighton

5' 9"
Senior
Senior
G/F

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