New York, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team dropped a 62-50 decision to host Hunter College in the opening round of the Hunter Tip-off Tournament on Friday evening at the Hawks' Hunter Sportsplex. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 1-1 overall on the season while the Hawks even their record at 1-1 on the campaign.

Trailing by as many as 14 points early in the third quarter the Fighting Tiger mounted a sustained comeback effort that saw them cut the lead to four points at 51-47 with 2:01 left in regulation when  freshman guard Addy Lawson, Milford, N.Y., Milford High School, scored on a driving lay-up.
However that was as close as the Orange & Black would come as the Hawks converted on an impressive 11-of-12 free throw attempts down the stretch to decide the issue for the home team.

Senior forward Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, posted her first double-double of the season with a team high of 15 points to go with a game high of 11 rebounds while Addy Lawson hit for 12 points on the evening. Freshman guard Shaliyah Graham, Bronx, N.Y., Martin Luther King Jr. High School, also reached double digits in scoring for the home team with 11 points to go with five rebounds.   

The Fighting Tigers will return to the court on Saturday afternoon when they meet the loser of the Alfred University/SUNY Purchase game in the tournament's consolation game with tip-off at 12:00 p.m.