Oneonta, N.Y.: The road proved to be a long cold one for the SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team on Wednesday evening as the Fighting Tigers dropped their fourth straight contest losing to the host Hawks of Hartwick College by a score of 65-40 in non-league action at the Lambros Arena. With the loss the Fighting Tigers fall to 6-7 overall on the campaign while the Hawks run their record to 10-5 overall.   

After trailing 11-9 at the end of the first quarter and 28-24 at the half; the second half proved to be Cobleskill's undoing as the Orange & Black could not contain the Hawks defensively in the half as Hartwick hit on 13-of-26, 50.0%, including 4-of-12, 33.3%, of their three-point attempts, while their own offensive could only connect on 5-of-20, 20.0%, attempts and 1-of-11, 9.1%, of their three-point shot during the stanza.   

Senior forward Ashley Creighton, Niskayuna, N.Y., Catholic Central High School/Schenectady Community College, was the team's leading scorer with 11 points on the night while freshman guard Addy Lawson, Milford, N.Y., Milford High School, returned to her home region with a solid effort scoring nine points to go with five assists and five rebounds. Senior forward Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, grabbed a game high of 15 rebounds and scored eight points for the Fighting Tigers in the loss.  

Cobleskill will next be in action over the weekend when head south for a North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) road trip traveling to Chambersburg, Pa. on Saturday January 18^th to meet the Phoenix of Wilson College beginning at 1:00 p.m. prior to making the journey to Washington, D.C. for a Sunday meeting with the Bison of Gallaudet University with tip-off slated for 12:00 p.m.