Chambersburg, Pa.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team ended a four-game semester opening losing streak on Saturday afternoon by posting an important 71-55 road victory over the Phoenix of Wilson College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action. The victory keeps the team in the thick of the conference play-off race and evens the Fighting Tigers overall record at 7-7 on the year including a 3-4 mark in league play. The loss drops Wilson to 2-12 overall with a 0-10 NEAC record.

Cobleskill charged out to a 14-4 first quarter lead and never looked back as the Orange & Black dominated the glass by a 42-26 margin while shooting an solid 27-for-55, 49.1%, from the field including an impressive 7-of-12, 58.3%, from three-point range.

Senior forward Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkik High School, was dominate in the paint posting a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds to lead a balanced attack while freshman guard Addy Lawson, Milford, N.Y., Milford High School, played a fine all-around game with 10 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals.

The Orange & Black also received strong efforts from senior guard/forward Ashley Creighton, Niskayuna, N.Y., Catholic Central High School/Schenectady Community College, with 11 points and three rebounds and from freshman guard Shaliyah Graham, Bronx, N.Y., Martin Luther King Jr. High School, who came off the bench to score 12 points, grab three rebounds and pass out three assists.

The Fighting Tigers will conclude their weekend NEAC road trip on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face the Bison of Gallaudet University beginning at 12:00 p.m.