Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team posted a 69-62 decision over North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) rival The College of Saint Elizabeth on Saturday afternoon at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the victory the Fighting Tigers move to 10-7 overall with a 6-4 record in league action while the Eagles fall to 12-6 overall including a 10-3 conference mark.

In what could best be described as a physical affair the Fighting Tigers stood toe-to-toe with one of the biggest teams in the conference and won the battle of the board by a 46-43 margin and came out on top in the points scored in the paint category by a count of 26-to-24.

A number of players had impact on the outcome for the Orange & Black led by freshman Addy Lawson, Milford, N.Y., Milford High School, who had a team high 21 points to go with four rebounds and four assists, and senior forward Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, who had 18 points and nine rebounds. Senior forward Ashley Creighton, Niskayuna, N.Y., Catholic Central High School/Schenectady Community College, once again turned in a fine all-round effort with 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Fighting Tigers also received a pair of solid efforts off the bench as freshman guard Shaliyah Graham, Bronx, N.Y., Martin Luther King High School, had nine points and five rebounds while freshman forward Stacey Sprauge, Grand Gorge, N.Y., Roxbury High School, had nine points and a team high of 11 rebounds off the pines for the home team.

Cobleskill will return to the court on Sunday, January 29^th, when they host the Wildcats of Penn College in NEAC play at the Iorio Gymnasium at 12:00 p.m.