Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak on Wednesday evening by stepping out of conference play for the final time this season to defeat the visiting Panthers of Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences by a 55-43 margin at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the victory the Fighting Tigers improve to 11-13 overall on the year while the Panthers close the season with a 7-12 overall record.
 
In a game that was tied nine times, the Fighting Tigers broke a 41-41 deadlock with 4:34 remaining in regulation by going on a 13-to-0 run highlighted by back-to-back three-point field goals by sophomore guard Addy Lawson, Cooperstown, N.Y., Milford High School, and sophomore guard Erica Cabrera, Middletown, N.Y., John S. Burke Catholic High School, to finally subdue the determined Panthers.
 
The Fighting Tigers were led in scoring by sophomore guard Shaliyah Graham, Bronx, N.Y., Martin Luther King Jr. High School, who tallied 18 points to go with eight rebounds on the  evening complemented by Addy Lawson's 13 point, five rebound, four assist, four steal effort in her first action after missing three games due to concussion protocols.
 
The home team also flexed their muscles in the paint where freshman forward Ali Changa, Watervliet, N.Y., Watervliet High School, grabbed a team high of 12 rebounds to go with seven points and three assists and freshman center Alexia Massaroni, Worcester, N.Y., Worcester High School, celebrated her first career start with nine points and six rebounds.
 
Cobleskill will close out the season on Saturday February 17^th when they host The Express from Wells College in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) action with tip-off slated for 3:00 p.m.