Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's basketball team swatted the visiting Hornets of Northern Vermont University-Lyndon by a 92-69 margin in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play. With the victory the Fighting Tigers improve to 13-4 overall including a 5-2 record in NAC play while the Hornets drop to 2-13 overall including a 0-5 record in league action.

The Fighting Tigers jumped all over the visitors in the first half to secure the victory flexing serious offensive and defensive muscle on their way to a 40-23 halftime advantage from which they never looked back.

For the evening the Cobleskill defense generated 28 Hornet turnovers while holding the visitors to 23-of-66, 34.8%, from the field to secure the victory.

The Fighting Tiger backcourt did the bulk of the damage in the victory as junior guard Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, hit for a career high of 33 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and two steals while junior guard Iziah Pigott, Brooklyn, N.Y., Urban Assembly High School/Dutchess Community College, added 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals to the team's victory totals.

Junior center Markel Jenkins, Elmira, N.Y., Elmira High School/Corning Community College, was also a factor in the win posting a double/double with 11 points and 13 rebounds with first-year swingman Jeremy Rosario, Colonie, N.Y., Colonie High School, coming off the bench to score 11 points and grab four rebounds,

The Orange & Black will return to action on Friday January 20 when the host the Wildcats of Cazenovia College in NAC play with tip-off at 7:30 p.m.