The SUNY Cobleskill women's basketball team clinched the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Western Division regular season title by posting a pair of conference wins during the week defeating the Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, N.Y. 70-48 then beating the visiting Lions of Eastern Nazarene College at home 93-47 on Saturday to improve to 23-1 overall including a perfect 12-0 record in conference play. Fighting Tiger senior center
Logan Thayne, Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Hoosick Falls High School, led the Cobleskill attack posting a pair of double/doubles during the week averaging 17.0 points, 15.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots and 1.0 steals per game connecting on 12-of-25 shots from the field, 48.0%, and 10-of-12, 83.3%.
The Fighting Tiger men's basketball team won one-of-three NAC contests during the week losing on the road to the Mustangs of SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, N.Y. 84-79 prior to splitting a pair of league home games over the weekend losing to the Broncos of SUNY Delhi on Friday 96-88 then defeating Lions of Eastern Nazarene College 73-65 to close the regular season with a 15-10 overall record including an 8-4 mark in league play. Senior guard
Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, posted an impressive week for the Orange & Black averaging 28.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game connecting on 24-of-53, 45.3%, including 8-for-21, 38.1%, from three-point range while connecting on 27-of-33, 87.9%, of his free throw attempts. In the team's win over Eastern Nazarene Starks recorded a double/double with 27 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
First-year jumper
Bethanie Becker, Miller Place, N.Y., Miller Place High School, was the Fighting Tiger women's track & field team's top finisher at the 2024 CNY Valentine Alternate Alternative Meet hosted by Utica College in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday. At the non-scoring qualifying meet, Becker won the Long Jump at the meet with a mark of 16'3".
First-year jumper
Thomas Herberger, Avon, N.Y., Avon High School, turned in the Fighting Tigers men's indoor track & field team's best individual effort at the 2024 CNY Valentine Alternate Alternative Meet a non-scoring qualifying meet hosted by Utica College in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday. Herberger placed second overall in the Triple Jump at the event with a mark of 43'10 ½" at the event.
UPCOMING HOME CONTESTS:
Women's Basketball vs. SUNY Morrisville 2/16, TBA 2/17
Baseball vs. SUNY Canton 4/5 & 4/6, SUNY Oneonta 4/10, Eastern Nazarene 4/12
Softball vs. VTSU-Castleton 4/2, MCLA 4/9, SUNY Poly 4/16 & 4/17