Cobleskill Women Top MCLA

The SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team returned to the friendly confines of the Iorio Gymnasium on Tuesday evening to post an 82-35 pre-Thanksgiving victory over the visiting Trailblazers of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) in non-conference action. With the victory the Fighting Tigers improve to 3-4 overall on the season while MCLA falls to 0-6 on the year.  

The Fighting Tigers feasted on the Trailblazer defense throughout the contest as 11 different players found their way to the scoring column as the home team connected on 36-of-68, 52.9%, of their field goal attempts while holding the visitors to 12-for-56, 21.4%, shooting on the night including only 1-of-17, 5.9%, from three-point range.  

Cobleskill put the game away early racing out to a 22-2 first quarter lead and never looked back holding a 52-30 advantage on the glass and forcing the Trailblazers into 23 turnovers. 

The balanced Fighting Tiger attack was spearheaded by senior guard TyLysa Martinez, Coram, N.Y., Longwood High School, who scored 14 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals and by first-year forward Hannah Cater, Schoharie, N.Y., Schoharie High School, who tossed in 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked four shots. 

The home team also received strong outings from junior center Sierra Delaney, Ballston Spa, N.Y., Ballston Spa High School, with 12 points, eight rebounds and a blocked shot, from first-year guard Annie Canales, North Adams, Mass., Hoosac Valley High School, who tossed in 12 points and passed out two assists and from junior guard Megan Hughes, Warrensburg, N.Y., Warrensburg High School, who scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in the victory.  

The Orange & Black will return to action after the Thanksgiving holiday when they travel to Troy, N.Y. for a non-conference meeting with the Gators of Russell Sage College with tip-off at 5:30 p.m.