SUNY COBLESKILL MENS BASKETBALL FALLS TO MAINE-FARMINGTON 79-73 IN NAC ACTION

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team returned home on Friday evening to drop an extremely physical contest to the visiting Beavers of the University of Maine-Farmington in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action by a score of 79-73 at the Iorio Gymnasium in a battle between the league’s Eastern and Western Division leaders. With the loss the Fighting Tigers are now 12-4 overall with a 4-2 record in league play while the Beavers move to 9-4 including a 5-0 record in NAC action. 

Trailing 56-46 with 12:35 remaining in regulation the Fighting Tigers tied the contest at 70-70 with 1:37 left to play on a short jumper by junior guard Iziah Pigott, Brooklyn, N.Y, Urban Assembly High School/Dutchess Community College, on a feed from senior forward Justin Feldman, Chester, N.Y., Chester High School/Orange Community College. 

However, that was as close as the home team would come as the Beavers outscored Cobleskill 9-3 down the stretch to secure the victory. 

First-year swingman Jeremy Rosario, Colonie, N.Y., Colonie High School, keyed the Fighting Tiger comeback effort coming off the bench to score a team high of 14 points to go with three rebounds and an assist while Iziah Pigott tossed in 13 points, grabbed four rebounds and passed out four assists.  

Cobleskill also received strong inside play from Justin Feldman with 11 points, four assists and three rebounds and from junior center Markel Jenkins, Elmira, N.Y., Elmira High School/Corning Community College, with 10 points and a team high of nine rebounds.  

The Fighting Tigers will close out the weekend’s action on Saturday January 14 when they host the Hornets of Northern Vermont University-Lyndon for a conference meeting with tip-off scheduled for 3:00 p.m.