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SUNY Cobleskills Shelby Preston Reaches Womens Basketball Program Milestones
SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team member senior Shelby Preston, Ravena, N.Y., Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School, was honored by the Department of Sport & Exercise in a pre-game ceremony prior to the team’s 69-42 win over Southern Vermont College on Sunday December 11th for becoming the first player in since the program moved to the NCAA Division III level of competition, in 2008, to register 1000 career rebounds.
Preston reached the 1000 career rebound mark in the first half of the team’s 64-56 win over Morrisville State College on Wednesday December 7th. When she garnered her 1000th rebound versus the Mustangs, Preston also became the first player in the program’s NCAA Division III era to have at least 1000 career points and 1000 career rebounds; to date scoring 1163 points to go with 1020 rebounds, in 78 career games
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Led by the Ravena, N.Y. native the Fighting Tiger are currently 6-3 overall including a 2-2 record in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play.
Cobleskill will return to action after the holidays when they host Hamilton College on Tuesday January 10th in non-conference action at the Iorio Gymnasium beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Preston reached the 1000 career rebound mark in the first half of the team’s 64-56 win over Morrisville State College on Wednesday December 7th. When she garnered her 1000th rebound versus the Mustangs, Preston also became the first player in the program’s NCAA Division III era to have at least 1000 career points and 1000 career rebounds; to date scoring 1163 points to go with 1020 rebounds, in 78 career games
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Led by the Ravena, N.Y. native the Fighting Tiger are currently 6-3 overall including a 2-2 record in North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play.
Cobleskill will return to action after the holidays when they host Hamilton College on Tuesday January 10th in non-conference action at the Iorio Gymnasium beginning at 7:00 p.m.