SUNY COBLESKILL WOMENS BASKETBALL DOWN SUNY DELHI 74-41 IN NAC OPENER

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team opened the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) portion of their schedule on Saturday afternoon by posting an impressive 74-41 victory over the visiting Broncos of SUNY Delhi at the Iorio Gymnasium. With the win the Fighting Tigers move to 4-5 overall on the year including a 1-0 record in league play while the Broncos are now 2-5 overall including a 0-1 mark in NAC action.  

The Fighting Tigers used defensive pressure and superior depth to take a 34-15 lead into halftime and never looked back as 14 different Cobleskill players scored in the victory while holding the Broncos to only 24.6% from the field on the evening. The home team also controlled the glass throughout the day holding a 67-46 rebounding edge.  

First-year guard Talia Washington, Schenectady, N.Y., Schenectady High School, led the team in scoring with 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds while first-year center/forward Emily Satterday, Latham, N.Y., Shaker High School, came off the bench to score nine points, take down a game high 17 rebounds and pass out two assists on the afternoon.  

The Orange & Black also received contributions from first-year guard/forward Kayleigh Bryant, Schenevus, N.Y., Schenevus High School, with seven points and four rebounds in a reserve role and from sophomore guard Eva Norris, Wolcott, N.Y., North Rose-Wolcott High School, with eight points in her first start of the season.   

Cobleskill will return to action on Tuesday December 6 when they host the Lyons of Mount Holyoke College for a non-conference meeting beginning at 5:00 p.m.