The women's basketball team jumped out to a 31-11 lead and never looked back to post their 10th victory of the season with a 100-50 victory against Brooklyn College on Friday night in the ARC Arena.
Junior forward Myleka Garnett (Seaside, Calif./Seaside) recorded a perfect evening by shooting 7-for-7 from the field to finish with 18 points. She nearly had a double-double with nine rebounds.
Karlee Whipple (Lund, Nev./Lund) led all scorers with 19 points (8-13 fg), while Jody Trapp (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) and Dominique McClendon (Chicago, III./Seaside) each scored 10 points.
The Bearcats (10-6, 6-0 CUNYAC) shot 55 percent (41-74) and nailed five three-pointers in the home victory.
Brooklyn (3-11, 1-5 CUNYAC) struggled shooting 30 percent (17-57). They were led in scoring by Jaclyn Cavalcante (Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison) with 15 points.
The women’s basketball team will return to action this Monday, Martin Luther King Day, with an afternoon non-conference clash against the Valiants of Manhattanville.
Tip-off in the ARC Arena is scheduled for 2:00 pm.
(Due to technical internet difficulties on campus Friday, live stats was not available for the Brooklyn basketball doubleheader. Live stats is expected to return on Monday for the women's basketball game against Manhattanville at 2 pm.)
