Balanced Attack Propels #22 Kean Past Ramapo, 86-50
UNION, N.J. (1/10/09) - Junior guard
Olivia Triano (Keyport, N.J.) scored a career-high
16 points to lead four players in double-figures, as the Kean
University women's basketball team defeated Ramapo College, 86-50,
in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Junior forward Danielle Brown (North Brunswick,
N.J.) finished with a double-double with 12 points and a
game-high 13 rebounds for the #22/23 Cougars (11-3, 4-0 NJAC),
while junior center Beth Weinmann (Pompton Plains, N.J.)
had nine points, eight rebounds and three blocks to lead the
Roadrunners (6-8, 1-3 NJAC).
After opening the game on an 11-0 run, the Cougars scored the
final eight points of the half to take a 49-22 lead into halftime,
as five different players scored at least seven points in the first
half. Triano, junior guard Alysha Taylor (Galloway,
N.J.) and sophomore forward Tiffany Patrick
(Piscataway, N.J.) each scored nine points, while Brown
(pictured right) grabbed nine boards and Patrick made five steals
in the opening half.
The Cougars connected on 47.2 percent (17-of-36) of their shots
and limited Ramapo to just 23.1 percent shooting (6-of-26) in the
first half, as freshman forward Lindsey Gripenburg
(Bloomingdale, N.J.) scored seven points in the first half to
lead the Roadrunners.
In the second half, the Cougars extended the lead out to 43 points
en-route to the 36-point victory, while also scoring at least 80
points for the sixth time this season and second time in as many
games.
Triano hit 5-of-8 shots from the floor and added a pair of
blocks off the bench, while Brown also added three blocks.
Junior guard Cardiss Jackman (Tobyhanna, Pa.)
added 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals and
senior guard Ebony Jackson (Newark, N.J.) chipped
in with 12 points and three assists. Patrick (pictured left)
nearly missed a double-double, finishing with nine points, nine
rebounds and a game-high six steals.
Gripenburg added nine points and seven rebounds for Ramapo,
while junior guard Chardae Moreno (Clifton, N.J.) added
eight points and two steals off the bench.
The Cougars return to action on Wednesday, January 14, when they
travel to Rutgers-Camden for a NJAC game at 6 p.m.
