Women's Basketball Handles MSU,
83-51
Montclair, N.J. (12/5/09) - Junior forward
Tiffany Patrick (Piscataway, N.J.) powered her way
to 22 points and 16 rebounds while leading four players in double
figures as No. 9/12 Kean University rolled to its fifth straight
victory with an 83-51 victory over Montclair State on Saturday
afternoon.
Brittany Powell (Tinton Falls, N.J.) added 13 points and
Naimah Clemons (Newark, N.J.) (pictured right) 12
points and five rebounds as Kean improved to 5-1 overall, 2-0 in
the NJAC.
Junior forward Kisandra Ayanbeku (Brockton, Mass.) had
13 points and nine rebounds for Montclair State. MSU, whose
two losses this season have come to Top 10 squads, is now 4-2
overall, 1-1 in conference play.
Four points was the largest margin either team would get in the
12-plus minutes of the contest. A three-point play by
Melissa Beyruti (Union City, N.J.) gave Kean a 7-3
lead, however Montclair rattled off the next seven points to take a
three-point lead with 14:18. Jamilee Pflug (Clark, N.J.)
hit a jumper and Catherine Cristino (Farmingdale, N.J.)
scored the final five points, including layup to put MSU in front
10-7.
Kean countered with an 8-0 run of its own as Angelica
Bermudez (Jersey City, N.J.) ignited the run with a layup
that was followed by a Beyruti three as Kean led 14-12. Powell then
drained a three from the right side as Kean lengthened its lead to
17-12 with 7:43 left. That lead would climb to as many as 12
points as Nicol Biesek (South Pasadena, Calif.)
(pictured left) hit from three-point range to make the score 30-18
before a four-point run by MSU to close the half gave a Kean a
30-22 lead heading into the break.
In the second half, Montclair would trim the deficit to four as
Ayanbeku scored 2:05 in to pull MSU within 32-28. Clemons
answered with a three-point play and Patrick added three straight
buckets as the Cougar lead moved to 41-31 with 14:37 remaining.
Ayanbeku's free throw dropped the lead below 10 at 41-32, however a
10-0 run by Kean blew the game open. Powell had the final five
points as the Cougars led 51-32 with 12 minutes to play.
Beyruti finished with 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and
three steals for Kean, which outrebounded Montclair State 65-40,
including 34 offensive boards. Danielle Brown (North
Brunswick, N.J.) grabbed seven rebounds while Bermudez
chipped in with eight points and seven boards off the bench.
Cristino had 11 points for Montclair State while Pflug added
nine and four rebounds.
Kean remains on the road as they take on DeSales University in
Center Valley, Pa. on December 8th.
