UNION, N.J. (1/30/10) - Junior forward Tiffany Patrick (Piscataway, N.J.) had a game-high 20 points to lead the Kean University women's basketball team to an 89-31 win over New Jersey City University in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon. The #3/4 Cougars (20-1, 9-0 NJAC) shot nearly 60 percent from the floor (39-of-66, 59.1 percent) and held the Gothic Knights to just 22.4 percent (13-of-58) shooting for the game, including just 8.7 percent (2-of-23) from behind the arc.

Sophomore guard Ebony Cunningham (East Orange, N.J.) led NJCU (4-14, 2-7 NJAC) with nine points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Kean scored the first 11 points of the game and opened the game with a 20-4 run, as junior forward Angelica Bermudez (Jersey City, N.J.) had six points and Patrick added five in the opening nine minutes of the game. The Cougars built their largest lead of the game at the break, using a 14-2 run to close the half with a 46-16 lead.

Patrick had 12 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists in the first half, while Bermudez chipped in with all eight of her points on 4-of-5 shooting in six minutes off of the bench. Cunningham had eight points and four rebounds for the Gothic Knights in the first half.

In the second half, the Cougars quickly extended the lead to 49 points, after 19 straight points gave Kean the 69-20 lead with 12:59 remaining. Kean would lead by as many as 59 points en-route to winning their 20th straight game and posting a 20-win season for the four straight year.

Rookie Naimah Clemons (Newark, N.J.) had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists, while sophomore Brittany Powell (Tinton Falls, N.J.) had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range off the bench. Senior guard Melissa Beyruti (Union City, N.J.) had three three-pointers for nine points, while senior Cardiss Jackman (Tobyhanna, Pa.) had six points and a game-high five assists.

For NJCU, freshman guard Latifah Johnson (Newark, N.J.) had nine points and two steals.