Kean Women Cruise Past Lady Raptors, 84-36

Kean Women Cruise Past Lady Raptors, 84-36
Kean Athletics

CAMDEN, N.J. (2/3/10) - The Kean University women's basketball team scored 15 of the game's first 16 points en-route to defeating Rutgers-Camden, 84-36, in New Jersey Athletic Conference action on Wednesday evening. Junior forward Tiffany Patrick (Piscataway, N.J.) had a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds in just 17 minutes to lead the #2 Cougars (21-1, 10-0 NJAC), who held their third straight opponent to less than 40 points scored.

For the Lady Raptors (2-18, 0-10 NJAC), freshman guard Cesyana Thompson-Blissett (Washington, D.C.) scored a team-high 15 points.

Patrick scored eight of the Cougars first 15 points, as Kean took a 15-1 lead just 7:10 into the game. The Cougars extended the lead to 33-14 at the break, as Patrick had 12 points and seven rebounds in the opening half and the team limited Rutgers-Camden to just 9.4 percent shooting (3-of-32) from the field.

In the second half, the Cougars led by as many as 51 points to win their 21st straight game.

Sophomore forward Danielle McFadden (Odenton, Md.) scored all 13 of her points in the second half off the bench for the Cougars, who had 14 of the 18 players score at least two points in the win.

As a team, the Cougars held a commanding 73-39 advantage on rebounds, as junior forward Angelica Bermudez (Jersey City, N.J.) added nine rebounds and McFadden grabbed eight boards.

Patrick finished with a game-high six steals, as the Cougars forced the Lady Raptors into 35 turnovers for the game.

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