CUNYAC / Con Edison Men's Basketball

December 2nd, 2002

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Strong Second Half Helps Baruch Men Defeat Maritime

December 2nd

Bronx, N.Y. - Junior Garry Etienne (Jamaica, N.Y./Holy Cross) set a new school record with 11 blocked shots and also contributed 10 rebounds in helping the Baruch Bearcats win their fifth consecutive game, a 70-58 decision over New York Maritime. Baruch closed the game on a 17-2 run to secure the away victory.

Baruch (5-0) held an early 9-4 lead, but the Privateers (1-3) dominated the rest of the first half and led by as many as seven before the Bearcats pulled to within 33-28 at halftime.

The Bearcats played a much stronger second half, but neither team could shake the other through most of the half. Maritime led by as many as four, the final time following a Bill Foley layup with 12:48 to play. Baruch, for its part, did not lead by more than two until the last four minutes of the game.

With 4:03 left, Maritime's Gerard Cullen tied the score at 58 on a layup. The Privateers, however, never scored again. Sophomore Shaun Appelbaum (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) scored five points and rookie junior Jonathan Rosario (Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus Hall) four as Baruch notched the game's last 12 points.

Baruch received strong bench play, particularly from Appelbaum, who led the Bearcats with 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Etienne, who scored seven points on the night, broke his own school record of nine blocks set last January 16 against City College of New York.

Rob Adams led the Privateers with 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including six successful three-pointers in nine attempts.

Baruch will shoot for its sixth consecutive win as it travels to CUNY Athletic Conference rival Lehman College for the season's first conference match-up. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Lehman College Apex.

Etienne, Guilford Help Baruch Outlast Lehman, 76-60

December 4th

Bronx, N.Y. - Junior Garry Etienne (Jamaica, N.Y./Holy Cross) posted a double-double with team highs of 17 points and 12 rebounds as Baruch College defeated Lehman College, 76-60, in the Bearcats' CUNYAC opener Wednesday night at the APEX Arena. Senior Daniel Guilford (Bronx, N.Y./Christopher Columbus) popped in 14 points to lead the Bearcats to their sixth win in as many tries.

It was the host Lightning (0-4, 0-2 CUNYAC) that enjoyed the run of play in the first period, using 13 points from Edgar Lugo to build a 27-20 lead with 4:47 left in the half. Baruch (6-0, 1-0 CUNYAC), however, closed the half on an 11-6 run fueled by four points from a seldom-used reserve, junior Michael O'Neill (Centerport, N.Y./St. Dominic), to trail 33-31 at the break.

The second period was mainly Bearcats from the word go. Guilford scored five points in a 10-0 Baruch run to start the half, before Lehman cut the gap to five with 16:38 left. The Lightning would never come so close again, however, as Baruch inflated its lead to double digits for good on Guilford's trey with 8:51 remaining. The lead grew as large as 20 before Baruch settled for a 76-60 win.

Sophomore ?ime Marnika (Long Island City, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) dropped in 12 points with nine boards and four steals, while O'Neill set his career high with 11 markers on 5-for-6 shooting from the field. For Lehman, Lugo was held to two free throws and 0-for-8 from the field in the second half yet still finished with a team-high 17 points.

The Bearcats have the weekend off before visiting John Jay Monday night at 7:00 p.m. for another CUNYAC North Division battle.

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