CUNYAC / Con Edison Women's Basketball

December 2nd, 2002

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Wright, Trahan Power Bearcats Over Lehman in CUNYAC Opener

December 4th

Bronx, N.Y. - Senior Stephanie Trahan (Inwood, N.Y./Roxbury Central) scored a career-high 32 points, and classmate Jamees Wright (New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum) threw in 16 with 15 rebounds and nine assists as Baruch College stayed unbeaten with an 82-54 decision over Lehman in CUNYAC women's basketball Wednesday night at the APEX Arena. Baruch forced 41 turnovers to win its third game in as many tries.

The Lightning (0-4, 0-2 CUNYAC) jolted the Bearcats (3-0, 1-0 CUNYAC) early on, piling up a 14-2 lead over the first four minutes thanks to six points from Atitya Dendy and four from Melissa Escalera. Baruch answered with an immediate 18-6 run to tie the game, freshman Jessenia Marrero (Flushing, N.Y./Francis Lewis) leading the way with six points. The Bearcats then extended that spurt to 31-8 as Trahan began picking up the scoring load, and with 4:47 left in the half, Baruch held a 33-22 lead. Lehman cut the lead to as few as six before Baruch went into the break ahead, 47-36.

After turning the ball over 22 times in the first half, Lehman took slightly better care of the ball in period two. Unfortunately, the Lightning's shooting percentage plummeted from 46 to 21 percent as the Bearcats ran away with the win. The 28-point final margin was Baruch's largest of the game.

Marrero finished with career highs of 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and five steals. Wright and Trahan also had five steals apiece. Diana Olaya led Lehman with 16 points and six assists, while collecting nine rebounds. Dendy had 12 points and eight rebounds, but finished with a catastrophic 17 turnovers.

The Bearcats play again Friday night, visiting Old Westbury State for a non-league tilt at 7:30 p.m.

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