New York, NY – The CCNY Women's Basketball Team (9-5, 2-3 CUNYAC) loses a tough conference contest against the Baruch College Bearcats (11-4, 5-0 CUNYAC) 71-37, at the Nat Holman Gymnasium.
CCNY was led by Anika Rivera (Bronx, NY) with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 6 steals. Rivera shot 3-6 from the free throw line. Nadia Tijani (Bronx, NY) and Ashley Straughn (Brooklyn, NY) added 10 and 6 points, respectively. Tijani led the team in rebounds with 11 and Straughn added 3 of her own.
Baruch was led by Kalea Davis (Bronx, NY) who tallied game-high 19 points and 13 rebounds. Karlee Whipple (Lund, Nevada) added 10 points for the Bearcats.
CCNY will next play host to The College of Staten Island in another CUNYAC Contest on Saturday, January 17 at 12:00 p.m. at the Nat Holman Gymnasium.
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Men's Indoor Track & Field
Najua Ward continues where he left off last season finishing first in the 400-meter Run with a time of 53.07 in the Pratt Invitational which was held on December 5th. The 5-8 sophomore leads all CUNYAC male competitors in the same event by .21. The Beavers is set to return to the track for action on January 12, 2009 at the Crowell Open.
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Fast Facts
Did you know that CCNY won the NCAA and NIT Tournaments in the 1949-1950 season and is the only school to ever win both tournaments in the same season?
