Box Score
 
NEW YORK (Nov. 17, 2021) – The USMMA women's basketball team won its non-conference showdown with Baruch College, 53-48, on Wednesday evening at the Bearcats' ARC Arena. The win improves the Mariners' record to 2-0, while Baruch falls to 1-3 in defeat.
 
USMMA Notables

• Two players recorded double-doubles for the Mariners – sophomore Bryanne Buchanan-Cummings (Dacula, Ga.) led all players with 16 points and brought down 10 rebounds, while junior Madison Demos (Downers Grove, Ill.) had 10 points and 12 boards.
• Freshman Grace Jackson (Parma, Idaho) just missed out on a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, while also recording four assists, three blocks and three steals.
• Senior Julia Dahlke (San Diego, Calif.) had eight points and led all players with five steals, and sophomore Jalen Douglas (Waldorf, Md.) added six points and seven boards.
• Senior Madison Reddick (Baker, Mont.) registered a game-high 13 rebounds and rounded out the Merchant Marine scorers with three points.

 
How It Happened

• The Bearcats' largest lead of the night was six points and it came twice in the second quarter including at 2:59 when they went up 21-15.
• The Mariners fought back to within just one point, 23-22, at halftime.
• Baruch built up a five-point lead after scoring the first two baskets of the third quarter, but play was back-and-forth from then and the two teams traded leads until USMMA started to pull away late in the frame.
• Over the end of the third and beginning of the fourth, the Mariners went on a 16-4 run to take a double-digit lead.
• The Bearcats cut it back down to just three points late, but a layup by Demos with just 35 seconds left closed out the scoring at 53-48.
• The Mariners out-rebounded Baruch, 61-42, and turned 26 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points. The visitors also had 30 points in the paint to the Bearcats' 14.

 
Baruch's Leaders

• Three players scored in double-figures for the Bearcats, as freshman Mia Castillo had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• Both freshman Leila Delutty and junior Milly Ye scored a team-best 13 points apiece.

 
The Mariners return to action this Saturday, Nov. 20, when they take on Old Westbury. The game will be played at Farmingdale State College's Lynch Sports Center and will begin at 3 p.m. Any live links for the game will be posted on the USMMA Women's Basketball Schedule Page.
 
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