ROCHESTER, N.Y., December 3, 2021 – After nearly two weeks off, the Monroe College Mustangs women's basketball team came out like a brand new team on Friday, defeating Monroe Community College, 82-47, to kickoff the weekend trip to Upstate New York. The Mustangs improve to 2-8 overall with the win, while the Tribunes drop to 2-4.
 
The Mustangs got off to a hot start and never looked back in this one. They scored the first six points of the game, and had an 11-point advantage at 16-5 with 5:12 still left in the first quarter. The lead reached 13 points after a layup by Daja Wentz with 2:02 to go, but the Tribunes then scored the final five points of the period, but the Mustangs took a 25-17 advantage into the second.
 
The second quarter saw a lot of back-and-forth action, as neither team was able to go on a run. The Mustangs' lead dropped to seven points several times during the second, but the Mustangs scored the final four points to take a 37-26 edge into halftime.
 
The Mustangs broke it open in the third by going on a 14-2 run to start the half. A three by Aysia Pink with 1:33 to go in the third frame put the visitors up, 60-34, before taking a 62-38 lead into the fourth.
 
The Mustangs went on another huge run to start the fourth quarter, scoring 18 straight points for a commanding 80-38 advantage. The Tribunes went on a 9-2 run to close out the game, but the Mustangs led by way too much for the home team to mount a comeback.
 
Olivia Medford tallied a season-high 26 points in the win, adding six rebounds, four assists and three steals to a stellar stat line. Medford also shot 12-of-16 (75 percent) from the field. Sara Carvajal-Caro and Pink matched with 14 points in the game. Naomi Barnwell picked up 12 points with five boards and four assists.
 
The Mustangs shot an impressive 61.3 percent (37-of-62)  from the field in the win, while holding the Tribunes to just 38.6 percent shooting (17-of-44) for the game. The Mustangs held a 29-20 advantage in rebounds. The Mustangs took advantage of their takeaways with 28 points off turnovers compared to just seven for the Tribunes. The Mustangs also dominated the paint with 56 points in the colored area to just four for the Tribunes.
 
The Mustangs will look to keep rolling tomorrow, Dec. 4, when they visit Erie Community College in Buffalo, N.Y. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 14 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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