New York, NY---Led by freshman wing Sarah James' career-high 24 points and career-high 12 rebounds, the Brooklyn College women's basketball team outlasted Baruch College, 83-68, on the road tonight in conference play.  Sarah's sister, freshman guard Ericka James, added 18 points in the win.  Brooklyn remains undefeated (12-0) in CUNYAC and 17-6 overall with their ninth victory in the last ten games.  Baruch drops to 13-9 and 7-6 in CUNYAC will the loss at home.  The Bulldogs will look to keep their undefeated record in conference action going at John Jay this Saturday at 1pm.  

How It Happened

• Clinging to a 47-43 lead with 7:10 left in the third quarter, the Bulldogs went on a key 7-0 run to push their lead up 11 with 3:32 remaining.  Sarah James capped the run with a made three.  The Bulldogs led by as many as 12 points in the third quarter before the Bearcats chopped the lead down to 65-57 to close out the quarter.
• The Bearcats cut the Brooklyn lead down to as few as six points in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs responded with a 7-0 run to take a 72-59 lead with 6:56 left in the contest.  Brooklyn had an answer to every Bearcat bucket from that point on, closing out the win with their largest lad of the game.  
• Junior guard, Taylor George, paced the Bulldogs with 15 points in a very close first half that saw four lead changes.  Brooklyn clung to a 38-36 halftime lead. 

Box Score Breakdown 

• Brooklyn's depth continues to be the difference as the bench outscored Baruch's 24-8 on the night.  
• The Bulldogs were more efficient from the free-throw line, shooting 16-22 to the Bearcats' 15-26 for the game.  

Leading the Bulldogs

• Sarah James scored 18 points in the second half for her game-high of 24 and also grabbed all 12 of her boards in the final two quarters. 
• Ericka James scored her 18 points on 6-8 shooting from beyond the arc.
• George finished with 16 points for the game and came up with a team-high three steals.