Saint Joseph’s Brooklyn Women Rout CCNY in Road Win

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Saint Joseph’s (Brooklyn) used a balanced offense and a dominant first half to defeat City College of New York 77-37 in a women’s NCAA Division III basketball game Tuesday at Nat Holman Gymnasium. The Bears built a commanding halftime lead and maintained control. Gabriella Cinque paced Saint Joseph’s with 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. Emma Centrella added 14 points and nine rebounds, Judith Vila Marti scored nine with eight rebounds, and Nikki Grech posted seven points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Mercedes Perez chipped in 11 points for the Bears, who improved to 3-0. CCNY fell to 0-2 and was led by Nicole Garcia’s eight points and four rebounds, while Rayanah Sanabria had six points and six rebounds. Saint Joseph’s shot 25 of 70 from the floor and 22 of 32 from the free-throw line, while CCNY shot 11 of 56 and committed 23 turnovers. Attendance was 104.