Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Women's Basketball team cruised past The City College of New York at home Saturday afternoon, winning 85-20. Kate Hughes (Belle Harbor, N.Y.) and Cailean Nolan (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) were the lone double-digit scorers for the Mount. 

Saturday's win pushes the Mount to 6-3 overall on the campaign while maintaining their 3-1 mark in conference play. The City College of New York falls to 2-5 overall on the season and stays at 0-1 in CUNYAC play. 

First Half 

• The Knights jumped out to a 10-0 lead in a hurry, highlighted by a triple by Lauren Desrats (Warwick, N.Y.) at the 5:50 mark of the opening frame. 
• A layup by Odalis Garcia cut the Beavers deficit to 10-5 with 4:27 remaining in the first quarter. 
• A Beavers' three-pointer by Kasia Morrison at the 2:26 mark of the first period slashed the Beavers deficit to 14-10. 
• Kaeli McAnally (Bay Shore, N.Y.) ended the opening quarter by draining a triple with 58 seconds left to give the Mount a 17-10 lead. 
• The Knights went on a 12-0 run from the 6:34 mark to the 2:40 mark of the second stanza, where Erin Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) drilled a three to give the Knights a 31-14 advantage. 
• E. Smith ended the quarter by beating the buzzer on a layup to enter the break with the Knights holding a 38-15 edge. 
• The Mount shot 16-for-46 from the field and 6-for-22 from beyond the arc in the first half. 
• The Beavers shot 5-of-20 from the field and just 1-of-3 from deep. 

Second Half 

• The third quarter started in similar fashion as the second ended, with the Knights ripping off a 16-2 run through the first five minutes. Hughes scored ten points during the run as the Mount Saint Mary lead grew to 54-17. 
• Nolan nailed a three at the buzzer to end the third quarter, extending the Knights lead to 63-19. 
• The fourth quarter was even more dominant than the third for the Knights as they went on a 22-0 run through the first eight minutes and allowed just a single point in the entire quarter. 
• Katelyn McCann (Blooming Grove, N.Y.) knocked down two triples during the run, the latter coming at the 3:32 mark as the Knights lead grew to 81-19. 
• Ava DiScala (Seaford, N.Y.) scored the Mount's final points of the game, sinking a layup with 2:01 remaining as the Knights led 85-19. 
• The Mount shot 52.5-percent from the floor in the second half, including 30-percent from three. 
• CCNY shot just 7.1-percent from the field after halftime and were 0-for-10 from deep. 

For The Knights 

• Hughes scored a game-high 12 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the field and added a team-high eight rebounds. 
• Nolan was good for 10 points, knocking down two triples on four attempts and adding seven rebounds. 
• E. Smith recorded a team-high three steals, while scoring eight points and dishing out three assists. 
• Katie Smith (Goshen, N.Y.) had seven points, six rebounds, and four assists in an all-around performance. 

For The Beavers 

• Monae Laing scored a team-high eight points while pulling down a game-high 13 boards. 
• Kasia Morrison scored five points and hit the team's lone triple and ripped down six rebounds. 

Game Statistics 

• The Mount finished 37-of-86 from the floor, good for 43-percent, and shot 9-for-32 from deep. 
• The Beavers shot just 7-for-48 from the field and were just 1-for-13 from three. 
• The Knights scored 50 points in the paint compared to just 10 for CCNY. 
• The Mount got 55 points from the bench while the Beavers only got four. 
• Mount Saint Mary scored 38 points off turnovers compared to four for the Beavers. 

What's Next 

• The Knights will enter the holiday break for a few weeks before returning to action on January 3, when they host Farmingdale State in a Skyline Conference matchup. 
• The Beavers will face-off with Yeshiva on Monday.