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Bucs women defeat #7 Brookdale

LYNCROFT-After 13 tries, the women’s basketball team has finally defeated the Brookdale Jersey Blues.  The Bucs won 73-59 in Lyncroft on Saturday, ending a streak which has lasted more years than anyone cares to remember.

Barbara Gedeon scored 20 points, and had 10 rebounds.  She is currently ranked 11th in the nation in scoring.  Dana Donahue had 15 points, and added 6 assists.

The Bucs are off until November 17th, when they play at Camden County College.

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Middlesex Takes Two from Bucs

The Middlesex Mustangs took both games of the basketball doubleheader last night in GSAC basketball action.  Middlesex won the men's game handily 88-61.  The Mustangs led at halftime 37-25 and never trailed after the break.  Jaquan Pearyer had 25 points in the 2nd half and totaled 33 for the game for Middlesex (11-2).  Berruche Archille added 19 for the Mustangs.

The Bucs men have lost their last two games and are now 2-9 overall and 2-7 in the conference.  Dafawn Toombs had 22 for Atlantic Cape and Najee Wimbish had a career high 18 points.  Only four Bucs players scored points, and the lack of a balanced scoring attack has hurt this team all season.

The Atlantic Cape women had one of their best games of the season, but still fell short by a 91-80 score the the Colts.  Tuesday Cook scored a career high 17 points and Barb Gedeon also had a career high with 27 points.  "They couldn't hold Barb tonight", said Nairobi Hathaway.   Gedeon had 19 rebounds and Cook added 13 rebounds.  Selena Santiago continued to that she is one of the top players in the Region by scoring 21 for the Bucs and tallying 8 assists. 

Phoebe Carano's defensive play and hustle make the Bucs a better team.  Coach Quian Davis remarked that" Phoebe gives 100% every time she hits the court.  She's a great addition to our team."

Middlesex was led by Quorea Pearyer who had 37 points.  Alexandra Becker had 23 for Middlesex.

Head Coach Harold Harris is optimistic for the Bucs' chances the rest of this season; "we're not panicking, we're just getting started."

Barbara Gedeon (above) is developing into one of the top power forwards in Region 19.

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Preview: Men's & Women's basketball versus Brookdale

The Bucs travel to Monmouth County tonight to play the Brookdale Jersey Blues in a basketball doubleheader.   The men's team is looking to continue their streak of good fortune; having won two of their last three.  Their only loss last week coming on a buzzer beater shot at Cumberland. 

The men are 2-7 overall, and 2-5 in the GSAC.  The Bucs will certainly need a win this week against Brookdale or Middlesex if they hope to get to .500 and qualify for the Region playoffs.  Wins versus Brookdale are hard to come by, and the Bucs have not won at Brookdale in more than 10 years.  Last year, the Jersey Blues walloped the Bucs 101-76. This might be the year, however, as the Jersey Blues are 9th in the Region and just 3-6 overall.

Brookdale is led by Isaiah Johnson (20.0 PPG).  The Bucs are led by their high-scoring back court tandem of Dafawn Toombs and Laquay Rooks.  Toombs is averaging 25.2 PPG and Rooks is averaging 19.4.

The men are playing first tonight. Tip-off is at 5 PM.

The Atlantic Cape hope to snap an 11 game losing streak versus Brookdale; covering 5 years.  Selena Santiago (23.8 PPG) is the Bucs' top scorer.  Barb Gedeon and Tuesday Cook are both averaging 10 plus rebounds per game. 

Nairobi Hathaway (pictured below) has returned after a two-game absence, but the Bucs will be without the services of freshman guard Geneya Vasquez until early January.

Game time for the women's game is at 7 PM.  Both games are at Brookdale's beautiful Robert Collins Arena.