STATEN ISLAND, NY – On Tuesday, the City College of New York women's basketball team took on Staten Island at the Sports & Recreation Center.  The game was tied at 14-14 after the first quarter, but the Dolphins (1-6) eventually pulled away for a 96-51 victory over the Beavers (0-7).  Since Staten Island is transitioning to the Division II level, the matchup was considered a non-conference affair.

Staten Island had a 6-5 lead when Harlean Williams (Staten Island, NY) hit a layup to put the Beavers in front midway through the first quarter.  Nahomi Zambrano (Bronx, NY) followed with a layup, then Tianna Fumasoli (Elizaville, NY) added a trey and Reilly Boehm (Orlando, FL) sank a layup to give CCNY a 14-6 advantage with 3:25 left in the period.  The Dolphins ended the quarter on an 8-0 run, though, sending the contest into the second frame deadlocked at 14-14.

After a pair of Boehm free throws made it 18-18 with 7:33 remaining in the second quarter, Staten Island ended the half on a 15-6 spurt to take a 33-24 advantage into the locker room.  The Dolphins then extended that margin to 62-32 after three quarters.  Staten Island gradually increased its advantage throughout the fourth quarter, and a traditional three-point play by Tori Moylan with 15 seconds left capped the scoring in the Dolphins' 96-51 win.

Fumasoli paced the Beavers with a career-high 21 points.  She also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals.  Boehm, meanwhile, tallied 18 points, five boards and three steals.  Williams grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, and Melanie Torres (Queens, NY) pulled down six boards to go along with three blocks.  CCNY shot 23.9 percent (16-of-67) from the field, 21.1 percent (4-of-19) from long range, and 88.2 percent (15-of-17) at the free throw line.

Five Dolphins scored in double-figures, led by Moylan's 18 points.  Jada Rogers finished with 17 points, six rebounds and four steals, while Diana Todaro had 15 points and eight boards.  Diedre Foster contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, and Kristina Arvelo tallied 10 points to go along with five assists and three blocks.  Megan McEwan, meanwhile, registered seven rebounds, six assists and three steals.  Kayla Schmitter added eight boards, four steals and three blocks for Staten Island, which went 36-for-86 (41.9 percent) from the floor.  The Dolphins shot 26.3 percent (5-of-19) from three-point land and 73.1 percent (19-of-26) at the charity stripe.

CCNY (0-0 CUNYAC) begins CUNY Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) play on Friday, when John Jay (3-5, 1-0 CUNYAC) visits Nat Holman Gymnasium for a 5 p.m. tilt.