The Baruch College Bearcats overcame a slow start to defeat the Bloodhounds of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 88-62, in a CUNYAC road contest played on Wednesday night in the Upper West Side of New York City.

With tonight's result, the Bearcats improve their record to 6-5 overall and 2-0 in CUNYAC. They also now own an impressive record of 65-2 in their last 67 regular season CUNYAC games.

The visiting Bearcats struggled early in the contest and trailed by 10 points (26-16) with 9:35 left in the first half. However, they bounced back to end the first half with a 24-10 run to take a 40-36 advantage into halftime.

The Bearcats shot 51.5 percent (17-33) in that first half, but the Bloodhounds connected on 4-of-7 three-pointers to keep the game highly competitive.

In the second half, the Bearcats defense came alive as they jumped out to a 59-45 advantage with 11:01 left. The Bloodhounds battled back to get as close as 68-57 with 6:45 remaining, but the Bearcats ended the game with a 20-5 run to walk off with the 88-62 victory.

Jessica Dulebaled the Bearcats with 16 points and two steals. Francess Henryscored a career-high 15 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists.

Vikki DeTata(six assists) and Sheridan Taylor(7 rebounds) scored 11 points each. Alicea Ulmercame off the bench to score a career-high nine points and grab four rebounds in 16 minutes of action.

Tyana Hale led John Jay with 22 points and two steals. Jamecia Forsythe recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

The Bearcats will return to action on Friday, January 6, with a 5:00 pm CUNYAC road contest at rival Hunter College. The Bearcats have won their last 12 games (tournament & regular season) against Hunter by an average of 24.1 points.