The Baruch College Bearcats won their sixth straight CUNYAC Championship and seventh in the past eight years on Saturday afternoon at Nat Holman Gymnasium on the campus of The City College of New York.

The Bearcats defeated the Bulldogs of Brooklyn College, 73-62, behind 27 points from Tournament MVP Francess Henryto also advance to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight year and seventh time in team history.

The Bearcats will discover their first round NCAA opponent in a special online broadcast at NCAA.com on Monday, February 25, at 2:30 pm.

The Bearcats behind strong crowd support jumped out to a 20-10 lead as Henry scored 15 first half points en route to a 41-22 halftime advantage.

During the second half, the Bulldogs threatened on five different occasions to get as close as eight points, but the Bearcats responded each time with defense to force a turnover or scored a key basket to keep the lead at double-digits.

In the end, the Bearcats finished shooting 46.6 percent (27-for-58), including 5-of-9 from three-point range, to walk off with the championship trophy for the sixth straight year.

Iyana Abramshad a solid all-around game with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Jasmine Smarrtotaled 10 rebounds and blocked one shot.

Nicole Francomano led the Bulldogs with 18 points.

All-Time CUNYAC Women's Championships by School
CCNY 10, Hunter 8, Baruch 7, Staten Island 6, Lehman 1, Brooklyn 1, John Jay 1

All-Time Baruch Women's Basketball Results in CUNYAC Championship
1994: #2 CCNY 41, #3 Baruch 35
1995: #2 CCNY 59, #4 Baruch 50
2006: #1 Baruch 73, #2 Staten Island 46
2007: #2 Lehman 52, #1 Baruch 51
2008: #1 Baruch 71, #3 Lehman 60
2009: #1 Baruch 64, #3 Lehman 63
2010: #1 Baruch 93, #2 Hunter 84
2011: #1 Baruch 87, #3 Lehman 60
2012: #2 Baruch 65, Brooklyn 49
2013: #1 Baruch 72, Brooklyn 62

All-Time Baruch - CUNYAC Tournament MVPs
Megan Bouwens 2011
Kalea Davis 2010
Francess Henry 2013
Kiara Johnson, 2012
Chiresse Paradise 2006, 2008
Monique Salmon 2009

WOMEN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (QUARTERFINALS)
AT HIGHER SEEDS
1 Baruch defeated 8 York, 81-43
2 Brooklyn defeated 7 CCNY, 71-21
3 Staten Island defeated 6 Lehman, 72-52
5 Hunter defeated 4 John Jay, 62-61

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (SEMIFINALS)
AT CCNY (Nat Holman Gym)
1 Baruch defeated 5 Hunter, 58-34  
2 Brooklyn defeated 3 Staten Island, 78-66

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
AT CCNY (Nat Holman Gym)
1 Baruch defeated 2 Brooklyn, 73-62