Old Westbury, NY (Jan. 7, 2016) – Purchase women's basketball dropped its second-straight game of 2017 with a Skyline Conference loss to SUNY College at Old Westbury on Saturday.  Old Westbury defeated the visiting Panthers, 100-36, at the Clark Athletic Center.
 
Old Westbury (9-2, 3-2 Skyline) jumped ahead first after Tyra Bellings landed a  3-pointer 15 seconds in for the early lead.  Charlotte Renker laid-in two points to spark Old Westbury's 20-4 run to close out the final 6:28 of the opening period for the 29-11 advantage.  
 
Ruth Vargas' layup with 8:41 left in the half ignited a 20-4 run to give Old Westbury a 35-point lead (53-18) heading into intermission.  With 5:58 remaining in the second quarter, Jasmine Robinson came away with her fifth theft of the game to register steal No. 300 of her career. 

Old Westbury used a 14-2 run from 8:02 to 4:03 to go up 67-23 before building a 49-point cushion (78-29) at the end of three quarters of play.  
 
Imani Lariosa opened the fourth-quarter scoring with a jumper to make it a 51-point game (80-29) with 9:11 remaining.  Old Westbury's maintained a 60-point lead for the final 4:49 as Vargas' layup with 1:22 left extended the advantage to a game-high 67-point cushion (98-31). 

Renker poured in a career-high 21 points (10-of-14 FG) to lead all scorers in addition to adding nine rebounds and four steals (tied career-high) to her statline.  Robinson followed with 16 points (7-of-14 FG), nine assists (career-high) and six steals.  Vargas combined 15 points and 14 rebounds (tied career-high) to register her sixth-career double-double.  Monique Joseph chipped in with 12 points and four steals.

Frances Minaya's (SR/San Fernando, CA) 14 points paced Purchase, followed by Kayla Ortiz (JR/Brooklyn, NY) with 13 points. 

In the end, Old Westbury connected on 50 percent (44-of-88) from the field, 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from three-point range and 64.3 percent (9-of-14) from the free-throw line.  By comparison, Purchase hit on 26 percent (13-of-50) from the floor, 18.2 percent (6-of-33) from beyond the arc and 40 percent (4-of-10) from the charity stripe.  
 
Old Westbury won the boards battle, 68-17, scoring 27 second-chance points off 33 offensive rebounds.  The hosts also held the advantage in steals (20-6) and assists (20-6) while converting 27 Purchase turnovers into 38 points.  

Purchase returns to its home court on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. Skyline matchup against the College of Mount Saint Vincent.