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NEW YORK, NY - The Hunter College women's basketball team snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Baruch College Bearcats with an impressive 63-51 victory at the Sportsplex on Friday evening.

Hunter improves to 4-7 and remains unblemished in CUNYAC action at 3-0. The Bearcats fall to 6-6 and 2-1 in the CUNYAC.

Nicole Lenard led all scorers with 20 points and added four rebounds to guide the Hawks to victory. Shatira Hamlet added 12 points while Kristen Markoe grabbed 13 rebounds.

Hunter took a 29-18 lead into the break after closing out the final five minutes of play on a 11-0 run. The second half opened in a similar capacity with the Hawks controlling play in the game, leading to a 13-point (40-27) lead with 14 minutes left to play. The Bearcats stormed back however, going on a 15-2 run over the next six minutes to tie the game with 8:49 left to play. The Hawks wasted little time moving back ahead, relying on a couple of big plays from Hamlet to regain control of the contest as the freshman converted a pair of free throws before coming up with a steal and assist to quickly swing the momentum back in favor of the Hawks.

Hunter shot 49% on the night, including a 52% effort in the second half. Hunter connected on 12-17 shots from the charity stripe, good for 70.6%. Conversely, the Hawks played stingy defense, limiting the Bearcats to just 30.6% shooting from the field and 7.1% from behind the arc.

Hunter returns to action next Tuesday, January 10th when they welcome New York University to the Sportsplex.