POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Vassar women's basketball team (12-2, 6-1 Liberty) set the program record for the longest winning streak with a victory over RIT (8-5, 3-4 Liberty) on Saturday afternoon. The Brewers downed the Tigers 74-66 behind junior Jackie Cenan's (Laguna Beach, CA) new career-high 30 points.
 
In one of the seemingly closer games this season, there were six lead changes with RIT. Cenan scored the first five points for Vassar, making the opening layup and knocking a triple soon after. Teams traded baskets throughout the first, but a Dani Douglas (Kalispell, MT) trey at 3:12 let the Brewers open up. Ryan DeOrio (Collegeville, PA) then sank a three to put Vassar up 27-21 at the quarter break.
 
RIT cut the lead to four early in the second quarter before a jumper by Sarah Gillooly started an 8-2 run. Cenan made a basket at 6:06 to push the lead to 11, and then a trey from Isa Peczuh (Willington, CT) gave Vassar its largest lead at 14. Before halftime, Cenan made another three, but a pair of RIT free throws lessened the lead to 46-35 at the break.
 
The Tigers made a strong push in the third quarter, outscoring Vassar 25-13 and pulling within one point with 42 seconds remaining. A buzzer-beater jumper by Brooke Stanley then gave RIT a 60-59 lead heading into the fourth.
 
Cenan then took over in the final stretch, accounting for 14 of Vassar's 15 points in the fourth quarter. She hit her fourth three to give Vassar a 62-60 lead that the Brewers did not give up. Cenan finished the game shooting 12-of-15 and 4-of-4 from three-point range. The Brewer defense shutdown the Tigers as well, limiting them to only six points in the fourth.
 
Cenan picked up her second double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. She had six assists, two steals and a block. Sophie Nick (Denver, CO) recorded her seventh season double-double behind 12 points and 11 boards. Peczuh chipped on nine points, while DeOrio added eight. Maddie Leong (Atascadero, CA) dished out a career-high six assists. Douglas scored nine points behind a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range.
 
Stanley led RIT with 19 points, while Sabrina Wolfe had 18. Alyssa Juergens grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
 
Vassar is back in Liberty League action on Tues. Jan 15 to face Skidmore (4-9, 3-3 Liberty). Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. at the Athletics & Fitness Center in Poughkeepsie.