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Robinson, Talley notch double-doubles as Raptors top John Jay

Freshman guard Gabby Greene...13 points, including seven in opening quarter, and career-high six steals
Box Score

CAMDEN, N.J. (Dec. 13, 2015) – Freshman guard Ariel Robinson (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) collected her first career double-double and senior guard/forward Kamari Talley (Camden, NJ/Creative Arts) notched her seventh straight double-double as the Rutgers University-Camden women's basketball team closed out a huge weekend here Sunday, posting a 66-43 victory over John Jay College of Criminal Justice in a non-conference game.
 
The Scarlet Raptors, who also notched an overtime victory against William Paterson University in a home game here Saturday, improved their record to 5-4 as they head into the holiday break.
 
John Jay falls to 2-7 with its fourth straight loss.
 
Rutgers-Camden scored the first seven points of the game and was never threatened. By the end of the first quarter, the Scarlet Raptors held a 17-8 lead, with seven points coming from freshman guard Gabby Greene (Howell, NJ/Howell).
 
Rutgers-Camden led, 31-13, at halftime.
 
Robinson finished with career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds, passing her previous highs of 12 points (Dec. 12 against William Paterson) and seven boards (Dec. 5 against Kean).
 
Talley notched 13 points and 11 rebounds one day after compiling a monster double-double against Paterson with 28 points and a program single-game record of 30 rebounds.
 
Greene also poured in 13 points, while collecting a game- and career-high six steals. Sophomore guard/forward Cara Racobaldo (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic), meanwhile, notched a career-high 10 assists, while adding eight rebounds, eight points and three steals. Her previous high in assists was eight, accomplished twice.
 
Sophomore forward/center Michelle Obasi (Camden, NJ/Camden Catholic) scored 12 points to give the Raptors a fourth player in double figures.
 
For the game, the Raptors shot 28-for-79 (35.4 percent), while the Bloodhounds shot 14-for-45 (31.1). Rutgers-Camden held a 46-35 advantage off the boards and forced 31 John Jay turnovers.
 
The Bloodhounds received a double-double from senior forward/center Brianna Cunningham (Rockville Centre, NY/Malverne Senior), who had game-high totals of 16 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore forward Victoria Royal (Bronx, NY/Monsignor Scanlan) added nine boards for John Jay, while senior guard Terry Chu (Rockaway, NY/Baruch) scored nine points.
 
John Jay returns to action Jan. 2 when it travels to Hunter College for a 5 p.m. City College of New York Athletic Conference game.
 
Rutgers-Camden is idle until Jan. 4, when it hosts Bryn Athyn College in a 7 p.m. non-conference game.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Michelle Obasi

#33 Michelle Obasi

F/C
5' 11"
Sophomore
Cara Racobaldo

#1 Cara Racobaldo

G/F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kamari Talley

#2 Kamari Talley

G/F
5' 9"
Senior
Gabby Greene

#3 Gabby Greene

G
5' 6"
Freshman
Ariel Robinson

#21 Ariel Robinson

G
5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michelle Obasi

#33 Michelle Obasi

5' 11"
Sophomore
F/C
Cara Racobaldo

#1 Cara Racobaldo

5' 9"
Sophomore
G/F
Kamari Talley

#2 Kamari Talley

5' 9"
Senior
G/F
Gabby Greene

#3 Gabby Greene

5' 6"
Freshman
G
Ariel Robinson

#21 Ariel Robinson

5' 5"
Freshman
G
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