HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (Jan. 13^th, 2016)- Junior Mallory George (Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston)  scored her 1000^th career  point as the Centenary College women's basketball team recorded a season-high 28 steals and won their fourth straight game with the 77-22 rout of Summit University.

George finished with 20 points, six rebounds and four steals for the Cyclones who improve to 8-6 overall and 4-2 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. Torri Erdman finished with a team-high seven points and five rebounds for the Defenders who fall to 3-7 overall and 1-5 in the CSAC.

Centenary played lockdown defense as they only allowed 29.0% shooting from the field and forced 39 turnovers. Senior Ally Fugnitti (Wood-Ridge, N.J. / Wood-Ridge) and sophomore Rachel Edwards (Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg) combined for 14 of the 28 steals, as both players recorded career-highs with seven steals. Fugnitti added 13 points and four assists, while Edwards dished out five dimes.

Summit actually led 2-0, but the Cyclones imposed their will and used a 34-0 run to break the game wide open.

George scored all 20 points in the first half, including recording her 1000^th point in the second quarter, as she grabbed an offensive rebound and laid it in to reach the milestone.

Junior Alexis Wilson (Bayonne, N.J. / Marist) finished with 11 points, four assists and three steals, while Melissa Rabe (Byram, N.J. / Lenape Valley) scored eight of the 21 bench points and finished with seven rebounds.

Head Coach Andrea Kendall and the Cyclones will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 16^th in Baltimore, MD against the Gators of Notre Dame of Maryland University at 2:00 p.m.